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Posted on: Friday, June 9, 2006

Fujikawa to tee off early at U.S. Open

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Hawai'i's Tadd Fujikawa, at 15, the second-youngest ever to qualify for the U.S. Open, will tee off early Thursday in the 106th U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

Fujikawa, who just finished his freshman year at Moanalua High School, will be grouped with John Koshiken and Stephen Woodward.

He tees off 3:12 a.m. Hawai'i time Thursday and 8:42 a.m. Friday.

Another golfer from Hawai'i, Dean Wilson, a former Kane'ohe resident, will be grouped with Arron Oberholser and Peter Hedblom.

Wilson's tee times are 2:39 a.m. Thursday Hawai'i time and 8:09 a.m. Friday.

The Open, one of the men's major tournaments, will be held Thursday through Sunday with a cut after Friday's round.

PGA

SCOTT LEADS BY ONE AFTER OPENING WITH 65

Adam Scott left his putter in the bag on a couple of holes, then turned it loose on the soggy Westchester Country Club course in Harrison, N.Y.

The 25-year-old Australian holed out twice from off the green and made long birdie putts on the final two holes for a 6-under 65 and a one-shot lead yesterday after the first round of the Barclays Classic.

"When it's this soft, you just hit it straight at the pin," he said.

Scott holed out from 105 yards for eagle on the par-4 seventh, chipped in from 50 feet on No. 12, made a 23-foot putt on 17 and closed with a 25-footer on the par-5 18th. He rebounded from a bogey on No. 6 with the eagle.

"The greens are very soft, so I tried to hit a little wedge to control the spin," Scott said. "It landed into the hill behind the hole and came back down and in."

David Howell and Billy Andrade were tied for second, Fredrik Jacobson opened with a 67 and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman, David Toms, Rocco Mediate, Arron Oberholser, Joey Sindelar and Daisuke Maruyama shot 68s.