Harrison Frazar, a PGA Tour rookie coming off his career-best finish last week, fired a six-under-par 64 yesterday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the 1998 Mastercard Colonial.
Playing in the first group of the day at the par-70 Colonial Country Club course, Frazar birdied his first three holes and four of his first six to gain the lead he never relinquished.
Four golfers including former Colonial champion Lanny Wadkins and PGA Tour leading money-winner David Duval were tied for second at 66. Also two under were Phil Blackmar and Jim Furyk. A total of nine golfers were tied at 67.
Frazar played in only one PGA Tour event in 1997, missing the cut, but finished tied for second before his hometown fans and friends in last week's GTE Byron Nelson Classic. He continues to enjoy his 1998 Texas swing, playing just 30 miles from his home in Dallas.
"I'm very pleased and comfortable right now," Frazar said. "When you feel like you're gaining the respect of your peers, then that gives you a lot of confidence in what you are doing."
