Friesen shoots 62 to take lead in Missouri
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Steve Friesen's playing in only his second event of 2011, but he's already making a big splash.
Friesen blitzed the field on Thursday, firing a 10-under 62 to grab a two- stroke lead after the opening round of the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
Aiming for his first win since turning pro in 1999, Friesen had a hole-out eagle on the par-four third to go with eight birdies in a spectacular bogey- free round at Highland Springs Country Club.
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Gavin Coles, who made the cut last week at the Cox Classic after missing the cut in his previous 12 events, is second at eight-under 64. Coles, 42, is a four-time winner on the Nationwide Tour, but his last victory came in 2008.
Craig Bowden, another struggling player this year, is third at minus-seven. He's missed three straight cuts and has failed to play the weekend in all but three of his 15 events played in 2011; however, he's a three-time winner on tour, with the last coming in 2006.
J.J. Killeen has a lot at stake this week, with a automatic promotion to the PGA Tour in store with another victory. Killeen, who has won each of the last two weeks, stumbled to a two-over 74, which is near the bottom of the leaderboard.
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