HP Byron Nelson Championship 2013: Day 1 Leaderboard Analysis and Highlights

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Published: May 16, 2013

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Keegan Bradley exploded for a course-record round of 60 on Thursday at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, taking a three-shot lead over fellow 2011 major champion Charl Schwartzel.

The par-70 TPC Four Seasons Resort yielded a lot of low numbers in the morning wave. That has created somewhat of a logjam on the leaderboard, after the extraordinary distance that Bradley has put between himself and the rest of the field.

Below is a look at the top contenders through the first 18 holes in Irving, Texas. For complete scores, head over to PGA.com.

Position Player Score 1
Keegan Bradley
-10 2 Charl Schwartzel
-7 T3 Harris English
-6 T3 Ted Potter Jr.
-6 T3 Robert Karlsson
-6 T6 Angel Cabrera
-5 T6 Camilo Villegas
-5 T6 Ryan Palmer
-5 T9 Scott Piercy
-4 T9 Sang-Moon Bae
-4 Note: All statistics and video are courtesy of PGATour.com.

 

No one would come close to matching Bradley's prowess in Round 1, as he got off to a hot start in birdieing five of his first seven holes. As spectacular as his day was overall, it wasn't without trials and tribulations.

Bradley began on the back nine, and he made bogey at No. 18 as he made the turn then dropped another shot on the next hole to fall back to three under.

It didn't take long for him to rebound. The par-three second hole was where the true eruption in his round began, as he nailed a 17-footer for birdie to get back on track:



Two more birdies followed at Nos. 4 and 5, and a magnificent closing stretch was defined by an eagle at No. 7 (captured below) followed by two more to close the last three holes at four under par:



The fact that Bradley made two bogeys speaks volumes to how hot he was. ESPN's Justin Ray points out the mistakes Bradley made that ironically made his round that much more special:




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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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