NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Bernhard Langer birdied the final hole for a 6-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead Friday with Bobby Clampett and Olin Browne in the Champions Tour’s Toshiba Classic.
Langer, the 2008 winner, eagled the par-4 sixth hole in his bogey-free round at Newport Beach Country Club. Clampett birdied three of the last four holes, and Browne also birdied the par-5 18th.
Loren Roberts, Tom Kite, Steve Pate, Bill Glasson and David Eger were a stroke back.
Fred Couples, the 2010 winner, had a 67.
Defending champion Nick Price shot a 70. He opened with a career-best 60 last year.
