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Bogey-free round lifts Purtzer into MasterCard Championship lead

Associated Press

Friday, January 18, 2008

KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii -- Tom Purtzer got off to a lot better start than he expected after a long offseason. Purtzer shot a bogey-free 10-under 62 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship. "It helped my confidence," Purtzer said. "When you take three months off, you're not really sure how things are going to go. A round like today does a lot." Jim Thorpe, who tied for second last year and is coming off a victory at the season-ending ...

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