Day 1 at the 3M Championship
August 6, 2016 at 4:27AM
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Round recap
Glen Day was the third player in the first group to tee off Friday morning, and the Monday qualifier shot 7-under 65 in the first round, making him the leader by a stroke over three players, including Colin Montgomerie. Some struggled with a swirling wind on parts of the course, but Day's day was bogey-free and he rode a hot putter to the top. Montgomerie led all players with nine birdies but made three bogeys. "I'll be kicking myself if I lose by one," Montgomerie said.
Chip shots
Day's solo lead is the fourth consecutive year a player has owned sole possession at the top after Round 1 in the 3M Championship. None of those players wound up with the victory.
World Golf Hall of Famer Larry Nelson matched his age with a 4-under 68.
Bernhard Langer carded his 22nd consecutive under-par round at TPC Twin Cities. He is 109 under par in those rounds.
Hole of the day
No. 8, 204-yard par-3
On a course known to bleed red with birdies, only two players — Stephen Ames and Steve Lowery — managed one at No. 8 Friday. The scoring average was 3.237, with 21 bogeys.
Quote of the day
"Welcome to the breathable air."
— Joey Sindelar, happy the early-week humidity had passed by Friday morning.
Quick Q&A
Up-and-down with Peter Jacobsen, a 62-year-old playing just his fifth event this season because of injuries and commitments to television.
Q Friday was your first 18-hole walk in three months. How's everything holding up?
A Pretty sore. I struggled all day with my Achilles'. Both of them have partial tears, and there's no repair for that. Just rest. But they're holding up good, I think. It's too bad I made a triple bogey on No 18 there and had to take a drop, walk all the way back up the fairway. Because I was 1 under before that. Not bad for being in immolation boots for months.
Q You logged a lot of TV time during that time. Is that your next step?
A That's so much fun. I enjoy it. Next step? It's golf. That's all I know. So if somebody gives me an opportunity in golf, I'm going to take it.
Q How often have you been congratulated on this being the 20-year anniversary of your fictional U.S. Open win in the movie "Tin Cup"
A I'm just waiting for "Tin Cup 2" [laughs]. What a wonderful crew that was to work with doing that thing. [Kevin] Costner was great and we had like 20 PGA Tour pros part of that. I'm reminded of it often. Every once and a while a check shows up for 6 bucks and I go, 'Hey — It's on somewhere again!'
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Frankie Capan III, who will be playing on the PGA Tour next year, finished at 13 under par at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.
