Verplank, six others share first-round lead in Vegas
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Scott Verplank hobbled his way through some miserable weather last week at the American Express Championship. In the desert, where conditions were perfect, he not only walked better but played better, too.
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Defending champion Padraig Harrington  and his Ryder Cup team mates Miguel Angel Jimenez and David  Howell took the early lead in the Hong Kong Open with first  rounds of 65 Thursday.
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Phil Mickelson shoots a six-under 65 to share the lead in the first round of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.
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Laura Diaz had a run of five straight birdies and was tied for the lead with Jill McGill and Hilary Lunke at 6-under-par 66 after the opening round of the Wachovia LPGA Classic on Thursday.
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LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - JL Lewis played a nearly flawless round of golf to grab a slim lead halfway through the Michelin Championship.
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Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday for the first-round lead at the BMW Open, and Colin Montgomerie was a stroke behind and bolstered his chances of making the Ryder Cup team.
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Brent Geiberger has been here before &#151; playing in Greensboro and needing a strong weekend to secure his future on the PGA Tour. It worked out for him two years ago, and he's off to another good start. Geiberger, John Rollins and Nick Watney shot 8-under 64s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.
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Tom Purtzer shot a bogey-free 10-under 62 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship.
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DANNY ELLIS shot the lowest score but had to be content with a share of the lead in the Las Vegas Championship today. Ellis is locked at eight-under-par with six other players after the first round of the $US4 million ($5.
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American Charles Warren got the party started at the FBR Open on Thursday, firing a near flawless six-under 65 to grab the early first round lead at the PGA Tour's biggest bash.
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ANCASTER, Ontario  - Jim Furyk took advantage of   ideal scoring conditions to card a sizzling error-free   seven-under 63 and grab the early first round lead at the   Canadian Open on Thursday.
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Tiger Woods shot a 6-under 65 to tie for the lead with Ryan Palmer in the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday.
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LAS VEGAS, United States : Danny Ellis and Jason Bohn fired rounds of 63 to lead after the first round of the four million dollar PGA Michelin Championship.
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Phil Mickelson eagles No. 18 on Thursday to share the lead with rookie John Mallinger and Nick Watney at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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American journeyman Cliff Kresge charged into an early two-shot lead in the Tampa Bay Championship first round at the Westin Innisbrook Resort on Thursday.
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Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead during the suspended first round of the MasterCard Classic, while two-time defending champion Annika Sorenstam had a 69 in her season debut.
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European Tour Members Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Lee Westwood share the lead with Australian Stuart Appleby after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa.