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PHOENIX -- Morgan Pressel had a befitting start at Wildfire Golf Club. She was 6 under after six holes, then 9 under through 11. Golfs magic number of 59 -- accomplished only on the LPGA Tour by Annika Sorenstam in 2001 at nearby Moon Valley -- was in range and word spread quickly Thursday at the JTBC Founders Cup. "Wow. Go Morgan," friend Natalie Gulbis tweeted. "I dont know if I was necessarily thinking 59, but I probably just got a little bit excited, because I had never been that many under par in that short of a span," Pressel said. "I just got a little bit quick and came back to earth." She did, bogeying the next two holes and closing with five pars for a 7-under 65 that left her a stroke behind first-round leader Mirim Lee. After birdieing Nos. 1 and 2 -- her 10th and 11th holes -- to reach 9 under, Pressel pulled her drive left on the par-4 third. Her ball lodged at the base of a short bush, with the bulk of the branches between the right-hander and the ball. There were burrowing animal holes near the ball, but they didnt interfere with a possible swing or stance. "I could have hit it left-handed and there were a couple of burrowing animal holes around," Pressel said. "I brought them (rules officials) over to ask, but I didnt honestly think that I was going to get relief and I dont think that I deserved it." Pressel took an unplayable lie and missed the green to the right, chipped to 7 feet and made the putt to save bogey. She also dropped a stroke on the par-3 fourth, missing a 15-footer after hitting another iron to the right. "It wasnt the finish that I would have hoped for, but it gives me a little bit of confidence knowing how many birdies I can make and Im capable of," she said. Pressel birdied the first four holes and made a 50-footer for eagle on the par-5 15th. She also birdied the par-3 17th and made the turn in 7-under 29. "I dont know that Ive ever gotten off to that hot of a start," Pressel said. A tour regular since she was 17, the 25-year-old Pressel won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco to become the youngest womens major champion. She also won the 2008 Kapalua LPGA. "I definitely feel like I have the ability to win again," Pressel said. Lee also started on No. 10 and nearly matched Pressels start, playing her opening nine in 6-under 30. She had three birdies and a bogey on the front side for a 64. "Everything was good," said Lee, making her third LPGA Tour start. Defending champion Stacy Lewis, top-ranked Inbee Park and Michelle Wie were two strokes back at 66 along with 2011 winner Karrie Webb, Eun-Hee Ji, Catriona Matthew, Gerina Piller and Pernilla Lindberg. "A lot of tee shots set up well for me," Lewis said. "They fit my eye." Coming off a victory two weeks ago in China in a Ladies European Tour event, Park birdied the final three holes. She closed with a tap-in birdie on the par-4 ninth after nearly holing a full pitching wedge. "It was a very solid round," Park said. "Very good irons." Wie eagled the par-5 fifth. "I hit 3-wood, 5-iron over the green and then chipped in," Wie said. Sixteen-year-old Lydia Ko had a 67. Playing alongside Park, Ko closed with a bogey after driving left into the desert. "I forgot to bring my food and my protein bars," Ko said. "Thats my excuse." DIVOTS: Paula Creamer, a playoff winner three weeks ago in Singapore in the last LPGA Tour event, shot 70. She had a double bogey on the par-4 eighth, her 17th hole. ... Cheyenne Woods, Tiger Woods niece, had a 71. The Phoenix player won the LETs Australian Ladies Masters last month. ... The Semper Fi Fund said The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation will match Cristie Kerrs tour earnings this year to help injured and critically ill service members and their families. She shot 73. ... The scoring average was 70.863. The Arnold Palmer-designed front nine played to an average of 35.917 and the Nick Faldo-designed back nine to an average of 34.946. 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The Hamilton-based Chiefs scored two late tries to beat the Cape Town-based Stormers 36-20 for their third win, after the Stormers rallied from 24-6 down to 24-20 with six minutes remaining.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Carey Price and Bobby Ryan got the call. P.K. Subban and Erik Karlsson did not.Price of the Montreal Canadiens and Ryan of the Ottawa Senators are among 42 players named to participate in the NHL all-star game later this month in Columbus. Each Canadian team has one representative, with Subban not making the cut.Montreal forward Max Pacioretty said he wasnt surprised about his goaltender being selected. He was caught off guard, however, when he found out after a 2-1 overtime loss to Pittsburgh that Subban had been left off the all-star roster.Theres no one else, just Carey? I didnt know that at all, Pacioretty said. No P.K.? No way. You would have thought a team that was in first place earlier this week, you would have thought … maybe get a little more respect.Price called his selection to the all-star team an honour.Its always a fun