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Matthieu Pavon followed up his short birdie miss at 1 by sending his tee shot at 2 into the trees. That led to a double bogey, and dreams of becoming only the second male French player in history to win a major, after 1907 Open champion Arnaud Massey, are dust. He’s -3. Also going the wrong way: the 2011 winner Keegan Bradley and his playing partner Jhonattan Vegas, who both bogey 1. They’re -4 and -5 respectively.
Another birdie for Ben Griffin, this time at 7. He’s four under for his round, and -6 overall for the championship. He could sell this start to those starting their round further up the leaderboard for a good chunk of change. Keeping it up will be the problem: the aforementioned Sam Burns was five under through his first eight holes today, only to play the remainder in one-over par. But whatever happens now to Griffin, the local lad from the renowned university town of Chapel Hill, will be posting his highest finish at a major. This is the first time he’s made the cut at one. It could be a top-ten finish, you never know.
