Gooch, Cook fire 64s to share first-round lead at Houston Open

Cook, Gooch (64) share Houston Open lead

0:0022:43HUMBLE, Texas – Austin Cook and Talor Gooch shot 8-under-par 64s Thursday to take the lead after the first round of the Houston Open.

Cook, who tied for 11th as a Monday qualifier in 2015 when the tournament was played the week before the Masters - its calendar slot until 2018 - shot a career-best 29 on the front side. The 28-year-old golfer from Arkansas returned to the clubhouse having hit every one of the 18 greens in regulation, another career first.

"It's definitely nice to get out and have a great round in the first round," Cook said, before expressing frustration with his recent missed cuts lately because of "iffy ball-striking" on his…