Early days yet but a great start for my two tips.

Brian Gay leads the way on -6 after a superb round of 64. David Toms is also well positioned in T8 after a solid opening round of 67. No surprise to see Toms leading the driving accuracy stats. Regardless of what happens the next few days, with his driving is in such good shape, he has to be a serious consideration for the US Open next week.

While it is true that you cannot win the tournament on Thursday, you certainly can loose it.

Other notables with good opening rounds were Jose Maria Olazabal and Graeme McDowell with 66′s, Jerry Kelly, Robert Allenby and “Boss of the Moss” Loren Roberts with 67′s and crowd favorite Phil Mickelson, who leads the driving distance stats, is 4 shots back after a 68.