Green gets nine birdies and leads by two strokes after the first round in San Antonio. Nathan Green tees off at the par-3 17th hole Thursday at the Texas Open. He shot a 5-under 30 on the front nine, then pulled away with birdies on No. 10, 13, 14 and 16. MARC FELDMAN – GETTY IMAGES PHOTO SAN ANTONIO Australia's Nathan Green shot an 8-under-par 62 Thursday for a two-stroke lead over Olin Browne and Paul Claxton in the Texas Open. Green, winless in three seasons on the PGA Tour, birdied nine of the first 16 holes before dropping a stroke on the par-3 17th and closing with a par. “I didn't feel really good before the round started and then on the first hole I snapped my drive. It hit a rock and bounced back in the fairway,” Green said. “From there, everything went pretty well.” Claxton and Browne, a three-time tour winner, had...
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