Lima, Jacquelin share BMW lead

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06/21/2007 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose-Filipe Lima and Raphael Jacquelin posted matching rounds of seven-under-par 65 Thursday to share the lead after the opening round of the BMW International Open at Golfclub Munchen Nord- Eichenried.

The first round was completed Thursday despite a 45-minute weather delay.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, who won the Italian Open earlier this year, carded a 66 in the opening round. He was joined in third place by Paul Broadhurst and Marc Farry.

Ernie Els, coming off a tie for 51st at the U.S. Open, posted a 67 Thursday. He stands alongside Andres Romero, Francesco Molinari, David Frost and Niclas Fasth, who finished fourth last week at the U.S. Open.

Lima, who has missed the cut in his last six starts, stumbled out of the gate with a bogey on the first. He atoned for that mistake with a birdie on three and made it two straight as he birdied the fourth.

"I hit a very bad drive on the first hole, but in a funny way I think that help relax me a little bit because I was a little stressed after the way I have been playing," said Lima. "I changed some things on my swing and I started the year very badly, missing a lot of cuts. A good round today is very good for me and my confidence."

The 25-year-old drained a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-five sixth to jump to three-under. Lima parred his next three holes.

Lima converted back-to-back birdies chances from the 10th to get within one of the lead at minus-five. He jumped atop the leaderboard with an eagle from six feet out on the par-five 18th.

Jacquelin, who won the BMW Asian Open earlier this season, also started with a bogey, his coming on the third. He quickly got back into red figures with three straight birdies from the fourth.

The 33-year-old again carded three consecutive birdies from the eighth to get to five-under. He moved within one of Lima thanks to a birdie on the par-four 13th. Jacquelin gained a share of the lead with a birdie at the last.

"Although I do enjoy the course and coming here, it is getting more difficult every year," said Jacquelin. "But if you put the ball in the fairway you will have chances and I managed to do that. Of course I also love coming to the BMW tournaments - you could say that I am a BMW man."

Ten players -- including Paul Casey, Thomas Levet and Anders Hansen -- are tied for 11th at four-under-par 68.

Defending champion Henrik Stenson struggled to a one-over-par 73, that left him tied for 79th. His round was done in by a triple-bogey at the par-four 14th.

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Pacific-10 Conference odds

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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