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Article: Former British Open champ Curtis shoots career-best 62 to take Booz Allen lead
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- June 23, 2006
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JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer
AP Worldstream
06-23-2006
Dateline: POTOMAC, Maryland
Ben Curtis is still searching for the elusive victory to prove his 2003 British Open title wasn't a flash in the pan. A career-best round at the Booz Allen Classic might have him on his way.
Curtis shot a 9-under-par 62 on Thursday, topping a lackluster field in the first round of an anticlimactic tournament following the U.S. Open. He took advantage of the impeccable conditions at a TPC at Avenel course which looked especially inviting after last week's brutal challenge at Winged Foot.
"After playing last week, the fairways look like they are 80 yards wide," said Curtis, who was one shot off the course ...