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Buick: Inside the ropes

By: North County Times - | Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:31 PM PST ∞

Tiger Woods teeing off on the 9th hole of the south course.
BILL WECHTER Staff Photographer
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Who's hot

Troy Matteson

Third-year PGA Tour pro brought the monstrous South Course to its knees, making eight birdies en route to a 7-under-par 65 and sole possession of the first-round lead.

Who's not

Mike Weir

The Canadian left-hander and 2003 Masters champion withdrew from the tournament after only nine holes because of an illness.

Did you know?

Despite being a five-time Buick champion, Tiger Woods has never held or shared the first-round lead.

Shot of the day

After pulling his tee shot to the left of the green on the par-3, 176-yard eighth hole on the South Course, Woods holed his chip from 33 feet for a birdie to go to 2 under.

By the numbers

1 ---- Cuts made by Brad Adamonis in five career PGA Tour events before this season

2 ---- Cuts made by Adamonis in the first two events of this season

6 ---- Consecutive birdies by Stuart Appleby on the North Course en route to a 5-under 67

20 ---- Percentage of the top-20 players on the leaderboard who played the first round on the South Course

302.1 ---- Average driving distance, in yards, by Matteson, second in the field

Quotable

"I came up from the mini tours and you don't make any money at all. And then you go to the Nationwide Tour and start making a little bit of money ---- you think it's money. And then you come out here and you just add a zero to your check, so it's great."

---- Adamonis, a 35-year-old rookie on the PGA Tour