Golf-Day leads BMW Championship after flirting with a 59

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By Ben Everill LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Jason Day missed a shot at carding the seventh 59 in PGA Tour history but still enjoyed a career-best round to grab a four-shot lead after the weather-delayed opening round of the BMW Championship on Friday. Day, seeking a fourth win in six starts, returned to Conway Farms Golf Club after overnight thunderstorms with a 44-yard chip shot from deep rough standing between him and a magical 59. "Overall I hit a pretty good chip, but I thought it was just going to bounce a little bit more than what it did." Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth, playing with Day, was in a six-way share of second place at six under along with fellow Americans Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger, Kevin Na, and Harris English.

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