Heintz and Laird tie course mark with 63s to lead Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Bob Heintz has always wanted some fans to follow him around the course for a change. For one day anyway, he got that kind of attention, even if it took some ribbing -- and a remarkable start to the Wyndham Championship. Heintz and rookie Martin Laird matched the course record Thursday with 7-under 63s at Sedgefield Country Club to share the lead after the first round of the PGA Tour's last event before the start of the FedExCup playoffs. They joined three other players who previously shot 63s at the Donald Ross-designed course -- nobody had done it since Gary Player in 1970, although the pros haven't played Sedgefield since 1976 -- and surpassed the venue's opening-round record by one stroke. Garrett Willis birdied his final five holes to join Scott Sterling, Tim Clark and Carl Pettersson one stroke... [read full story]