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Todd Milles has been with The News Tribune since 1994, covering local colleges, high schools, auto racing, Washington State and golf. You will find news and observations on Pacific Northwest courses and updates on local standouts on this blog.
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The News Tribune's golf blog
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Posted by Todd Milles @ 04:15:47 pm

This week: PGA Tour's Frys.com Open, Thursday through Sunday, Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.

First-round score: 1-over-par 71.

Position: Moore was somewhere near tied for 85th. Richard Johnson and John Mallinger were early leaders (64).

Recap: The Puyallup native opened with back-to-back birdies, making a 19-foot putt on the par-5 11th to go 2-under early. Three bogeys on par-4s, all on the opening nine holes, accounted for the scoring. He hit his approach into the water at the 515-yard, par-4 18th, but got up and down from 129 yards for his final bogey.

Tee time Friday: 11:15 a.m. PDT off the first tee.

Categories: Ryan Moore
Posted by Todd Milles @ 04:13:10 pm

This week: Nationwide Tour's Miccosukee Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Miccosukee G&CC, Miami.

First-round score: 2-over-par 73.

Position: Putnam is tied for 59th, six strokes behind co-leaders Chris Nallen and Fran Quinn (67).

Recap: A double bogey to start off, and two more bogeys had the Tacoma product 4-over after four holes. He did respond with four birdies, including back-to-back ones on Nos. 12-13, to rally. Three of his bogeys came on par-3 holes. He hit only six of 14 fairways in his round.

Tee time Friday: 9:30 a.m. PDT off the 10th tee.

Categories: Michael Putnam