Published>Fri, Sep 10 10 05:57 AM
A red-hot Matt Kuchar birdied his final hole to take a one shot lead in the opening round of the BMW Championship on Thursday while a baffled Tiger Woods watched his Cog Hill magic disappear.
Playing on the same course he won the U.S. Amateur title in 1997, Kuchar was feeling the Cog Hill vibes on a sunny late summer morning mixing an eagle, six birdies with a bogey for a seven-under 64 and a one stroke advantage over Ryan Moore.
"I've got good memories of this place, so it continued to go well for me today," said Kuchar, who cut his interview short because of a bout of laryngitis. "I was driving it well. I was actually doing everything well. It felt very good."
A five-time winner on the suburban Chicago layout, Cog Hill had also been a happy hunting ground for Woods, but the world number one played like was seeing the course for the first time on Thursday opening his title defence with a two-over 73.
Heading to Celtic Manor for the Oct. 1-3 Ryder Cup, Kuchar may well be the in-form player for the United States with eight top 10s in his last 10 starts, including a win at the Barclays that helped put him firmly atop the FedEx Cup standings.
Channeling the spirit of Bobby Jones wearing a sweater and tie, Ryan Moore rocketed into contention firing a Cog Hill record 29 on the back nine.
One over through 10, Moore drained seven birdies over his last eight holes, including five straight to finish, for a six-under 65 total.
Briton Ian Poulter began his day with a double-bogey but recovered to shoot a five-under 66 to sit alone in third with South African Retief Goosen and South Korean Charlie Wi one shot further adrift after returning a 67.
Poulter's Ryder Cup team mate Luke Donald was also in contention after opening with a three-under 68 but Rory McIlroy had a day to forget stumbling to a five-over 76.
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