Tom Watson and Andy North have been partners in victory before on the Champions Tour. This time, however, it means a lot more.
Watson and North teamed to birdie the first seven holes en route to a better-ball 13-under 59 on Friday for a three-shot lead after the first round of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf tournament at The Club at Savannah Harbor.
"For a while there, we said, 'Let's birdie them all,'" North said. "That's sort of what you have to do. You make three pars in an event like this and eight teams go past you."
During the opening run of birdies, Watson sank a 25-foot putt at No. 3 and North chipped in at the sixth.
"You have to make a lot of birdies to win this thing," Watson said. "You'll probably have to shoot about 62 every day."
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