Frazar shares the spotlight with Irene at Barclays

EDISON, N.J. (AP) — During a delay of nearly three hours, Harrison Frazar had plenty of time to watch the news and see the projected path of a big hurricane that appears headed up the Eastern seaboard toward New Jersey.

On the golf course, he was only concerned about fairways and greens.

He played the opening round at The Barclays without a care, keeping bogeys off his card and making a pair of birdies after the delay for a 7-under 64 that put him atop the leaderboard Thursday.

Matt Kuchar, the defending champion of his opening playoff event, also was at 7 under and had two holes remaining when the first round was halted by darkness.

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