Bohn leads Zurich Classic with a 65

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04/22/2010 - Avondale, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bohn fired a seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead Thursday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Bohn, who missed the cut last week at the Heritage, tallied eight birdies and didn't make a bogey until his last hole, falling one stroke short of the course record.

"I just putted extremely well today," said Bohn, who captured the 2005 B.C. Open for his only PGA Tour win. "Every good opportunity I had for birdie, I made it. And I made a couple of good par-saving putts."

He took a two-shot lead over John Senden, Jeff Overton, Greg Owen, Jason Dufner and 2006 champion Chris Couch.

Playing for the first time since the Masters, former world No. 1 David Duval led a five-way tie at 68 that also included 2002 winner K.J. Choi, Charles Howell III, Troy Merritt and Kevin Sutherland.

Fifty-nine players finished the first round under par after a day of good scoring on the TPC Louisiana course.

The leaderboard was tight, despite Bohn's two-shot lead.

There were 37 players overall within five shots of his lead, including 2001 champion David Toms and 1997 winner Brad Faxon, who were part of a large group at 69.

Bohn hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation and picked up four of his birdies during a five-hole stretch beginning at No. 9.

Bohn took advantage of short distances into the greens on some of the holes during his birdie run, including shots of 60 yards at the 11th and 80 at the 13th.

"I think out here the key is you can miss the fairway by a couple of yards, there's not a lot of rough. So that kind of allowed you to kind of hit it and keep it more in front of you on the greens," said Bohn. "So without a lot of rough, you're not hitting too many uppers or flyers out there."

Bohn's scorecard was spotless until he hit an aggressive second shot into the water at the par-five 18th and made bogey. The round ended on a down note, but the day ended with Bohn on top.

"I think I'll forget about it tonight when I'm in the Acme Oyster House," Bohn said.

Among the five players tied at 67, the former champion Couch was the only one who finished without a bogey on his card. Still on his way back from 2008 shoulder surgery, Couch has played sparingly in the last two seasons and his 2006 victory remains his only PGA Tour win.

"I happened to roll in a couple of long ones today, so that helps you get on to a good streak there," he said.

NOTES: Bohn will turn 37 on Saturday. He also captured a win on the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and two wins on the Canadian Tour between 2000-01...Defending champion Jerry Kelly opened with a one-under 71 and was tied for 39th place. Kelly snapped a six-year winless drought last year...Kyle Reifers set the course record with a 64 in the first round in 2007.

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