Miller leads in Tennessee; Daly one back
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08/26/2010 - Farragut, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zack Miller posted a six-under 66 on Thursday to take the opening-round lead of the Knoxville Sentinel Open, but a multiple major champion lurks close behind.
John Daly, the 1991 PGA Champion and 1995 British Open winner, shot a five- under 67 and is tied for second place with former PGA Tour player Kirk Triplett, David Hearn, William McGirt, Justin Peters, Skip Kendall, Andrew Svoboda and Robert Damron.
Daly began on the 10th tee Thursday and rattled off three straight birdies. He finished off his first nine with two more birdies and a bogey to make the turn at four-under.
Daly eagled the par-five first, but back-to-back bogeys at five and six momentarily derailed his round. He birdied the seventh to get to five-under and stayed there with two closing pars.
Miller is a tour rookie and in his Nationwide Tour bio, he said he'd round out his dream foursome with Charles Barkley, John McEnroe and Daly.
Miller also got off to a big start on Thursday. He eagled the first hole, but only managed one other birdie the rest of his front nine.
Miller kicked off the second nine with two consecutive birdies from the 10th. He parred the par-four 12th, but birdied the par-three 13th to get to six- under par.
He parred his last five to secure the first-round lead.
Miller has two top-10s in his rookie campaign, including a tie for 10th at his first event, the Bogota Open, and a shared third at the Fort Smith Classic. He fired a 62 in the first round of the Wayne Gretzky Classic, but a second-round 73 led to a tie for 17th.
Chris Kirk, who is fourth on the Nationwide Tour money list, headlines a group of players tied for 10th at four-under 68. Tag Ridings and John Riegger, both in the top 20 on the money list, are also part of the group two shots off the lead.
NOTES: Daly isn't the only former major champion in the field this week. Rich Beem, the 2002 PGA Champion, carded a two-under 70 and is tied for 34th place...Leading money winner Jamie Lovemark is not in the field...Last year's winner Kevin Johnson is also not on hand this week.
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