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Nathan Green had just one bogey in his round of 62 on Thursday.
Australian Nathan Green started Friday on top of the Valero Texas Open leaderboard. But a slew of bogeys has him among the chasers, not leaders, as play continues. Leaderboard | First-round recap

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VALERO TEXAS OPEN - IN PROGRESS

PlayerScoreThru Today
1 Chris Stroud -10 15-6
T2 Paul Goydos (USA) -8 F-4
T2 Tim Petrovic (USA) -8 17-5
T4 Matt Jones (AUS) -7 F-6
T4 Olin Browne (USA) -7 F-1
T4 Kevin Streelman (USA) -7 F-7
T4 Rory Sabbatini (RSA) -7 F-4
T4 Kevin Stadler (USA) -7 16-4
T4 Jimmy Walker (USA) -7 17-4
T10 Greg Kraft (USA) -6 3-1
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Site: La Cantera GC-Resort Course, San Antonio, TX

Par: 35-35--70 Yards: 6,896 Purse: $4,500,000

Def. Champ: Justin Leonard - USA, 261 (19-under)

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FedExCup Standings

RankPlayerCup Points
1Vijay Singh125,101
2Camilo Villegas124,550
3Sergio Garcia119,400
4Anthony Kim114,419
5Jim Furyk113,180
6Mike Weir113,118
7Phil Mickelson112,201
8Justin Leonard111,638
9Ben Curtis110,702
10K.J. Choi110,646
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