Paired with Tiger Woods and Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson stole the show on Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Mickelson ended the day 8-under and in a tie atop the leaderboard after shooting an opening-round 63.
Deutsche Bank Championship 2013 scores: Phil Mickelson tied for 1st-round lead
An opening round 63 has Phil Mickelson tied atop the leaderboard after the first round at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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He got off to a terrific start and had the golf world watching for a 59 after making the turn in 28. Starting on the back nine, Mickelson opened the round with two birdies. Following back-to-back pars, he came into the the turn with five straight birdies. A bogey at his 10th hole of the day dropped him to 6-under, but he drilled his second shot into the par-5 No. 2 to within tap-in range. The eagle moved him to 8-under through 11 holes. Five pars, a birdie and a bogey coming in kept Mickelson from breaking 60. Still, his round was good enough to earn him a share of the lead with Brian Davis.
Woods and Scott were largely an afterthought with Mickelson tearing up the course. Woods opened the tournament with a 3-under 68. Scott struggled on his way to a 2-over 73. He’s currently tied for 87th place and will need to make up some ground on Saturday if he is going to make the cut.
Mickelson wasn’t the only notable name who got off to a good start. Hunter Mahan and Sergio Garcia are tied for fourth place after carding 6-under 65s in the opening round. Lee Westwood and Jason Dufner are one three strokes off the lead at 5-under.
A few players will need strong second rounds if they are going to avoid being on the the wrong side of the FedExCup Playoff cutdown following this week’s tournament. The top 70 players will advance to the BMW Championship. Angel Cabrera, Michael Thompson, Ryan Palmer and Martin Laird are among the players currently projected to finish just on the outside.
Here is a complete look at the leaderboard after the first round, including the current and projected FedExCup standings.
| Place | Player | Score | Current FEC | Projected FEC |
| T1 | Phil Mickelson | -8 | 3 | 1 |
| T1 | Brian Davis | -8 | 80 | 4 |
| 3 | Kevin Stadler | -7 | 75 | 17 |
| T4 | Hunter Mahan | -6 | 21 | 9 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | -6 | 55 | 26 |
| T4 | Roberto Castro | -6 | 34 | 18 |
| T7 | John Huh | -5 | 45 | 32 |
| T7 | Chris Kirk | -5 | 47 | 36 |
| T7 | Lee Westwood | -5 | 31 | 29 |
| T7 | Harris English | -5 | 26 | 25 |
| T7 | Jason Dufner | -5 | 19 | 13 |
| T7 | Nicholas Thompson | -5 | 73 | 53 |
| T7 | Stewart Cink | -5 | 85 | 60 |
| T7 | Bob Estes | -5 | 86 | 62 |
| T7 | Jerry Kelly | -5 | 87 | 65 |
| T7 | Ryan Moore | -5 | 53 | 39 |
| T7 | Jonas Blixt | -5 | 41 | 31 |
| T7 | Kevin Streelman | -5 | 12 | 11 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | -5 | 28 | 27 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | -5 | 4 | 5 |
| T7 | Ian Poulter | -5 | 77 | 56 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | -5 | 91 | 66 |
