50 begins at 70 for Daly in his Champions debut
John Daly shot a 2-under 70 on Friday in his PGA Tour Champions debut, leaving him four strokes behind leader Mike Goodes in the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands, Texas.
Daly had four birdies and two bogeys at the Woodlands Country Club, playing alongside friend Fuzzy Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen.
Even when I didn’t hit it good, it was going in the fairway, and I gave myself a lot of chances, a lot of chances to hit greens and a lot of opportunities.
Defending champion Ian Woosnam opened with a 73.
Andrew Loupe took a 1-stroke lead over Roberto Castro at 8 under at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., while Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler were close behind.
Loupe shot a 1-under 71 on Friday, an up-and-down round with four birdies and three bogeys.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy bogeyed the final two holes for a 69 to drop six strokes back.
European Tour rookie Francesco Laporta opened a one-shot lead at the Trophee Hassan II with a 2-under 70 in the second round in Rabat, Morocco, to move to 6-under par overall.