Walker on Top

With an exceptional performance on the greens for the tournament at Redstone GC Jimmy Walker won in the Opening round of the Shell Houston Open, which for most the field as a dress rehearsal for next week beginning Master is.

Walker signed a 63er Runde (-9) and performs two points in front of the little-known player Josh Teater and Nick O'Hern in the field in the state of Texas. Impressive hot putter was the 32-year-old from Oklahoma, only 23 trials Walker on the difficult green on the known Rees Jones-designed par-72 course is required.

Walker hit from the tee but only five of 14 fairways, but only 80 percent of the Greens. And on the short-mown Grass was almost everything inside. "I will not say I expected that every ball would go on the green. But I just tried. It felt like I did not get back the note I at the beginning of Year, if I had putted really great and I have giving good results, "said on the U.S. PGA Tour previously winless Pro in San antonio texas, lives.

Known names are in the brand of four-under-par Lee Westwood and Padraig Harrington provided results 68 found among other things, share ninth place. Lee Westwood is again in the absence of Martin Kaymer the opportunity to Top position. But the Englishman had in Humble, but to reach at least second place.

Phil Mickelson and Retief Goosen of South Africa closed on first day at two under par at position 33 observed that the Italian Francesco Molinari a 69 21st Place

Alex Cejka mentioned in the first round, a bogey-free 71 (-1) And shares 49th place, the German scored the first-class game-long values, but a little with his Putts struggled. Cejka hit almost 93 percent (first in the Statistics done!) Fairways, 89 percent of the green, and from the bunkers, each in of sand stored securely. Other hand, came out with 33 putts no deeper results.

32 players with 69 or less: Overall, very well played Shock clubhouse, with a total of 87 experts from even par have been completed or better.