Edward Loar shares the opening-round lead at the Mylan Classic
Edward Loar birdied the final hole of his round’s lay out, to surge into a tie with fellow American Robert Streb for the lead after Thursday's opening round of the Mylan Classic. The event is taking place at the Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
PGA Tour rookie Loar and Web.com Tour rookie Streb registered seven-under par 64s on a day that featured a crowded leaderboard, with 20 players within three strokes of the leaders.
Tied for the third position at 65 were Americans Casey Wittenberg and Marc Turnesa, along with David Lingmerth of Sweden.
Despite a sluggish start with a bogey on the first hole (No. 10), Loar managed to make a strong comeback. He carded three birdies on the back nine for a one-under par, heading into the front nine of the course.
The highlight of his performance includes a wedge shot from 125 yards for an eagle on his 11th hole (No. 2). In addition to that, he birdied four of the last five holes that he played.
"Everybody that plays golf knows it's a goofy game," said Loar, winner of the Panama Claro Championship in early March.
"The cliché is that it's just a game of inches and a lot of times it is. Maybe a few more putts went in, you hole out a wedge and all of a sudden you've got a good round going”.
"I think the key out here is getting the ball in the fairway," added Loar, who hit 10 of 14 from the tee. "I had a lot of wedge shots and you can attack from the fairway. If not, you're going to struggle out here”.
Overall, it was a stunning start for the former Oklahoma State All-America, as his past record on the tour is not worthwhile. Prior to coming to Pennsylvania, he played19 tournaments and succeeded in making the cut only four times.
He currently ranks 223rd in the FedEx Cup standings and is eager to improve it by giving a consistent performance in the remaining three rounds.
Luke Guthrie, who performed brilliantly in each of the tournaments that he played, after turning professional this year, got off to a slow start and tied for the 119th position. He posted a two-over par 73, thanks to a double bogey and two bogeys
against just two birdies.
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