The first round of the Wells Fargo Championship is in the books and there is a familiar face on top of the leaderboard, even if it’s an unusual one for a non-major championship. Angel Cabrera developed a reputation for playing well in the majors, but not being much of a factor the rest of the year. While that could still prove to be true, he’s off to a good start in a non-major after opening with a 6-under round of 66.
Wells Fargo Championship 2014: Angel Cabrera leads, Phil Mickelson 1 back
The theory that Angel Cabrera only plays well in majors wasn’t true on Thursday as he jumped into the lead at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Tyler Lecka
Cabrera has four career top-three finishes in the Unites States, three of which have come in major tournaments. The only two PGA Tour wins of his career came in majors. Despite having the game to win the biggest tournaments, he hasn’t fared very well in non-majors, making just two cuts in seven events this year. Cabrera appeared to be in major form at Quail Hollow, carding seven birdies, including three straight after making the turn. The impressive first round was enough to put him in the lead, but only by a stroke.
Phil Mickelson and Martin Flores are tied for second place at 5-under. Mickelson got off to a quick start with two birdies in his first three holes. He tied Cabrera following a birdie at No. 12. Mickelson hit an errant shot of the tee on the 12th, but made up for it with a great approach shot, setting a kick in birdie to tie the lead.
The tie didn’t last long, as he gave the stroke right back at No. 13. He again tied Cabrera for the lead again with a birdie at the 15th, only to drop a shot at No. 17 to fall back into a tie for second place.
Mickelson and Cabrera were only two of a host of players off to a good start. Webb Simpson is 4-under while Martin Kaymer, Vijay Singh, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose are among several players tied for seventh place at 3-under. The Tour has been a bit lackluster in recent weeks, so the potential for a star-studded weekend leaderboard is promising.
Here is a complete look at the leaderboard following 18 holes.
Place | Player | Score | 1st Round |
1 | Angel Cabrera | -6 | 66 |
T2 | Martin Flores | -5 | 67 |
T2 | Phil Mickelson | -5 | 67 |
T4 | Jonathan Byrd | -4 | 68 |
T4 | Stewart Cink | -4 | 68 |
T4 | Webb Simpson | -4 | 68 |
T7 | Shawn Stefani | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Martin Kaymer | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Vijay Singh | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Kevin Na | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Rory McIlroy | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Charles Howell III | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Justin Rose | -3 | 69 |
T7 | Martin Laird | -3 | 69 |
T16 | David Hearn | -2 | 70 |
T16 | Scott Langley | -2 | 70 |
T16 | Daniel Summerhays | -2 | 70 |
T16 | J.B. Holmes | -2 | 70 |
T16 | Brian Harman | -2 | 70 |
T16 | Ryan Moore | -2 | 70 |
T16 | Retief Goosen | -2 | 70 |
T23 | Ben Martin | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Jim Renner | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Brice Garnett | -1 | 71 |
T23 | John Merrick | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Gary Woodland | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Jonas Blixt | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Brendon Todd | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Danny Lee | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Wes Roach | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Will Wilcox | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Bronson La'Cassie | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Bud Cauley | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Roberto Castro | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Michael Thompson | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Scott Brown | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Zach Johnson | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Lee Westwood | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Chris Kirk | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Jeff Overton | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Robert Streb | -1 | 71 |
T23 | Troy Merritt | -1 | 71 |
T44 | Brian Stuard | E | 72 |
T44 | Stephen Ames | E | 72 |
T44 | Chad Collins | E | 72 |
T44 | Josh Teater | E | 72 |
T44 | Ricky Barnes | E | 72 |
T44 | Mark Wilson | E | 72 |
T44 | Kevin Streelman | E | 72 |
T44 | D.A. Points | E | 72 |
T44 | Mike Weir | E | 72 |
T44 | Hunter Mahan | E | 72 |
T44 | Sang-Moon Bae | E | 72 |
T44 | Harrison Frazar | E | 72 |
T44 | Ted Potter, Jr. | E | 72 |
T44 | Geoff Ogilvy | E | 72 |
T44 | Jim Furyk | E | 72 |
T44 | Brendan Steele | E | 72 |
T44 | Padraig Harrington | E | 72 |
T44 | John Peterson | E | 72 |
T44 | Billy Hurley III | E | 72 |
T44 | Kevin Kisner | E | 72 |
T44 | Fielding Brewbaker | E | 72 |
T44 | Andrew Svoboda | E | 72 |
T44 | Dustin Bray | E | 72 |
T67 | Jason Bohn | 1 | 73 |
T67 | John Rollins | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Kevin Chappell | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Robert Allenby | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Y.E. Yang | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Charlie Wi | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Camilo Villegas | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Robert Karlsson | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Nicholas Thompson | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Pat Perez | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Morgan Hoffmann | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Lee Williams | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Kevin Foley | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Michael Putnam | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Carl Pettersson | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Derek Ernst | 1 | 73 |
T67 | Kevin Tway | 1 | 73 |
T84 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Kyle Stanley | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Jhonattan Vegas | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Jimmy Walker | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Rickie Fowler | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Matt Jones | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Charlie Beljan | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Jason Gore | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Brian Davis | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Scott Gardiner | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Cameron Tringale | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Spencer Levin | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Brian Gay | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Rory Sabbatini | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Woody Austin | 2 | 74 |
T84 | Justin Hicks | 2 | 74 |
T100 | James Driscoll | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Scott McCarron | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Lucas Glover | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Bill Haas | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Chesson Hadley | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Davis Love III | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Nick Watney | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Jamie Donaldson | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Sean O'Hair | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Richard Lee | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Jason Kokrak | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Greg Chalmers | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Ben Crane | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Will MacKenzie | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Johnson Wagner | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Chris Stroud | 3 | 75 |
T100 | William McGirt | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Frank Lickliter II | 3 | 75 |
T100 | Peter Malnati | 3 | 75 |
T121 | James Hahn | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Seung-yul Noh | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Darren Clarke | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Jim Herman | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Hunter Green | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Steve Marino | 4 | 76 |
T121 | David Lingmerth | 4 | 76 |
T121 | D.H. Lee | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Tommy Gainey | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Ernie Els | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Scott Stallings | 4 | 76 |
T121 | Joe Ogilvie | 4 | 76 |
T133 | Heath Slocum | 5 | 77 |
T133 | Hudson Swafford | 5 | 77 |
T133 | Andrew Loupe | 5 | 77 |
T133 | Bo Van Pelt | 5 | 77 |
T133 | Stuart Appleby | 5 | 77 |
T133 | K.J. Choi | 5 | 77 |
T133 | J.J. Henry | 5 | 77 |
T140 | Kelly Mitchum | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Paul Goydos | 6 | 78 |
T140 | George McNeill | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Russell Henley | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Trevor Immelman | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Andres Romero | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Tim Wilkinson | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Jamie Lovemark | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Harold Varner, III | 6 | 78 |
T140 | Tyrone van Aswegen | 6 | 78 |
T150 | Troy Matteson | 7 | 79 |
T150 | Ben Curtis | 7 | 79 |
T150 | Ben Kohles | 7 | 79 |
T150 | Rod Perry | 7 | 79 |
T154 | Peter Hanson | 8 | 80 |
T154 | Brendon de Jonge | 8 | 80 |
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