Estes leads WGC Invitational
Bob Estes, overlooked by Jack Nicklaus for America’s Presidents Cup side on Monday, eagled the 497-yard second to take the early lead in the $6m (€5m) NEC world championship in Akron today.
Estes turned in a superb four under par 31 after further birdies at the seventh and ninth, but Westwood moved into third spot when he sank a 10-footer for a matching two on the seventh.
Dubliner Padraig Harrington birdied the first and Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie’s two-putted the second to be one under as well.
Latest leaderboard:
4 under - Bob Estes (after 9 holes)
3 under – Steve Flesch (8)
2 under – David Toms (11)
Lee Westwood (Gbr) (8)
1 under – Mark Calcavecchia (10)
Craig Parry (Aus) (10)
Trevor Immelman (Rsa) (8)
Chris Riley (7)
Eduardo Romero (Arg) (7)
Hal Sutton (5)
Stewart Cink (3)
Paul Azinger (2)
Phil Golding (Gbr) (2)
Colin Montgomerie (Sco) (2)
Padraig Harrington (Ire) (1)
Others:
Level – Ernie Els (Rsa) (5)
Paul McGinley (Ire) (3)
