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McDowells last victory on the European Tour came at the Alstom Open de France
earlier this year, while his latest PGA Tour win was at the 2013 RBC Heritage.
U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer, Rickie Fowler, Brandt Snedeker, Chris Kirk,
Tim Clark and Tommy Fleetwood are tied for second at 3-under 69 at Sheshan
International Golf Club. Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Adam
Scott, Hyung-sung Kim, Bill Haas, Jordan Spieth, JB Holmes, Henrik Stenson, Jaco
Van Zyl and Dawie Van Der Walt are all deadlocked at 2-under 70. McDowell,
beginning his first round on the back nine, stormed out of the gate to grab the
early lead and he never let go despite a couple miscues down the stretch. The
35-year-old from Northern Ireland quickly got into red numbers with a birdie on
the par-4 first. Following a pair of pars on 11 and 12, McDowell drained four
birdies in a five-hole stretch from No. 13, with a par coming on 15. After
making the turn at 5-under with a par on 18, McDowell kept going strong with
another par on one followed by a pair of gains on two and three. At 7- under
through 12 holes, McDowell finally began to slow down as he dropped his first
shot on the par-4 fourth. After a trio of pars from No. 5, McDowell bogeyed his
second hole at eight, dropping him back to minus-5. He finished with a par at
No. 9 to end there. Kaymer, also playing the back nine first, made the turn at
minus-1 after making birdies on 13 and 16 to go along with a bogey on 17.
Kaymers second bogey on one dropped him back to even par, but birdies on two and
five had him back in red numbers. Kaymer made his third bogey on six, but a pair
of birdies on seven and eight got Kaymer to minus-3. He rounded out his day with
a par on No. 9. Fowler started off with two straight pars on 10 and 11 followed
by another gain on 14. Fowler traded a bogey on 17 for a birdie on 18 to make
the turn at minus-3. Birdies on two and eight were canceled out by bogeys on
four and seven as Fowler finished his day tied for second at 3-under. Snedeker
had a solid front nine with birdies on two and seven. He dropped two shots on
the back nine at 12 and 15, but gains on 14, 16 and 18 were good enough to put
Snedeker at minus-3 through one round. Kirk made his move up the leaderboard on
his first nine with birdies on 10, 14, 16 and 18 to go along with a bogey on 17.
Kirk played his final nine at even par with a gain on six and a bogey on five.
Fleetwood made the turn at minus-1 following birdies on two and five along with
a bogey on six. Fleetwood fell back to even par after a bogey on 10, but he
finished strong with three birdies in a four-hole stretch from 13. Clark started
off hot with three straight birdies from two, but bogeys on five and seven gave
two of those shots back. Another birdie on nine was canceled out by a bogey on
10. Clark then made three birdies in four holes from 13. He also bogeyed 15.
NOTES: Of the 80 players to tee off on Thursday, only 27 of them finished the
first round under par ... McDowell has 10 top-10 finishes on the European Tour
this year, including his win at the Open de France ... McDowells only other
victory in Asia came at The Championship at Laguna National in 2008 ... Kevin
Stadler and Graham DeLaet both withdrew during their first rounds.
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The race in Melbourne defied those naysayers worried about the reliability of
the new V6 turbo engines by having 15 finishers and a welcome shake-up to the
sports pecking order; Sebastian Vettel out of the race early, Mercedes winning
but with lingering engine concerns, and McLaren and even Williams back in the
fight.
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window in which to negotiate a new contract with the keeper before he is free to
negotiate with the other 29 NHL clubs. MILWAUKEE -- Free agent Jerryd Bayless
signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in large part because of Jason Kidd. The
6-foot-3 guard played for Memphis and Boston last season, averaging 9.3 points
in 72 games. Now he gets a chance to play for Jason Kidd, who left the Brooklyn
Nets this summer to coach the Bucks. "The thing that was most intriguing was
Kidd," Bayless said Thursday at the Bucks training facility. "He can help me in
a variety of different ways. There arent a lot of guys like him that come
around." General manager John Hammond announced the deal Thursday, but terms
were not disclosed. Kidd, one of the NBAs great point guards, spent 19 seasons
in the league. He is beginning his second year as an NBA coach.
Clement Chantome Jersey. . Bayless calls him a "once-in-a-generation" player. "Hes a young coach, but hes been in the league
a long time," Bayless said. Bayless was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the
11th pick in the 2008 draft. He was traded to Portland before his rookie season.
Only 25 but entering his seventh NBA season, Bayless joins a team that has three
teenagers on its roster. "Even though Im younger Ive been through a lot in this
league and Ill try to teach these guys the right way to do things," Bayless
said. Bayless played one season in college. At Arizona in 2007-08 he became the
first freshman in school history to lead the team in both scoring (19.7 points)
and assists (4.0).
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