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SPORTS Friday 18 august 2017
Matt Every ties 1st-round record at Wyndham with 61

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) —
Matt Every matched the
Wyndham Championship’s
first-round record with a
9-under 61 on Thursday to
take a one-stroke lead.
Every tied the opening-
round mark set in 2010 by
Arjun Atwal, who went on
to win the PGA Tour’s final
tournament before the
postseason.
Henrik Stenson opened
with a 62. Former Wyndham
winner Webb Simpson was
at 63 along with Cameron
Smith, Vaughn Taylor, Tim
Wilkinson, Harold Varner III,
Brian Campbell and Sam
Saunders. Davis Love III —
the 53-year-old player who
has won this tournament
three times, most recently
in 2015 — matched Martin
Flores and Rick Lamb with
a 64.
For Every, a 33-year-old
with two career victories
on tour, this was a much-
needed strong start to
what he hopes is a long
week. “I played good, and
have been playing good Henrik Stenson tees off on the second tee during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 17,
for a while,” Every said. “So 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.
it’s just nice to see it come Associated Press
together.”
Every arrived at par-70 weekend at Sedgefield. on his front nine, and straight birdies on Nos. 13- Carolina player began the
Sedgefield Country Club in Every started his round with after a bogey on the 10th 15 — and celebrated by tournament at No. 138 on
a tie for 183rd on the FedEx an eagle on the par-4 first, hole, he reeled off three dabbing. The former East the points list.q
Cup points list. The top 125 holing out a 105-yard shot
qualify for The Northern from the left fairway that
Trust next week in New bounced three times and
York. rolled in. He birdied three
His best finish this season straight holes from Nos. 3-5,
was a tie for 14th at the then added another on
Canadian Open, and No. 7 and three more on
he had a string of seven the back nine. Located in the Riu Antilles Resort (Formerly the Westin Resort)
consecutive tournaments He had a chance at the FREE TRANSPORTATION TO THE CASINO FROM ALL
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the cut. Both of his victories No. 18, but missed it and
came at the Arnold Palmer tapped in a 5-inch putt
Invitational at Bay Hill in for par. Stenson, the 2016 LIVE POKER
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“I have a high regard for and FedEx Cup winner in GAMES START 8 PM TO THE WEE HOURS
my talent. Like, I know I’m 2013, had eight birdies in
as talented as anyone out his bogey-free round and
here — maybe like five could have had another 1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5
guys are more talented one but missed a 6-foot $100 HIGH HAND BONUSES EVERY HOUR
than me — so I couldn’t birdie putt on No. 15.
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been through, I’ve brought 2011, started his round on
on myself. So I don’t need the back nine and had five
any sympathy or anything. birdies and an eagle on his
It’s just the way my path first nine holes. Bogeys on SPORTSBOOK
has gone so far in the last the 418-yard first hole and
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a safe bet to reach the Varner had five birdies