Nick Price, right, watches teammate David Toms' drive off the 12th tee during first-round action Monday.

Journal photo / Mary Murphy

BARRINGTON -- The conditions were horrible in the opening round of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, but that did not stop Nick Price from putting on a show.

 The Hall of Famer, who already has won the CVS twice, ignored the rain and wind as he shot a 6-under 29 on his own ball over the final nine. He and his partner, David Toms, another CVS regular, had struggled badly, posting a rare over-par total of 37 on the front side.

 While Price was the one who turned it around, he credited Toms with lighting the fire. Toms hit his tee shot on the par-3 10th seven feet behind the hole. Price said that freed him up. He had hit his shot on the edge of the green. He putted with his fairway wood -- and knocked it in for a deuce.

 Price then went on to birdie 11, 12, 14, 16 and 17.

 ``It was vintage Nick Price,’’ said Dana Quigley, his Champions Tour friend who played in the same foursome. ``He was 6-under and every putt was dead center.’’

 ``We were thinking that we didn’t want to be last,’’ Toms said. ``Now we’ve got a chance to win it. The 66 left them one behind the leaders, Helen Alfredsson and Billy Andrade.

Adamonis battles vertigo

 Brad Adamonis and his partner, Brittany Lincicome, are another of the four teams one off the pace. They were thrilled to be in that position considering the way the day began.

 Adamonis had a scare just before teeing off. The Cumberland resident has vertigo. He was on the practice tee less than a half hour before beginning play and had an attack.

 ``It’s pretty scary,’’ he said. ``You never know when it’s going to happen. It’s happened when I’ve been standing, sitting, even sleeping. My eyes start moving back and forth.’’

 The good news is that the episodes only last a few minutes. Adamonis did not tell his partner when he had the attack, which also includes feeling nauseous. He was the first player to begin play and hit a nice drive up the right side of the first fairway.

 Adamonis ended up making five birdies, including one on each of the last two holes to get his team within one stroke of the lead.

 He is guaranteed to have more fun today. The second-year tour pro spoke before the tournament about how playing in the CVS would be another major step forward in his career. He spoke specifically about getting to play in an event with Davis Love III and Nick Price.

 He and Lincicome will play the final round today with Love and his partner, Morgan Pressel.

Family fun

 As happens so often at the CVS, family fun was a big part of the day. Adamonis had family and friends following him, although his dad, Dave Adamonis Sr., who is battling lung cancer, was too ill and could not attend.

 The Quigley family, as they have done every year, had another day together on the course with Dana and nephew Brett shooting a 66 and doing it with Paul Quigley, Brett’s father, and Devon Quigley, Dana’s son, caddying.

 First-time participant Matt Kuchar also had his father, Peter, caddying for him. They are from Florida. However, Peter Kuchar spent one year of high school in Barrington and still has friends here. Peter Kuchar caddied often for his son when he was an amateur. The two spent Father’s Day with father carrying for his son in the pro-am. When Matt Kuchar was among the late invitees because of problems at the U.S. Open, the two got to stay together longer.

 ``I asked him if he could stay and caddy for me in the tournament and he didn’t blink an eye,’’ Matt Kuchar said.

 The first star of the day in the family fun was a Faxon. Not Brad, but his seven-year-old daughter, Charlotte.

 On the first hole Brad Faxon hit a good drive down the right side. It ended up just a few yards past where his wife, Dory, and daughter, Charlotte, were standing behind the ropes.

 As Faxon approached, he saw his wife and daughter, went over and picked up Charlotte. Natalie Gulbis, who was playing in the same foursome, came over and chatted with Charlotte. Then so did Juli Inkster, Faxon’s partner. The fans gathered around and enjoyed the play until dad had to leave to go hit his second shot.

Tee shots

 The Quigleys picked up $25,000 with two skins. Dana had one with the only bird at the fourth hole, and Brett one with an eagle on the 11th. The teams of Zach Johnson and Nick Watney, with the only bird on the first hole, and Chad Campbell and Boo Weekley, with a bird on 13, also picked up skins. . .

 Lincicome also already is a winner. She and her team of John Malmborg, Lanny Lewis, Tony Gonzales and Bruce Meyers won the Pepsi Pro-Am morning round with a score of 19-under 52. First place for the afternoon group went to Diana D’Alessio with amateur teammates Jeff Tomchik, Jeff Kraft, Corey Litchfield and Dennis Curran with a 54. Among others, teams led by Billy Andrade and Rodney Butcher took fifth place. . .

 The day was special not only for Brad Adamonis but for his caddy, as well. Adamonis had his regular tour caddy, Tim Duffy, on his bag. Duffy grew up in West Warwick. . .

 For the second year in a row, the tournament has ``hired’’ some junior reporters to file stories on the cvscharityclassic.com Web site. This year’s reporters are Nick Chaves, 10, of Hudson, Mass., David Youngerman, 11, of Hudson, Abby Brusso, 11, of Pawtucket, and Darryl Brooks, 13, Adrian Ramos, 14, and Elias Ramos, 14, all of Providence.

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