Munoz shoots 60 at Byron Nelson, record 2nd this season
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Sebastian Munoz fired a course-record 12-under 60 in the opening round of the Byron Nelson. He is the first PGA Tour player ever with two rounds of 60 in the same season.
Munoz was at 2-under par after taking a penalty shot because of a wayward tee shot at the eighth hole. The 29-year-old Colombian then was 6-under over his next four holes with two eagles. He finished with a 12-foot birdie.
He also had a 60 in the opening round of the the RSM Classic at Seaside in Georgia in November.
Munoz has a four-shot lead over Mito Pereira, Peter Malnati, K.H. Lee and Justin Lower.
Stricker the early Tradition leader
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Steve Stricker shot a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke lead over Miguel Angel Jimenez and Wes Short Jr. through the opening round of the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors.
Stricker closed his bogey-free round with a birdie on No. 18 at Greystone Golf & Country Club. Jimenez started on the 10th tee and broke out of a 10-player logjam at 4 under with a birdie on No. 8. Both are former Tradition champions.
Short joined Jimenez at 67 with a closing birdie on 18, his sixth along with one bogey.
Sagstrom leads through 18
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Madelene Sagstrom shot a flawless 9-under 63 to take one-stroke lead over Megan Khang after the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup.
Nasa Hataoka was third after a 65 on the Upper Montclair Country Club course in New Jersey.
Bianca Pagdanganan, Amy Yang and Giulia Molinaro were tied for fourth at 66, a shot ahead of group that included Lexi Thompson and Minjee Lee.
