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Last week in LA it was the tricky upside down greens and kikuyu grass at Riviera that yielded onLY 6 shots to par for the winner James Hahn, this week it is the wind and water of PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens that is the test.
So far it'd proving to be a tough one. Only 19 players broke par in round 1, none called McIlroy or Mickelson who headline a stellar field.
The weatherman brought a gusty breeze for the morning flight which turned downright blustery for the afternoon. Par was a good score, so was bogey at times..
All said and done it was a difficult day for nearly everyone, Jim Herman shot -5 65 in the morning to take the lead. Padraig Harrington is -3 67 and U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer shot 68 to finish three behind.
Phil Mickelson, saying he enjoyed the challenge provided by the wind had a credible +1 71. Rory had 2 doubles on his front nine and salvaged his day with 2 late birdies shot +3 73, his worst score since a 76 back in November while he was in Australia.
"The conditions were obviously very tricky from the start," McIlroy said. "From the first hole, it was always going to be a day like that. I feel like I salvaged something out of the round the last couple holes, but it was just a day to keep trying, not to give up and know that anything around level, 1-, 2-over par still isn't out of it"
The group of McIlroy, 73, Dustin Johnson 77 and Brooks Koepka 78 played in a combined +18 !!
Canadian scores; David Hearn T20 70 E, Adam Hadwin T61 72 +2, Graham DeLaet T118 75 +5
Weather today, Friday.. 80% chance of rain, humidity 86% high 77*f wind 9mph early, increasing in the afternoon, not as gusty as Thursday..
Bryan Angus ( notes from BBC, Reuters, AP..)
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