Article: Baker-Finch's 62 paces field

Al Geiberger, consider yourself fortunate.

Ian Baker-Finch matched the course record with a 9-under-par 62 in the opening round Thursday of the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic in Williamsburg, Va. He then lamented about what could have been.

"I missed five other birdie putts from 10 feet in," Baker-Finch said.

Had he made three of those, the personable Australian would have tied the PGA Tour single-round scoring record Geiberger established with a 59 at the 1977 Memphis Classic.

"I've been setting some plans and goals recently, and I was thinking the other night how I'd really like to break 60," said Baker-Finch, whose previous low round was a 63. "And I realized you can't think about ...

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