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The first round was halted for over an hour due to lightning in the area and later was suspended due to darkness. Putnam, whose best finish on the Web.com Tour this season is a tie for second at the South Georgia Classic, had a pair of eagles and four birdies during his bogey-free round at El Bosque Golf Club. Clodomiro Carranza, James Nitties, Jeff Klauk and Mathew Goggin share second after opening-round 66s, while Wes Roach, Troy Merritt, Stephan Jaeger, Nick Rousey and Manuel Merizalde are in the clubhouse at 5-under 67. continue

Kiyoshi Murota and PGA Club Professional Sonny Skinner shared third place at 4-under 67 at the Champions Tour’s first major of the season. “Just to be here is very special,” said Skinner. “I’m very thankful the PGA of America has the eligibility requirement that they do that allows as many club pros to get into our tournament as they do.” Peter Senior and Chien-Soon Lu sit in a tie for fifth at Bellerive Country Club at 3-under, while 39-time PGA Tour winner Tom Watson is among a large continue

Palmer, who has been a Colonial member since 2010, matched the lowest round of his career and the lowest opening round in tournament history. “It helps, obviously, the experience I have had here,” said the three-time PGA Tour winner. John Rollins, also a Colonial member, is a shot off the pace after a first- round 63, which marks his best round at the course by four strokes. Morgan Hoffmann, David Hearn, Graham DeLaet and John Peterson are tied for third place at 6-under 64, while world No. 13 Matt Kuchar continue

The event was already pushed back to a Friday start and reduced to 54 holes after severe thunderstorms hit the course on Tuesday. As of Thursday, water still covered parts of the ninth, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th holes, forcing officials to implement a rather drastic strategy. All players will tee off on the 10th hole Friday and then play the rest of the course in the following order: Nos. 6-7-4-5-11-12-13-14-2-3-8. Officials aim to complete 36 holes by Sunday, with a minimum of 12 holes continue

He assured me, though, that his anxieties quickly quelled with experience. He found there was always a story. Every week, someone would do something worth editorializing: something great, something historic, something altogether baffling. And, boy, was he right. This week’s case in point: the always reliable Sergio Garcia. A repeat offender, Garcia rarely fails to disappoint when it comes to generating a divisive story. And he outdid himself Tuesday at the European Tour awards dinner when he told emcee Steve Sands that he would serve hypothetical dinner guest Tiger Woods fried chicken. Fried chicken? Really? Garcia went full, despicable, continue