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Here comes Boo!

Saturday, September 6, 2008
Writing from Town and Country, Mo.

Boo Weekley, the antithesis of a country club member, is charging up the leader board at Bellerive Country Club. Weekley is 7 under par on the day through his first 12 holes, including four birdies en route to an opening nine of 4-under 31 on Bellerive's back side, and birdies on his first three holes on the front side.

The course record at Bellerive is 5-under-par 65, set by Jeff Maggert in the 1992 PGA Championship, and matched in Friday's first round by Camilo Villegas. The Western Open, and thus BMW Championship, record is 63, set by George Payton at Salt Lake Country Club in 1947, and matched 13 times since, most recently by Tiger Woods in last year's final round on Cog Hill's Dubsdread course.

After parring the par-4 fourth hole, Weekley stood tied for second with Andres Romero at 6 under for the championship, a stroke behind Villegas, who regained the lead at 7 under with a birdie on the eighth hole. That's how things stood at 12:39 p.m.

Incidentally, add Weekley and Briny Baird to those who scored 4-under 31 on the back side. The best score to this point on the front side is 3-under 32, by Angel Cabrera and Bart Bryant.

There was one withdrawal before the round: Chad Campbell left the building, leaving 68 players in the field.

– Tim Cronin

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