Hunter Mahan opened his round with an eagle and finished it with a birdie. All he did in between was drop seven birdies against one bogey as he flirted with 59 before posting a 9-under 62. Not a bad start for the Ryder Cup hopeful who was wearing the new black patent shield-tip Classics Dry Premiere and a StaSof glove during round one at the Barclays on Thursday. Click on the image below to hear Mahan’s post round interview.
I also like Mahan, but with only 4 captain spots remaining on the Ryder cup team I think that J.B. Holmes, Steve Stricker, and a couple other may just get a closer look from Azinger