Posted at 2:45 p.m., Saturday, August 4, 2007
Golf: Flesch leads, Wilson trails by 10 at Reno event
By Scott Sonner
Associated Press
Flesch, who is at 15-under 201, had five birdies and two bogeys in winds that gusted up to 30 mph and swirled through towering pines on the 7,472-yard Montreux Golf & Country Club on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. He opened the $3 million tournament with a 9-under 63 in search of his third career victory on the PGA Tour.
PGA Tour rookie John Merrick had six birdies and two bogeys in a round of 68 to get to 10-under 206 and a tie for second with Australian Steve Allan (69) and Todd Fischer (69), who has a home on the golf course.
Castle High School graduate Dean Wilson shot a 69 to trail Flesch by 10 strokes at 211. Punahou graduate Parker McLachlin shot his third straight 72 for a 216 total.
Charles Warren, who shot a 63 on yesterday and opened the day at 10-under, double bogeyed the first hole en route to a 73 to fall back to 9-under 207.
Kevin Stadler (67), Steve Elkington (69) and Jose Conceres (72) were next at 9-under 208. Jeff Maggert (67) and Shaun Micheel (71) were in a group another stroke back at 8-under par.
