Crookston's Travis Ross started his 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship Monday with a +7, 78 at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. The course, however, did not show much compassion to other competitors as the average score for round one was 79.9.
Ross had three bogeys on the front nine and three on the back nine plus a double bogey, but a birdie on the back nine put him at -7. He is tied for 180th place.
Ross will begin his second round today at 2 p.m. PDT on The Home Course.
The top 64 players after today's round advance to the match play tree.
From the scores posted in round one, The Home Course was much more kind to golfers, including Jeff Wilson of Fairfield, Calif. with a -10, 62. He holds a seven-shot lead over the second place golfers.
The average score of round one on The Home Course was 75.2, while Chambers Bay Golf Course averaged more than four strokes higher.
Check CrookstonTimes.com for updates on Ross' round two.
