Mar 19, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Morgan Hoffmann hits from the 9th fairway during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard at Bay Hill Club & Lodge . Mandatory Credit: Kevin Liles-USA TODAY
(Reuters) - The leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando was jammed with top golfers chasing young American Morgan Hoffmann, who used a blazing finish to seize the first-round lead on Thursday.
Hoffmann, 25, eagled the par-five sixth, his 15th hole, from a greenside bunker and nearly holed out from the fairway at his last hole for a tap-in birdie to register a bogey-free six-under-par 66 at Bay Hill.
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