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Former US Open champion Wyndham Clark fired seven birdies in a seven-under par 64 to take a one-shot lead on Thursday in the first round of the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open.After taking the lead with birdies at the 13th and 15th he salvaged par at 17 despite hitting the water with his tee shot.
Aspiring golfers from across Borderland got to learn the fundamentals of the game during The River Golf Course Junior Program. Taking place over three days during the week, some volunteers along with members of the Falls High School boy’s and girl’s golf teams instructed the young golfers on things like putting, driving, and chip shots. Heading the program was the club’s Professional Golfers ...

A rough start to the season had Wyndham Clark digging through past notes, listening to old books — anything to get his mind out of the negative. Clark saved par after hitting his tee shot into the water on the par-4 17th hole and shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead in the first round. “You can’t necessarily control the score and what happens to your golf ball, but you can control your thoughts,” Clark said.