Goggin leads by one in Memorial

Mathew Goggin charged to the lead with a seven-under-par 65 in the first round at the Memorial tournament.

The Australian holed eight birdies in delightful conditions at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Kenny Perry and Jerry Kelly were tied for second after 66s, with Brett Quigley and Rod Pampling two behind.

English duo Luke Donald and Justin Rose were among those tied for sixth on four under following 68s.

Goggin, a renowned ball-striker whose chipping and putting has prevented him from winning on the PGA Tour, had no trouble with his short game, taking just 22 putts on some of the smoothest greens in the world.

Starting on the back nine, Goggin recorded successive birdies on the 11th and 12th before his solitary bogey of the day on the 13th was immediately cancelled out with a birdie-three on the 14th.

A birdie on the 18th left him three under after nine before a run of four birdies in five holes followed from the fourth through to the eighth.

It is Goggin's first appearance at the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event, although he has played the course once before, nine years ago, while staying at a house adjacent to the course with Jack's son Gary.

"We were going to play the course the next day and I was all fired up," Goggin recalled. "It was my birthday and we got so drunk.

"We had a big night and I had such a bad hangover we decided to pull the pin (after eight holes) and get out of the sun."

A tired Phil Mickelson shot 72, just four days after his sensational last-gasp victory at Colonial.

Sergio Garcia also carded 72 in his first start since winning the Players Championship.