Last year, Steph Curry shot 74's in both rounds of Web.com's Ellie Mae Classic and missed the cut by 11 shots.
This year, he got off to a better start, putting himself in position to chase the cutline on Friday.
Curry started on the back nine at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward and posted a +3 38. He bogeyed 13, 15 and 16.
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After making the turn onto the front nine, Curry bogeyed the second hole and stood at +4. But he birdied the next hole and closed the round with birdies on 7 and 8 to finish with a +1 71.
Curry is currently tied for 109th place. Adam Long, Seth Reeves and Samuel Del Val are tied for the lead at -7.