Lowery, Cejka share FBR lead

Steve Lowery shot a 6-under-par 65 in the morning and Alex Cejka matched it at nightfall to share the first-round lead at the FBR Open on Thursday.

Lowery, winner of two PGA events but none since 2000, ran off four straight birdies on holes 14-17 on a par-71, 7,216-yard Tournament Players Championship course in Scottsdale, Ariz., hardened by a record 106 days without rain.

Cejka had six birdies without a bogey. Then, as darkness fell, he saved par on the 18th with a shot out of the sand that landed 2 feet from the pin.

Brent Geiberger, James Driscoll, Jerry Smith and Bo Van Pelt were one back at 5-under 66.

Four golfers will finish their rounds this morning.

Dubai Desert Classic

Retief Goosen shot an 8-under 64 to move into a three-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tiger Woods was three strokes behind.

Woods was 4 under after four holes, but slowed after that and was among a half dozen players at 5-under 67. He is tied with Paul Casey, Nick Dougherty, Henrik Stenson, Niclas Fasth and Nick O'Hern.

Goosen was tied for the lead with Richard Green and Jamie Donaldson, while Jamie Lynn and Ross Bain were next at 6 under. Defending champion and three-time winner Ernie Els shot 68.

ANZ Ladies Masters

Scotland's Mhairi McKay and Diana Luna of Italy both shot 5-under 67s to share the lead after the opening round of the ANZ Ladies Masters in Gold Coast, Australia.

McKay, the 2003 Australian Open winner, had five birdies on the front nine and seven overall, but fell back to the pack with bogeys on the 16th and 18th holes.

-- From wire reports