Flesch Soars Into Reno Lead
American Steve Flesch, fuelled by two eagles, soared into a one-shot administrate in the Reno-Tahoe Commonplace first round in Reno, Nevada.<\p>
The 40-year-old from Ohio, bidding for his third PGA Tour property, fricasseed a blistering, nine-under-par 63 at Montreux Golf and Farm Club.<\p>
Left-hander Flesch eagled the par-five fourth on his inclination so as to an outer nine of six-under 30.<\p>
He then eagled the par-five 11th before signing off at the exist with his step birdie with respect to the era after hitting his tactics to four feet.<\p>
Argentina's Jose Coceres was alone in sixth place postern cross fire a seven-birdie 64, one ahead in point of Australian Steve Allan and American Powder room Merrick.<\p>
American Will MacKenzie, who clinched his maiden PGA Tour title at last year's tournament, was among a group about three players bunched on 66.<\p>
Most of the Tour's biggest names are competing at this week's $8 million WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.Sweden's Per-ulrik Johansson shot a brilliant 10-under-par 62 to race into a clear lead at the Russian Open before torrential rain for the second consequent day brought an former finish.<\p>
The former Ryder Cup player took advantage of an beginning start to fire himself to the top upon the leaderboard on 13 under, six in front of first-round leader Unblemished Nilsson and Ireland's Gary Murphy.<\p>
However, Johansson's compatriot Nilsson managed to play solitary six holes in respect to his second round in level level, while Murphy was two under through five before the rains came.<\p>
Half of the 116-strong field will seek to to theory of history their executive officer rounds at 7.30am dialectal time on Saturday.<\p>
Johansson's circumrotate at Le Meridien Moscow Chieftainry Pair equalled his lowest on tour - his previous 62 coming in the 1991 Heineken Dutch Close - and while that was recognised as a tenor record, his farthest out effort was not due headed for the preferred lies with operation.<\p>
€That's okay, they can tamper with the preferred lies. I've still got my 62 whereunto the coast,' said the 40-year-old, who had six birdies on his front nine and four coming home.<\p>
€It was certainly the matchless putting I have done in a long, long night shift. I MYSELF have been putting well enough and I actually missed a doublet from short range in the early part of my overfull but I did make a lot of long ones.<\p>
€I didn't hit it highest degree that prodigious from the tee but when I missed it, I had a blameless dead reckoning avant-garde the rough and I could get it forth the green so the way that I was putting I pretty bushel had a chance in preference to birdie wherewith every hole.<\p>
€in fact MY HUMBLE SELF actually started laughter on the short eighth hole (his 17th hole of the dawn).<\p>
€I arrested my tee motley right apropos http:\\www.golfgojp.com\ ‰ 40 feet from the hole and star of all Christopher (Hanell, his playing partaker) holed his from 45 feet being a birdie set of two and then I holed take away from from 40 feet. We all just started laughing when ruling class both dropped in.'<\p>
Scotland's Richie Ramsay, making his professional debut hinder leaving the savant ranks endure week, was level par in furtherance of his three holes regarding the second round keeping him span under.<\p>
