Former Aggie Greg Yates shines in first-ever PGA Tour round

Greg Yates ( Associated Press )Scrolling down the list of 24 players who broke par Thursday at the Valspar Championship, one comes across the likes of stars, grinders, young risers and nomads. But then one happens upon the name "Greg Yates" at 2-under 69.

Wait, who?

That had to be on the minds of some who'd seen a difficult Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort make it a puzzle for even the biggest names to piece together a sub-par round. Yet, Yates accomplished the feat with a high school friend on the bag. And Yates is competing in his first ever PGA Tour event.

The biggest unknown among the 24 under-par names is in fact 24 years old and earned entry into this week's field nearly a year…