Green hits 62 to lead Texas Open

Nathan Green has two-stroke lead over Olin Browne and Paul Claxton Green birdied nine of the first 16 holes Tim Herron, Greg Kraft, Patrick Sheehan, Jason Gore opened with 65s SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) -- Nathan Green got off to a rocky start Thursday in the Texas Open. It ended up jump-starting the best round of the Australian's PGA Tour career. Nathan Green takes a swing Thursday on the 14th hole during the first round of the Texas Open "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." Winless in three seasons on the PGA Tour, Green birdied nine of the first 16 holes before dropping a stroke on the par-3 17th and closing with a par for an 8-under 62 and a two-stroke lead over... [read full story]