THE WOODLANDS, Texas – John Daly’s first round on the PGA Tour Champions was solid, if not spectacular, and he was pleased with the effort.
Daly shot 2-under 70 in Round 1 of the Insperity Invitational. He’s four shots back of leader Mike Goodes, tied for 12th place.
Daly, who turned 50 on April 28, had four birdies and two bogeys at The Woodlands Country Club, hitting 13 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens in regulation. He used his driver only five times, mainly relying on a 1-iron off the tee that he routinely hit as far as his playing competitors’ drives.