Ian Poulter and Zach Johnson wound up tied for the lead Thursday at 4-under 68.
Only one of them was happy about it.
Playing for the sixth straight week after flying all over Asia, Poulter had a great round turn into a good one on the 18th hole at Sherwood Country Club when he drove into the trees, clipped a branch and three-putted from 35 feet for a double bogey.
"It's 4-under par and I'm disappointed," Poulter said. "I'm leading, but I should way clear."
Not only did he have that double bogey at the end, Poulter twice three-putted on par 5s, and had a vicious lip-out on the seventh. He figures he wasted a round that could have been in the neighborhood of 64, although the Englishman has been around long enough to realize golf doesn't work that way.
Johnson also dropped a couple of shots, although he made up ground on the par 5s. He remains famous for his Masters victory in 2007 when he chose to lay up on the par 5s at Augusta National. Puffing out his chest with a sarcastic grin, Johnson told of making two birdies on the par 5s by reaching the green in two.
