Red-letter working day at the Classic

It was a red-letter morning for the Greenbrier Resort.

And it had a lot more to accomplish while using action for the training course than the pomp and circumstance heading on around The Greenbrier.

A total of 81 golfers fired inside the red numbers within the opening round in the inaugural Greenbrier Classic Thursday and 97 with the 155 were at even-par.

Matt Every and double heart transplant survivor Erik Compton fired 7-under par 63s to take a one-shot lead right after the first day time on the Typical.

Compton overcame bogeys on two of his primary three holes to finish which has a share with the guide.

¡°Yeah, it turned out a difficult start,¡± Compton said. ¡°I felt like I strike some excellent shots early, and I bogeyed the next and three-putted the third. You must drive it very good. And should you do, you should carry advantage.¡±

Afternoon perform was interrupted by a lightning delay that lasted an hour and 33 minutes.

That didn¡¯t slow Each, who had three directly birdies on Nos. 16, 17 and 18.

It had been wonderful to pick those up right there, but you carry them wherever you are able to get them, explained Every single, who earned his PGA card immediately after winning the Nationwide Championship previous year.

He was 6-under in the turn, which integrated an eagle, and experienced just one particular birdie around the backside.

The scores have been small through the start with a few players at 6-under and 5 a lot more at 5-under.

Pat Perez, who's tied for second with George McNeil and Jeff Overton, explained he knew he needed a small amount to start.

¡°This is proceeding to become the sort of program where it is planning to become 20-under par that wins this tournament, so you get into that mindset,¡± Perez stated. ¡°I obtained into this way of thinking at Hope last yr when I won. Tomorrow I have to have to arrive out and shoot another 6 if I can.¡±

McNeill, of Fort Myers, Fla., fired a 6-under 64 to carry the direct for just a brief time.

It absolutely was a massive round for the former assistant club pro.

¡°Don¡¯t make bogeys, don¡¯t make doubles,¡± McNeil said. ¡°Basically you¡¯ve got to go out and perform your very own game. You should get out and hit fairways and greens and give your self opportunities.¡±

He finished with a few directly birdies to hold the direct for a short though, previous to Compton manufactured his three-birdie operate.

Then there have been the 5-unders.

Like Virginia Tech alum Brendon de Jonge, of Charlotte, N.C., who, buoyed by assist from Hokie Nation, was the leader inside the clubhouse.

Shortly.

Playing with an early tee-time, de Jonge had seven birdies and also a couple bogeys in his opening circular of 65.

¡°The program was exactly what we anticipated,¡± de Jonge stated. ¡°It¡¯s likely to give up some reduced scores, for sure.

¡°I manufactured a few tough bogeys, but I built some great birdies on some good holes to produce up for them.¡±

Dean Wilson, who fell within the Canadian Open final week, bounced back nicely, which has a 4-under-66.

¡°I took lots of positives from very last week,¡± Wilson stated. ¡°It¡¯s pretty soft available, so I think guys are going to be shooting on the pins and generating lots of birdies.¡±

West Virginia State Amateur champion Jonathan Bartlett fared nicely, shooting an even-par 70. Nonetheless it may possibly acquire a lot more than that to make the cut.