Imada: "I like to play fast, so it's good for me."

Thanks to reader Geoff for Richard Durrett's ESPN Dallas blog item on Ryuji Imada's disappointment at not breaking the two-hour barrier Sunday when he was first out at the TPC Four Seasons in the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

"It's not bad, but I've played in 1 hour, 47 minutes before at Hilton Head," Imada said. "I like to play fast, so it's good for me."

Imada posted a 1-over 71 at that brisk pace as his regular caddie watched from outside the ropes. Imada saw a buddy of his, Nick Meads, from Tyler, Texas, on the first tee and asked if he wanted to caddie for him. Meads is a 17-year-old who is heading to Baylor and hopes to walk-on the golf team.

Geoff followed the round and reports that Imada did run off the first tee as a joke but otherwise played at a normal clip. He did not appear to ever rush.