Article: Hampden's Hickson shoots a 73; putts don't fall

NORTON, Mass. - John Hickson had said before Friday's opening round of the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship that putting could be the key.

Hickson, head pro at Sunday River Golf Club in Newry, was right as it turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.

The Hampden native just missed a number of putts either left or right, but he also left most of them close for easy tap-in pars en route to a 2-over-par 73.

Tiger Woods, whose namesake foundation is the major charitable beneficiary of the tournament, grabbed the early lead with a 6-under- par 65. He leads Carlos Franco, Briny Baird, Steve Lowery, and Billy Andrade by a stroke.

The other Maine pro in the field, Biddeford-Saco assistant ...

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