Kapur in front at Czech Open

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08/19/2010 - Celadna, Czech Republic (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shiv Kapur fired a six-under 66 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the Czech Open at Prosper Golf Resort.

Tano Goya and Peter Hanson are knotted in second place at five-under 67, followed by Richard Bland and Julien Guerrier, who share fourth place at minus-four.

Rick Kulacz, Jose Manuel Lara, Scott Hend, Richard Finch and Clodomiro Carranza are tied for sixth place at three-under 69.

They are all chasing a 28-year-old from India who is winless on the European Tour and 100th in this year's Race to Dubai.

Kapur parred the first hole, a reachable par five, but caught fire immediately after. He birdied six holes in a row from the second, parred eight and nine and made the turn at six-under 30.

The two pars at the end of the front nine showed that Kapur was slowing down. He bogeyed the par-five 10th and the par-four 11th to fall to four-under par for the tournament.

After four consecutive pars, Kapur got back to five-under par thanks to a birdie at the par-five 16th. He took sole possession of the lead with a birdie at the last.

"I was six-under through my first seven holes so it would have been nice to have added some birdies on the back nine," said Kapur. "But golfers are never happy."

Kapur was raving about the golf course, especially since he's not as accustomed to hilly tracks.

"The course is fantastic and the greens are absolutely brilliant. They are rolling beautifully in spite of the rain," said Kapur, who lost a playoff earlier this season at the South African Open Championship. "I've never grown up on courses like this -- I did on flat courses -- but it suits my game as it is not a course that rewards long hitters."

This is one of the last two events to finalize the European Ryder Cup team. After next week, the automatic nine qualifiers will be set and Colin Montgomerie will make his three captain's picks.

One of the players battling to get on to the team is Miguel Angel Jimenez. The Spaniard, who co-designed the course, shot a one-under 71 in Thursday's first round.

"It's not much of an advantage knowing the course as people practice a couple of days and get to know it," said Jimenez, who is eighth on the Ryder Cup points list. "The course is very true and you can see everything. You need to hit it straight to be able to hit the pins as the greens are very fast. That is the key."

NOTES: Defending champion Oskar Henningsson managed a one-over 73 on Thursday and is tied for 50th place...There was a steady rainfall on Thursday, but play wasn't stopped.

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Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

Southeastern Conference odds
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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