Golf Capsules

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) -Hunter Mahan opened with an unlikely eagle after spinning in a sand wedge from 98 yards and never let up, shooting a 9-under-par 62 Thursday to take the first-round lead at The Barclays in the FedEx Cup playoff opener.

He took a four-stroke lead with a round that included eight birdies at Ridgewood Country Club.

England's Paul Casey shot a 66, and Bo Van Pelt, Kevin Streelman, Mathew Goggin, Charley Hoffman and afternoon starter Dudley Hart had 67s. Steve Stricker, the winner last year at Westchester Country Club, topped the group at 68.

Trying to earn a spot on the Ryder Cup team as one of Paul Azinger's four captain's picks, Mahan hit 11 of 14 fairways, 15 greens in regulation and needed only 23 putts.

Mahan, 31st in the FedEx Cup standings, established the course record in the first PGA Tour round on the A.W. Tillinghast-designed layout - a composite of Ridgewood's three nine-hole courses.

The top 120 in FedEx Cup standings after the tournament will qualify for the Deutsche Bank Championship next week in Norton, Mass. The field will be cut to 70 for the BMW Championship in St. Louis and to 30 for the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

U.S. Amateur

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Danny Lee, the world's top-ranked amateur at 18, cruised past both of his opponents in match play and moved within three wins of supplanting Tiger Woods as the youngest champion in U.S. Amateur history.

He dominated Clemson freshman Jacob Burger 5 and 4 in the second round, then defeated Wichita State's Connor McHenry 7 and 6 in the round of 16.

Derek Fathauer needed extra holes in both of his matches, including 22 to outlast Kevin Tway. He sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole to advance to the quarterfinals for the second straight year.

Also advancing to Saturday's semifinals were Drew Kittleson, Morgan Hoffman, Adam Mitchell, Charlie Holland, Patrick Reed and Graham Hill.

KLM Open

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) - Rolf Muntz birdied three straight holes to start the back nine and shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the KLM Open.

Denmark's Soren Hansen, who hasn't finished better than a tie for 64th in any of his previous four events, overcame a double bogey 6 at No. 9 with four birdies on the back to shoot 65 and share second with John Bickerton.

Sweden's Alexander Noren was another stroke back at 66 while Justin Rose shot a bogey-free round and was in a group of eight at 67.