Vijay takes three-shot lead in Pennsylvania
FARMINGTON (Pennsylvania): World number one Vijay Singh kept up his red-hot form when an eight-under par 64 gave him a three-shot lead after an incomplete first round at the US$4.2mil Pennsylvania Classic on Thursday.
The 41-year-old Fijian is chasing his fifth victory in six tournaments, and his third this month after landing the Canadian Open and Deutsche Bank Championship.
Sweden's Richard S Johnson, Pat Perez, Cameron Beckman, Ben Curtis and Australian Robert Allenby shared second place on 67 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort's Mystic Rock course.
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STILL ON HIGH: World No. 1 Vijay Singh of Fiji watches the flight of his tee shot on the 17th hole of the first round of the Pennsylvania Classic in Farmington on Thursday. Vijay is leading the weather-disrupted event on eight-under-par.--APpic. |
Jonathan Byrd, Lee Janzen, Tommy Armour III, John Daly, Joey Sindelar and JP Hayes were in the clubhouse on 68. Kris Cox was four-under through 14 holes.
Vijay, who took over from Tiger Woods as world number one two weeks ago and promptly went out and won in Canada, played flawless golf on Thursday.
After play began nearly 75 minutes late because of fog, Vijay hit 13 of 14 fairways, 17 of 18 greens in regulation and totalled 28 putts.
“I'm driving the ball the way I want it,” Vijay told reporters after notching an eagle and six birdies.
“I don't know if I can hit it any better. My playing is pretty good. I'm doing the same thing over and over again.
“Today I was pretty close (to perfection) ... I'm swinging the club as good as I think I can.”
Vijay single-putted eight holes on Thursday, including his eagle effort at the par-five fifth. His birdies came at the second, eighth, ninth, 13th, 16th and 18th.
The 6-foot-2 Fijian has already won seven times on the PGA Tour this season, at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Houston Open, New Orleans Classic, Buick Open, PGA Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship and Canadian Open.
Woods pulled out of this week's event, citing fatigue. – Reuters
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