Perry's 61 good for Travelers lead
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06/25/2009 - Cromwell, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kenny Perry had chance at the magical 59 on Thursday, but settled for a nine-under 61 and the first-round lead of the Travelers Championship.
Perry needed to go two-under over his last three holes to become the fourth player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59, but missed birdie efforts from eight, 25 and 24 feet on the last three.
"I had it the back of my head," Perry said of his chances at joining golf immortality with a sub-60 round. "Today was a good day to do it. I just didn't get it done."
His 61 matched the course record at the TPC River Highlands. Kirk Triplett set the original mark in 2000, then it was matched by Phil Mickelson and Scott Verplank in the 2001 championship and Brad Faxon four years ago.
Paul Goydos and Charles Warren are tied for second place at seven-under 63.
Lucas Glover, three days removed from his U.S. Open Championship, birdied three holes in a row from the 13th en route to a five-under-par 65 and a share of eighth place.
"I played well. I'm very pleased," said Glover, who earned his first major title Monday at Bethpage.
As well as Glover played on Thursday, Perry was four strokes better in round one.
Perry broke into red figures with back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth holes. He flew up the leaderboard thanks to a spectacular run, which began with a birdie at the par-five sixth.
After that birdie, Perry caught fire. He birdied his next four holes for five in a row and that spurt moved him into a share of first place at seven-under par.
Perry had a decent chance at birdie at 11, but missed. He parred the 12th as well, then reached the green in two at the par-five 13th and two-putted for another birdie.
Perry drove the green at the par-four 15th and had 20 feet for an eagle. That putt missed the hole, but he tapped in from three feet for a birdie and now 59 was a very realistic possibility.
At the par-three 16th, Perry hit his tee ball to eight feet. His putt grazed the right side of the cup and his 25-foot chance at 17 never threatened the hole.
Perry needed to hole his second shot at 18 to join the sub-60 club, but he couldn't manage it. He played his approach to 24 feet and the No. 7 player in the world could not convert for one final birdie and a round of 60.
Perry lost a playoff at the Masters and hasn't finished inside the top 20 since.
Greg Chalmers, Tag Ridings, Spencer Levin and Boo Weekley are tied for fourth place at six-under 64.
Glover was joined in eighth place by Ricky Barnes, one of the runners-up at Bethpage.
"Today I wanted to come back and rebound, obviously, from what happened last week," said Barnes, the third-round leader at the U.S. Open. "But today reminded me of the first round of last week. Just really solid, hit a lot of greens, had a lot of good looks."
Glover and Barnes are tied at minus-five with David Toms, John Merrick, D.A. Points, Mathew Goggin, Jerry Kelly, Y.E. Yang and Aaron Watkins.
Defending champion Stewart Cink struggled on Thursday. He shot a one-over 71 and was of 36 players out of 156 in round one who failed to shoot even-par or better.
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