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Alker leads Champions playoff opener |
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(AP Photo/Butch Dill)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Steven Alker shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three PGA Tour Champions playoff events. Alker had a bogey-free round on The Country Club of Virginia's James River Course, making nine birdies in a 12-hole stretch from No. 12 to No. 5. The 50-year-old New Zealander is 55th in the season standings. "It's a new chapter for me coming from Korn Ferry and playing with those young guys - big, strong, hitting it forever," Alker said. "So in places I was competitive out there, but I'm kind of maybe a little more competitive out here. My game's just coming around at the right time. You've still got to play golf and shoot the scores." |
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| Money Leaders: Champions | |||
| Rank | Player | Earnings | |
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | $2,712,362 | |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | $2,547,730 | |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | $2,543,471 | |
| 4 | Ernie Els | $2,368,043 | |
| 5 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | $2,188,098 | |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | $2,067,193 | |
| 7 | Kevin Sutherland | $2,029,346 | |
| 8 | Mike Weir | $1,975,330 | |
| 9 | Darren Clarke | $1,732,593 | |
| 10 | Steve Stricker | $1,686,438 | |
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