Aspiring fishing guide Andrew Landry has played his way into the PGA Tour record books on his way to a six-under-par 66 and a share of the first-round lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.
Landry played his first five holes in a scintillating six-under at the Country Club of Jackson, matching the best start to a PGA Tour event in relation to par since the ShotLink scoring system was introduced early this century.
He birdied his first four holes and then added an eagle at the par-five 14th, his fifth hole, where his wedged approach shot took one bounce before disappearing into the cup.
"I was just making putts on the front nine, holing stuff out, chipped in once, holed a shot from 113 yards," Landry said. "I went black out there for nine holes, seven under. It kind of crept up on me."
Landry, who says he would be a fishing guide if he was not a pro golfer, could not maintain the torrid pace on his inward half, ending the day locked with fellow Americans Ryan Armour, J.J. Spaun, Wyndham Clark and Conrad Shindler.
Australians Aaron Baddeley, Cameron Percy and Greg Chalmers started strongly as they look to capitalise in a mediocre early season field, with the tour's biggest names either away competing at the World Golf Championships event in China or resting.
They shot three under par 69s to be tied 18th, one shot better than countrymen Stuart Appleby and Matt Jones.
The news wasn't so good from the other three Aussies in the field though.
Steve Bowdith and Robert Allenby carded 75s to be well back at tied 112th and Mark Hensby was second last after a 78.
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