US Senior Open of Golf 2013: Day 1 Leaderboard Analysis, Recap and More

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Published: July 12, 2013

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Day 1 of the 2013 U.S. Senior Open ended with a seven-way tie for first place at Omaha Country Club.

Jay Don Blake, Michael Allen, Kenny Perry, Gary Hallberg, Mark O'Meara, Tom Lehman and 2009 champion Fred Funk lead the field at three-under par.

Roger Chapman, the 2012 Senior Open champ, has started out poorly this year, posting a four-over 74 on Thursday.

Let's take a look at the day's action.

 

US Senior Open Round 1 Leaderboard

Pos. Player Total T1 Jay Don Blake -3 T1 Michael Allen -3 T1 Kenny Perry -3 T1 Gary Hallberg -3 T1 Tom Lehman -3 T1 Mark O'Meara -3 T1 Fred Funk -3 T8 Chien Soon Lu -2 T8 Peter Senior -2 T8 Bernhard Langer -2 T8 Rocco Mediate -2 Note: For complete scores, visit USSeniorOpen.com. All statistics and information are courtesy of USSeniorOpen.com.

 

Fred Funk, the 2009 champion, notched four birdies to one bogey on Thursday. He hit 11 of 13 fairways while registering a greens-in-regulation (GIR) rate of 78 percent. He averaged 1.61 putts per hole. He went a combined three-under par in Par 3's and Par 4's, but went even par on Par 5's.



Jay Don Blake posted one eagle, three birdies and two bogeys on Thursday. The 54-year-old hit 10 of 13 fairways and averaged 1.39 putts per hole, but his GIR was only 50 percent. On Par 3's, he was one-over par. On Par 5's he was four-under par. Blake finished 22nd at the Senior Open last year.

Michael Allen notched one eagle, five birdies and four bogeys. He posted a decent GIR of 67 percent, but hit only six of 13 fairways and averaged 1.56 putts per hole. On Par 3's, he was one-under par. On Par 5's, he was three-under par. Allen finished sixth in 2010, seventh in 2011 and 33rd last year in the tournament.

Kenny Perry didn't notch an eagle on Thursday and he posted two bogeys, but he also racked up five birdies i...
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