England's Matt Wallace birdied five of the first six holes on his way to grabbing the early lead in Thursday's first round of the PGA Tour CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament.It was the lowest PGA Tour round for Wallace, a four-time European Tour winner whose only PGA triumph was at last year's Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic.
Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, has accepted a special exemption into the 124th US Open next month at Pinehurst, the US Golf Association announced on Thursday."From his 15-stroke victory at Pebble Beach in 2000 to his inspiring win on a broken leg at Torrey Pines in 2008, this championship is simply better when Tiger is in the field and his accomplishments in the game undoubtedly made this an easy decision for our special exemption committee."
British golfer who was No 1 in Europe in the 1970s and compiled one of the finest records in the Ryder Cup