PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia shot an 8-under 64 on Friday at Del Monte to take a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s First Tee Open.
Calcavecchia, in his first season on the 50-and-over tour after winning 13 times on the PGA Tour, capped his bogey-free round with a birdie on the par-5 ninth hole.
Fred Couples, Bob Tway, Tom Kite and 2006 winner Scott Simpson opened with 67s at Del Monte, and Chip Beck had a 67 at Pebble Beach. Tom Pernice Jr. also was 5 under with six holes left at Pebble Beach — the site of the final round Sunday.
Two-time defending champion Jeff Sluman had a 68 at Del Monte.
