It was 15 years ago that Ocala's Ted Potter (pictured on this page) was partnered with Keegan Bradley for the final round of the Ocala Open at Candler Hills. Both were at 7-under 209. Neither won it, that honor went to Danny Ellis of Orlando.

    Here we are, 15 years later, and the same Bradley is atop the leaderboard in the BMW Championship, second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

    Bradley shot 6-under-66 in the opening round Thursday at the par-72 Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado, playing at 8,130 yards. He has a one-stroke lead over Hideki Matsuyama, and two strokes over Sungjae Im, Alex Noren, Adam Scott and Corey Connors.

    The field has been cut to the top 50 after Matsuyama's victory at 17 under last week in the FedEx Championship in Memphis, good for a payday of $3.6 million. He's the third-ranked player beginning the BMW.  

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