12th November 2005
The team of Jason Gore and Fred Funk lead the Franklin Templeton Shootout after the completion of the first round of play at the Tiburon Golf Club.
31 year old Gore, 31, and the 49 year old Funk posted a 9-under-par 63 on Friday to take the lead in the alternate shot format.
Gore and Funk lead by one shot from John Huston/Kenny Perry who are at 8 under along with Mark O'Meara/Nick Price and tournament favourites Fred Couples and Adam Scott.
Tournament host Greg Norman and playing partner Steve Elkington finished 3 under and were 11th place while two defending champions Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman are three shots off the pace at 5 under.
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| Date | Tournament | 2004 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27-30 | Chrysler Championship | Vijay Singh |
| Nov 3-6 | The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola | Retief Goosen |
| Nov 10-13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Hank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman |
| Nov 17-20 | WGC World Cup | England |
| Nov 26-27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | Fred Couples |
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | SAf |
| 5 | Ernie Els | SAF |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | USA |
| 8 | Adam Scott | AUS |
| 9 | Chris DiMarco | USA |
| 10 | David Toms | USA |
Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.
Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.