Tway Shoots 61 to Tie Best Score and Lead by 4
Bob Tway broke three tournament records, tied another and equaled the best score on the PGA Tour this year with an 11-under-par 61 in Wednesday’s first round of the Disney tournament.
Tway made nine birdies and an eagle to take a four-shot lead.
His score matched the tour’s best effort this year by Jim Carter at the Centel tournament in Tallahassee, Fla., on Sept. 30. Tway tied the tournament record set by Mark Lye in 1984 and broke the first-round record of 62 set last year by Bob Lohr.
He also broke by two shots the tournament record at Lake Buena Vista, one of three courses used in each of the first three rounds. Tway’s four-stroke margin after one round was a record by two shots.
Tied for second at 65 were Paul Azinger, Tim Simpson, Ted Schulz and Mike Donald.
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