ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — John Rollins kicked off the new McGladrey Classic on Thursday with his best round of the year, a 7-under-par 63 to take a one-shot lead over David Toms and rookie Troy Merritt.
It was a fast start for Rollins, inspired by a pep talk from his wife after he was unceremoniously eliminated from the FedEx Cup playoffs. Rollins was poised to advance to the third event until shooting a 79 the final day at the TPC Boston.
“I don’t want it to seem like she was chewing me out or anything, but it was just sort of a wake-up call — ‘Hey, if you want to play good and make these teams, put the work in and get it done.’ So that’s where we’ve gone,” Rollins said.
Laird sharing lead at Dunhill Links
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Former Colorado State standout Martin Laird shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the first-round lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links.
Also atop the leaderboard were Thomas Bjorn, Ricardo Gonzalez and Maarten Lafeber.
Footnotes.
Cristie Kerr shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Morgan Pressel, Anna Nordqvist and Dorothy Delasin in the LPGA Navistar Classic in Prattville, Ala.
• Tom Kite shot a 3-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Mark O’Meara, Michael Allen and Joe Ozaki in the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, the Champions Tour’s final major of the season, in Potomac, Md.
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