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Avondale, La. • Brian Stuard shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to top the leaderboard in the suspended first round of the Zurich Classic.

The 33-year-old Stuard had only 21 putts in his bogey-free round at TPC Louisiana, finishing his final hole after a rain delay of nearly five hours.

"It was just one of those days where it seemed like I was really reading the putts well, and luckily they were going in," Stuard said. "I picked this putter up last week in San Antonio and had a good feel for it. I putted well last week and it continued over to today."

None of the afternoon starters were able to finish before darkness suspended play.

Top-ranked Jason Day bogeyed his final two holes after the delay for 69.

"It's just the waiting part," Day said. "Obviously, the weather hovering above us just wouldn't go away. It had just been a very long wait, and you just want to get in and finish. I had two holes left. Yeah, I mean, clearly a little frustrated, but looking forward to tomorrow."

The Australian is the first No. 1 player to play in the event since David Duval in 1999.

"I've just got to manage myself out there," Day said. "Obviously, this is going to be bit of a tough week with these double start rounds. Some guys are going out to play 27 holes tomorrow, or some guys have got to play 36. With that said, I might be able to sneak in nine holes and play 27 on Saturday, but I've just got to stay positive, keep moving forward, and see how it goes from there."

Retief Goosen was second after a 65. The 47-year-old South African is a two-time U.S. Open champion.

"I hit a couple of bad shots coming in, unfortunately, but I managed to save pars," Goosen said. "It'll be a long wait now until my next round."

J.J. Henry, Geoff Ogilvy, Derek Ernst, Charles Howell III and Patrick Rodgers shot 67, and Rickie Fowler topped the group at 68.

Stuard is winless on the PGA Tour. He's making only his seventh start of the season.

"I haven't been able to get in too many tournaments," Stuard said. "I played last week and then this week, obviously, so playing two in a row is kind of nice to get a little momentum going. ... It's tough. I guess it's just part of the deal. You've got to deal with it. But it's definitely tough, not sure what your schedule is going to be even next week."

LPGA Tour

In Irving, Texas, Mi Jung Hur topped the South Korean-dominated leaderboard in the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, opening with a 5-under 66 in breezy conditions.

Based in the area in McKinney, Hur made five straight birdies on the 15th to the first hole. The two-time LPGA Tour winner bogeyed the par-4 fifth and rebounded with a birdie on the par-4 eighth.

South Korean players held six of the top eight positions. So Yeon Ryu and Eun-Hee Ji were tied for second with American Gerina Piller at 67, and Sei Young Kim, Amy Yang, Jenny Shin and Scotland's Catriona Matthew shot 68.

Piller, the U.S. Solheim Cup star who lives in nearby Plano, birdied four of her last seven holes. —

Thursday's scores

Zurich Open

At TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La.

Purse • $7 million Yardage • 7,341 Par • 72

Partial first round

Brian Stuard 31-33 — 64 -8

Retief Goosen 30-35 — 65 -7

J.J. Henry 34-33 — 67 -5

Geoff Ogilvy 34-33 — 67 -5

Derek Ernst 34-33 — 67 -5

Charles Howell III 32-35 — 67 -5

Patrick Rodgers 35-32 — 67 -5

Seung-Yul Noh 32-36 — 68 -4

Danny Lee 34-34 — 68 -4

Rickie Fowler 34-34 — 68 -4

Byeong-Hun An 34-34 — 68 -4

Steve Wheatcroft 33-36 — 69 -3

Freddie Jacobson 36-33 — 69 -3

Angel Cabrera 34-35 — 69 -3

Stuart Appleby 35-34 — 69 -3

Jason Day 38-31 — 69 -3

David Hearn 33-36 — 69 -3

Andrew Loupe 34-35 — 69 -3

Andres Gonzales 35-34 — 69 -3

Hiroshi Iwata 33-36 — 69 -3

Jonas Blixt 34-36 — 70 -2

Jeff Overton 37-33 — 70 -2

Nick Taylor 34-36 — 70 -2

Ben Martin 35-35 — 70 -2

John Senden 34-36 — 70 -2

Steve Stricker 34-36 — 70 -2

Marc Turnesa 35-35 — 70 -2

Blayne Barber 38-32 — 70 -2

Tyler Aldridge 34-36 — 70 -2

Ryan Ruffels 37-33 — 70 -2

Rob Oppenheim 35-35 — 70 -2

Darron Stiles 35-36 — 71 -1

Daniel Berger 34-37 — 71 -1

Chesson Hadley 34-37 — 71 -1

Robert Streb 37-34 — 71 -1

Marc Leishman 36-35 — 71 -1

Tom Gillis 36-35 — 71 -1

Bryce Molder 35-36 — 71 -1

Sung Kang 35-36 — 71 -1

Brice Garnett 35-36 — 71 -1

Dawie van der Walt 35-36 — 71 -1

Rhein Gibson 36-35 — 71 -1

Justin Hicks 36-36 — 72 E

Tyrone Van Aswegen 35-37 — 72 E

Robert Allenby 36-36 — 72 E

Gary Woodland 36-36 — 72 E

Vijay Singh 36-36 — 72 E

Ben Crane 36-36 — 72 E

Chad Collins 35-37 — 72 E

Richard H. Lee 34-38 — 72 E

Chris Stroud 36-36 — 72 E

Boo Weekley 36-36 — 72 E

Bronson Burgoon 36-36 — 72 E

Trevor Immelman 36-37 — 73 +1

Brian Gay 36-37 — 73 +1

Vaughn Taylor 36-37 — 73 +1

Jason Bohn 35-38 — 73 +1

Morgan Hoffmann 38-35 — 73 +1

Erik Compton 34-39 — 73 +1

Wes Roach 36-37 — 73 +1

Tim Yelverton 37-36 — 73 +1

Miguel Angel Carballo 36-37 — 73 +1

Mark Hubbard 35-39 — 74 +2

Luke Guthrie 37-37 — 74 +2

Brett Stegmaier 36-38 — 74 +2

Billy Hurley III 33-41 — 74 +2

Sam Saunders 37-37 — 74 +2

Chris DiMarco 36-38 — 74 +2

Scott Langley 37-38 — 75 +3

Michael Putnam 39-36 — 75 +3

D.H. Lee 38-37 — 75 +3

Ricky Barnes 39-36 — 75 +3

Greg Owen 38-38 — 76 +4

Michael Thompson 38-39 — 77 +5

Tim Herron 38-41 — 79 +7

Jordan Payne 42-39 — 81 +9

Leaderboard

Brian Stuard -8 F

Retief Goosen -7 F

Geoff Ogilvy -5 F

Charles Howell III -5 F

Patrick Rodgers -5 F

Derek Ernst -5 F

J.J. Henry -5 F