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Familiar faces in Atlanta: PGA champ Keegan Bradley leads Jason Dufner

Luke Donald, left, talks with Justin Rose, both of England, as they walk down the sixth fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt).
Luke Donald, left, talks with Justin Rose, both of England, as they walk down the sixth fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt).

ATLANTA – Golf returned to Atlanta one month after the PGA Championship and hardly anything changed. Keegan Bradley and Jason Dufner are still atop the leaderboard.

Bradley, who won the PGA in a playoff over Dufner about 40 minutes up the road at Atlanta Athletic Club, ran off four birdies on the back nine for a 6-under 64 to build a two-shot lead in the Tour Championship.

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Dufner was surprisingly crooked off the tee but still managed a 66, along with Chez Reavie. Luke Donald, the No. 1 player in the world, was also 4 under through 17 holes when the opening round at East Lake was suspended by storms.

Bradley is a long shot to win the FedEx Cup, although a win could assure him a spot in the Presidents Cup.

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