experience, the Montreal goalie said. Its definitely an honour to go and represent my team. Im looking forward to it. It should be a really good time.Ryan is going for the first time, along with Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames, Radim Vrbata of the Vancouver Canucks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Edmonton Oilers.I thought there was a good chance that Id probably go, but you never know right to the end, Giordano said before the Flames game in Vancouver. Im kind of excited to see what its all about.Said Ryan: I think everyone who is on the ballot always wants to get that one opportunity and it came this year. Im excited. Its going to a great weekend.Phil Kessel of the Toronto Maple Leafs was named to his third all-star game and Dustin Byfuglien of the Winnipeg Jets his second. Byfuglien was picked as a defenceman after moving back to that position this season.On Saturday night the league announced the remaining 36 all-stars who will join the six voted into the game by fans: the Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons and Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Corey Crawford.That did not include Subban, the 2013 Norris Trophy winner whos considered one of the most exciting playmakers in the league. The all-star game seems built for his style, but the NHL had a tough squeeze to get every team at least one player.Nugent-Hopkins is looking forward to the loose game.Its just a fun game, guys are just going out there having fun moving the puck around and trying to run up the score as much as possible, he said in Edmonton.Reigning Hart Trophy winner Sidney Crosby is set to make his first appearance since 2007, joined by Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin. Crosby was chosen for four previous all-star games but did not play because of injury.A few of this years MVP candidates — Tyler Seguin of the Dallas Stars, Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers and Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators — will be there, too.The leagues leading scorer and only player with 50 points, Jakub Voraacek of the Philadelphia Flyers, returns to Columbus where he spent his first three NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets.ddddddddddddFormer Blue Jackets star Rick Nash, who has 25 goals for the New York Rangers, will get a homecoming, as well.Giordano was a no-brainer as hes tied for the league lead in points among defencemen.Numbers are funny sometimes, said Giordano, who has 10 goals and 26 assists. I just and try and be consistent and try and sort of play the same way as much as I can every night. ... Im trying to take a lot of pride in playing tough minutes and playing them well.Every NHL team was represented among the 42 players, though within hours of the announcement it was unclear if that would happen. Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard was taken off the ice in Washington with a groin injury.Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and forwards Ryan Johansen, Nick Foligno will be there for the host Blue Jackets.The NHL all-star weekend goes from Jan. 23-25 and includes the fantasy draft Friday night, skills competition Saturday and game Sunday.All-star captains will be announced at a later date.Darryl Sutter of the Los Angeles Kings, by virtue of winning the Stanley Cup, and Peter Laviolette of the Predators, the team with the most points at the halfway point, will be the coaches.Six rookies, including Calgarys Johnny Gaudreau and Ottawas Mike Hoffman, will take part in the skills competition but not play in the game.This is the first all-star game since 2012 in Ottawa, after a hiatus because of the 2012-13 lockout and 2014 Winter Olympics.Goaltenders: Corey Crawford (Blackhawks)*, Carey Price (Canadiens), Pekka Rinne (Predators), Roberto Luongo (Panthers), Sergei Bobrovsky (Blue Jackets), Jimmy Howard (Red Wings)Defencemen: Duncan Keith (Blackhawks)*, Brent Seabrook (Blackhawks)*, Mark Giordano (Flames), Dustin Byfuglien (Jets), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Coyotes), Justin Faulk (Hurricanes), Erik Johnson (Avalanche), Drew Doughty (Kings), Ryan Suter (Wild), Shea Weber (Predators), Brent Burns (Sharks), Kevin Shattenkirk (Blues)Forwards: Zemgus Girgensons (Sabres)*, Jonathan Toews (Blackhawks)*, Patrick Kane (Blackhawks)*, Phil Kessel (Maple Leafs), Bobby Ryan (Senators), Radim Vrbata (Canucks), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Oilers), Sidney Crosby (Penguins), Evgeni Malkin (Penguins), Alex Ovechkin (Capitals), Jakub Voracek (Flyers), Claude Giroux (Flyers), Ryan Getzlaf (Ducks), Patrice Bergeron (Bruins), Nick Foligno (Blue Jackets), Ryan Johansen (Blue Jackets), Tyler Seguin (Stars), Anze Kopitar (Kings), Patrik Elias (Devils), John Tavares (Islanders), Rick Nash (Rangers), Vladimir Tarasenko (Blues), Steven Stamkos (Lightning), Tyler Johnson (Lightning)Rookies (skills competition only): Johnny Gaudreau (Flames), Mike Hoffman (Senators), Aaron Ekblad (Panthers), Tanner Pearson (Kings), Filip Forsberg (Predators), Jonathan Drouin (Lightning)*-Voted in by fans ' ' '