GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Brent Geiberger, John Rollins and Nick
Watney shot 8-under 64s on Thursday to share the first-round lead
in the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.
John Senden, Robert Gamez, Mike Sposa, Tag Ridings, James
Driscoll and Charley Hoffman were two strokes back, and defending
champion K.J. Choi opened with a 65.
Scores were low all day at the 7,333-yard Forest Oaks Country
Club, where 68 players finished the first round at 3 under or
better.
Geiberger birdied eight of his final 12 holes in another strong
performance at Forest Oaks, the site of his most recent victory on
the PGA Tour.
He came to Greensboro in 2004 needing a strong performance to
finish the season in the top 125 on the money list and secure his
full tour card. He wound up winning with an 18-under 270 total, two
strokes ahead of Michael Allen.
Geiberger entered this year's tournament ranked 144th on the
money list and finished the first day with his best opening-round
score of the year.<
^Corona Morelia Championship=
MORELIA, Mexico -- Brandie Burton had an eagle 2 on the
par-4 first hole and finished with a 5-under 68 to take a
one-stroke lead over Kelli Kuehne and 18-year-old Morgan Pressel in
the windy Corona Morelia Championship.
Mexican star Lorena Ochoa was three strokes back after a 71.
The 34-year-old Burton, who started play on No. 10, birdied Nos.
15, 17 and 18 to reach 2 under, then bounced in her second shot
from 96 yards on the 376-yard first. She added birdies on Nos. 5
and 7, but bogeyed the eighth.
Young-A Yang, Julieta Granada, Alena Sharp, Giulia Sergas,
Heather Young and Katie Futcher opened with 70s. Defending champion
Carin Koch had an eagle and a double bogey en route to an even-par
73.<
^Alfred Dunhill Links Championship=
ST ANDREWS, Scotland -- England's Paul Casey shot a 9-under
63 at Kingsbarns to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of
the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, strengthening his bid to win
the European Order of Merit.
The 29-year-old Casey has a $152,000 lead over countryman David
Howell, who has a lingering shoulder injury and shot a 75 at
Kingsbarns.
Wales' Bradley Dredge shot a record 8-under 64 on the newly
extended Old Course at St. Andrews. Sweden's Johan Edfors also had
a 64 at Kingsbarns.
Fiji's Vijay Singh and England's Gary Evans shot 65s at
Kingsbarns, and Denmark's Anders Hansen also had a 65 at
Carnoustie.