Cook, Browne share top spot in Pebble Beach
Olin Browne opened with an eagle, shot 31 on the front nine and had four birdies on his way to a 66.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
Cook, coming off a victory Nov. 1 in the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, had six birdies in his bogey-free round.
“I’m pretty satisfied, considering I haven’t played at all since the Charles Schwab Cup,” said Cook, who won his first PGA Tour event at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am on the Monterey Peninsula in 1981. “I mean I’ve hit a few balls. But I didn’t have any expectations, so I’m pleasantly surprised.”
Browne, who won the Pebble Beach Invitational in 2001, opened with an eagle, shot 31 on the front nine and had four birdies while playing one group ahead of Cook.
“I got off to a nice start and made some nice putts,” said Browne, who joined the ...
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