| T23 | Brian Gay | -4 | 51 | 46 |
| T23 | Henrik Stenson | -4 | 13 | 12 |
| T23 | Graham DeLaet | -4 | 7 | 8 |
| T23 | Jordan Spieth | -4 | 9 | 10 |
| T23 | Boo Weekley | -4 | 20 | 20 |
| T23 | Robert Garrigus | -4 | 82 | 74 |
| T23 | K.J. Choi | -4 | 74 | 61 |
| T23 | John Merrick | -4 | 39 | 35 |
| T23 | Jason Day | -4 | 16 | 15 |
| T23 | Charl Schwartzel | -4 | 29 | 30 |
| T23 | Brendan Steele | -4 | 89 | 77 |
| T34 | Scott Stallings | -3 | 62 | 54 |
| T34 | Scott Piercy | -3 | 49 | 49 |
| T34 | Kevin Chappell | -3 | 43 | 43 |
| T34 | Patrick Reed | -3 | 32 | 34 |
| T34 | Tiger Woods | -3 | 1 | 2 |
| T34 | Pat Perez | -3 | 95 | 82 |
| T34 | David Hearn | -3 | 67 | 63 |
| T34 | Daniel Summerhays | -3 | 52 | 50 |
| T34 | Brandt Snedeker | -3 | 6 | 7 |
| T34 | Dustin Johnson | -3 | 22 | 28 |
| T34 | Bo Van Pelt | -3 | 97 | 84 |
| T45 | Ken Duke | -2 | 48 | 52 |
| T45 | D.A. Points | -2 | 15 | 21 |
| T45 | Zach Johnson | -2 | 25 | 33 |
| T45 | Chris Stroud | -2 | 40 | 45 |
| T45 | Brendon de Jonge | -2 | 38 | 42 |
| T45 | Nick Watney | -2 | 35 | 40 |
| T45 | Keegan Bradley | -2 | 11 | 16 |
| T45 | Richard H. Lee | -2 | 92 | 88 |
| T45 | Martin Kaymer | -2 | 90 | 87 |
| T45 | Justin Leonard | -2 | 98 | 90 |
| T45 | William McGirt | -2 | 99 | 91 |
| T56 | Freddie Jacobson | -1 | 61 | 67 |
| T56 | Josh Teater | -1 | 72 | 79 |
| T56 | Jason Kokrak | -1 | 50 | 59 |
| T56 | Matt Every | -1 | 46 | 57 |
| T56 | Russell Henley | -1 | 33 | 44 |
| T56 | Jim Furyk | -1 | 14 | 22 |
| T56 | Charley Hoffman | -1 | 65 | 69 |
| T56 | Rory Sabbatini | -1 | 56 | 64 |
| T56 | Rory McIlroy | -1 | 36 | 48 |
| T56 | Justin Rose | -1 | 5 | 6 |
| T56 | Marc Leishman | -1 | 76 | 85 |
| T56 | Luke Guthrie | -1 | 81 | 89 |
| T68 | Michael Thompson | E | 58 | 71 |
| T68 | Bubba Watson | E | 27 | 41 |
| T68 | Bill Haas | E | 8 | 14 |
| T68 | Brian Stuard | E | 84 | 95 |
| T68 | Bryce Molder | E | 68 | 80 |
| T68 | Kyle Stanley | E | 66 | 78 |
| T68 | Luke Donald | E | 54 | 68 |
| T68 | David Lynn | E | 42 | 55 |
| T68 | Rickie Fowler | E | 23 | 37 |
| T68 | Charles Howell III | E | 24 | 38 |
| T68 | Greg Chalmers | E | 93 | 97 |
| T68 | Camilo Villegas | E | 100 | 100 |
| T80 | Angel Cabrera | 1 | 59 | 72 |
| T80 | Graeme McDowell | 1 | 44 | 58 |
| T80 | Derek Ernst | 1 | 83 | 94 |
| T80 | Matt Jones | 1 | 37 | 51 |
| T80 | Billy Horschel | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| T80 | Gary Woodland | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| T80 | Scott Brown | 1 | 79 | 93 |
| T87 | Tim Clark | 2 | 70 | 83 |
| T87 | John Rollins | 2 | 71 | 86 |
| T87 | Ryan Palmer | 2 | 60 | 73 |
| T87 | Adam Scott | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| T87 | Cameron Tringale | 2 | 69 | 81 |
| T87 | Webb Simpson | 2 | 18 | 24 |
| T87 | Martin Flores | 2 | 78 | 92 |
| T87 | Brian Harman | 2 | 88 | 96 |
| T95 | Martin Laird | 3 | 63 | 75 |
| T95 | Stuart Appleby | 3 | 96 | 99 |
| T95 | Sang-Moon Bae | 3 | 57 | 70 |
| T95 | Jimmy Walker | 3 | 30 | 47 |
| T99 | Erik Compton | 4 | 94 | 98 |
| T99 | David Lingmerth | 4 | 64 | 76 |
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