Ryan Moore and James Hahn set the day one tone at the Deutsche Bank Championship Friday.
Both shot 65s, neither made a bogey, Hahn hit all 14 fairways and both said they played solid golf.
They led a scoring onslaught that saw 66 of the 100-man field shoot under par at the TPC Boston. Eighty shot par or better.
Not everyone was fortunate.
Phil Mickelson had a run-in with the pond surroundings at the par four sixth hole and ended up with a snowman — 8. By day’s end, he struggled and shot 75, playing partner Moore clipped him by 10 shots.
“It was just solid golf,” Moore said after a dazzling day. “I didn’t do anything crazy.” His shot of the day was a wedge at the par four 17th that he nearly holed for eagle. “I had 145, a perfect full pitching wedge, it was a little downhill. It looked like it was going in all the way.” It tried but pulled up just inches short of the hole.
“I was swinging like Faldo,” was Hahn’s explanation of his visual routine for the day. “I like his (Nick Faldo) swing. I did a lot of work on the trackman coming in. I’m swinging good and I feel like I’m rolling the rock really well,” he said of his putting.
Jim Furyk got off to a fast start and finished with a four-under par round of 67, continuing to make his case for a spot on the Ryder Cup team.
Same for J.B. Holmes, who joined Furyk at four-under.
Defending champion Rickie Fowler shot two-under par 69 and was tied for 38th.
