Phil Mickelson
40-34-74 +4
A miserable start to the tournament that included a bogey, triple-bogey and double-bogey on holes Nos. 6-8. He had to re-tee on No. 7 after hitting out of bounds and his tee shot on No. 8 found the lake alongside the fairway. Most miserable of all? He hit just one of 14 fairways.
Kevin Chappell
31-35-66 -4
Forget all that talk about reversing the nines at East Lake as to not finish on the difficult par-3. He birdied the new No. 9, his fourth of the opening stretch. It helps when you roll in a putt from 59 feet, 6 inches. He completed the round, good for a share of the lead, with an all-par back nine.
Rory McIlroy
37-31-68 -2
Talk about streaks – both good and bad – and McIlroy had them. After a bogey to start the round, he had three consecutive birdies, all 3s, on holes No. 3-5. Good. He ended the front nine with two double-bogeys on holes No. 8-9. Bad. His back nine featured four birdies in a row on holes No. 12-15. Good again.
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