A new MJ in North Carolina...
MJ Maguire takes command early during the first round

The early leader has come from an early group. M.J. Maguire of St. Petersburg, Fla., teed off at 7 a.m. and set the bar high for the rest of the field. Despite a bogey on No. 1, Maguire rebounded with six birdies en route to a five-under-par 65. Ranked No. 51 in the Polo Golf Rankings, he already has a pair of top-five finishes in 2009, including a second-place finish at the AJGA Cliffs Championship.

A quartet of players is hot on his heels and sits one shot back. Rak Cho of Brea, Calif., carded a 30 on the front nine and held on to post a 66, while Ian McConnell of Riverview, Fla., has jumped near the top after birdies on three of his last four holes, and is also 4-under-par. Mario Clemens of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Jordan Spieth of Dallas, round out the foursome in second place.

Keep track of the final groups with FootJoy Live Scoring and see if anyone can challenge Maguire's early pace.

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Rak-ing up the birdies...
2008 runner-up making early charge at FootJoy Invitational

Home of the PGA TOUR's Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club is testing 99 of the world's best juniors this week at the FootJoy Invitational.

Midway through first-round tee times, Rak Cho of Brea, Calif., is picking up right where he left off. Cho closed the 2008 FootJoy Invitational with birdies on Nos. 17 and 18 and finished in second place at 3-under-par. Through six holes, four birdies have given him the early lead at 4-under-par.

With nearly three hours of tee times ahead of us, Cho will have a host of followers. Check FootJoy Live Scoring and track the movement on the leaderboard throughout the day.

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