KAILUA-KONA (AP) - Tom Lehman and Bruce Vaughan shot 7-under-par 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
Lehman, the player of the year last season on the 50-and-over tour, birdied the final hole at Hualalai Resort to match Vaughan at the top of the leaderboard.
Brad Faxon, Loren Roberts, Corey Pavin, Jay Haas, Dan Forsman and Michael Allen were a stroke back.
Defending champion John Cook opened with a 69, and Fred Couples had a 72.
All but five of the 41 players shot par or better on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course, the easiest layout on the tour eight of the last nine years.
Lehman had five birdies and an eagle, playing the par-5 holes in 5 under.
Dan Forsman and Michael Allen were two strokes back, and Bernhard Langer, Gary Hallberg, Mark McNulty, John Huston, Russ Cochran and Jeff Sluman followed at 68.
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CHAMPIONS TOUR MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday's First-Round Leaders
At Kailua-Kona
| Bruce Vaughan | 33-32—65 | -7 |
| Tom Lehman | 33-32—65 | -7 |
| Brad Faxon | 32-34—66 | -6 |
| Loren Roberts | 31-35—66 | -6 |
| Corey Pavin | 31-35—66 | -6 |
| Jay Haas | 33-33—66 | -6 |
| Dan Forsman | 33-34—67 | -5 |
| Michael Allen | 33-34—67 | -5 |
| Gary Hallberg | 33-35—68 | -4 |
| Mark McNulty | 32-36—68 | -4 |
| Bernhard Langer | 34-34—68 | -4 |
| John Huston | 31-37—68 | -4 |
| Russ Cochran | 32-36—68 | -4 |
| Jeff Sluman | 32-36—68 | -4 |
