American golfer Troy Matteson leads the Deutsche Bank Championship after the first round on Friday.Matteson,31,shot an excellent six under par 65 as the second leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup got underway near Boston.Dustin Johnson won the first leg last weekend,The Barclays.
Finishing second on the leader board Friday were American Jerry Kelly;South Korean Y.E. Yang;England's Luke Donald,the world number one;and South African Charl Schwartzel.These all shot a five under par 66.
Matteson,the leader,is a product of Georgia Tech.This year,he has two top ten finishes on the PGA Tour to his credit.His earnings amount to 916,012 dollars so far,ranking him 91 on the money list.
Unlike Matteson,the market had a poor Friday and a negative week,hindered by a flat jobs report and renewed European debt concerns.The S&P 500 Index was down 2.48 for the week.
Stock futures were decidedly negative Friday evening,suggesting a rough opening on Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday.The S&P futures plummeted 32.0,while the longer bond index futures climbed.Gold futures rocketed to 1876.90 an ounce,but oil fell to 86.45 a barrel on recession fears.
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