Casey stays in running
England's Ryder Cup hopeful Paul Casey made a strong start to The Barclays with a five-under-par 66 at Ridgewood Country Club.
Casey, hoping to prove his worth for a captain's pick from Nick Faldo ahead of August 31, compiled a round of eight birdies and three bogeys on the par-71.
But he is four shots behind outright leader Hunter Mahan, while five other players are tied on four under.
Casey pleased with start
Paul Casey was pleasantly surprised with the start he made at The Barclays after his first round performance.
The Ryder Cup hopeful is four shots of the pace, but means it will only be the third time this season he has managed to start a second round in the top 25.
Casey said: "I'm very happy with that. I've struggled to get off to a good start this year. First rounds haven't been good, so that was great."
The Barclays
| First-round leaderboard | | | |
| Ridgewood Country Club, par 71 | | | |
| -9 | H Mahan | USA | 18 |
| -5 | P Casey | Eng | 18 |
| Selected others | | | |
| -4 | B Van Pelt | USA | 18 |
| -4 | K Streelman | USA | 18 |
| -4 | M Goggin | Aus | 18 |
| -4 | C Hoffman | USA | 18 |
| -3 | A Scott | Aus | 18 |
| -3 | K Perry | USA | 18 |
| -2 | B Davis | Eng | 18 |
The Barclays | First-round leaderboard | | | |
| Ridgewood Country Club, par 71 | | | |
| -1 | S Garcia | Spa | 18 |
| -1 | P Mickelson | USA | 18 |
| -1 | T Immelman | RSA | 18 |
| lev | E Els | RSA | 18 |
| +1 | C Howell III | USA | 18 |
| +1 | P Harrington | Ire | 18 |
| +1 | C Pettersson | Swe | 18 |
| +2 | I Poulter | Eng | 18 |
| +2 | R Goosen | RSA | 18 |
| +3 | RS Johnson | Swe | 18 |