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Nobody should be surprised Kenny Perry is in contention again this year at the Crowne Plaza Colonial Championship. Perry has won more money (2,643,181) at the Colonial than any other player in the tournament’s history.
After shooting a bogey free six under 64 on Thursday, Perry wants to become the first player since Ben Hogan to win the Colonial three times.
“Something I would like to do, no doubt,” said Perry. “I think there is 10 guys with two wins in this tournament. I would love to break out of there and get three. It's only one day, we got three more days to go. A lot of work ahead of me.”
Perry made three birdies on his first nine (holes 10-18) playing with Vijay Singh who also started hot, making four birdies on the same side, including three in a row.
“He played great,” Perry said of Singh. “It is always nice when one guy is going good. It keeps the group paying attention more focused. I always like it when somebody is playing hot.”
Perry has been “hot” almost all year, making the cut in 11 of 12 events. He won the FBR Open in January and has already earned $2,705,259, which ranks fifth on the money list.
Earlier this year at Augusta National, Kenny Perry tried to usurp Jack Nicklaus as the oldest person to ever win the Masters. But back to back bogeys on the 71st and 72nd holes of the tournament cost him the outright Major win. He would go on to lose to Angel Cabrera in a three man playoff that included Chad Campbell.
“We cried a little bit there the first couple of days and talked about it and enjoyed it,” said Perry. “But I'm not hanging my head on that deal, that was fun. I had a blast.”
Perry is a self described, “feel player” player, but pulled a “Bruce Lietzke” before playing the Colonial this week.
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