
It only took a single competitive round for Geoff Ogilvy to realize that TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm is the kind of course that requires an element of defense in his gameplan. Playing in Friday’s first group off the 10th tee, Ogilvy birdied three of his first four holes on his way to a 5-under 65 that left him two strokes off the early Day 2 lead. “You kind of want to get under before you get over on a course like this because it kind of beats you over the head all day,� said Ogilvy, who birdied the 10th hole and added two more at Nos. On Thursday, TPC Potomac – which previously hosted the PGA Tour’s Booz Allen Classic until 2006 before undergoing a major renovation in 2009 – played more than a stroke over par (1.2 strokes) and was proving to be even more of a challenge on Friday.
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