Who is the leader in the 2009 Senior PGA Championship?”
Drummond, a 52-year-old journeyman pro from Scotland, who has never won an event on the PGA Tour or the European Tour and went through the European qualifying school four times to regain his card, is the surprise tournament leader. Even Drummond was stunned at his showing. “I didn’t expect to be in or near the lead,” said the lanky, 6-3, 166-pound Drummond after shooting a four-under 66 on Friday for a two-day total of 136 and a two-shot lead over Jeff Sluman, Larry Mize, Bernhard Langer and first-round co-leaders Scott Hoch and Tom Purtzer. “To be honest I don’t think I even want to contemplate [winning]. It would be a dream come true, obviously. It would be an unbelievable achievement and something to be proud of. But, I don’t think I can even contemplate that.” Drummond’s greatest claim to fame is four Scottish Professional Championship wins in 1986, ’87, ’89 and ’90. He also finished 31st in the British Open in both 1984 and ’95. He qualified for the Senior PGA Championship as one
Scott Hoch and Tom Purtzer share the first-round lead at the 2009 Senior PGA Championship at 4-under-par 66. Bernhard Langer is alone in third place at 2-under-par 68. Hoch and Purtzer matched the competitive course record on the 6,895-yard Canterbury Golf Club course near Cleveland. Bobby Clampett set the mark at a U.S. Open qualifier in 1979 and Joe Carr and Bob Charles later matched it at the 1996 U.S. Senior Open.
Scott Hoch, Tom Purtzer share lead at 2009 Senior PGA Championship at Canterbury Golf Club. And then there is Scott Hoch, who shared the first-round lead of the 70th annual Senior PGA Championship at Canterbury Golf Club in Shaker Heights with Tom Purtzer after shooting an opening 4-under-par 66 in perfect conditions Friday.
