Scott leads Bridgestone field after opening round

Adam Scott made nine birdies over his last 12 holes Thursday for a 7-under 63, giving him a two-shot lead over Jason Gore and four shots clear of Tiger Woods in the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

Scott closed with a 67 for his best finish in a major at Medinah last week, but it was too late to have any shot in the PGA Championship, where he tied for third.

Gore, who got into this World Golf Championship by winning the 84 Lumber Classic last year, played with an old friend from his junior golf days in California -- Woods -- and settled in quickly with a birdie-eagle-birdie start. The highlight was a 4-wood that he aimed toward the center of the green on the par-5 second hole. He pulled it slightly left, and it wound up 2 feet from the hole.

Lucas Glover checked in with a 66, freed from the pressure of his bid to make the Ryder Cup team.

Champions Tour

Defending champion Loren Roberts shared a one-stroke lead after the first round of The Tradition, the final major of the Champions Tour season.

Roberts, Bobby Wadkins and Wayne Levi each had 67s on the par-72, 7,150-yard course at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha, Ore. Tom Kite and Keith Fergus were a stroke back with 4-under 68s.

Roberts won the Senior British Open last month at Turnberry for his fourth victory of the year. He has five wins in 21 career senior starts -- including last year's Tradition title when he topped Dana Quigley with a bogey on the second hole of a playoff.

LPGA Tour

Stacy Prammanasudh took advantage of ideal scoring conditions to shoot a 6-under-par 66 and grab a share of the lead with Jee Young Lee, Kristal Parker-Manzo and Katie Futcher in the opening round of the Wendy's Championship for Children in Dublin, Ohio.

Prammanasudh, Lee, Parker-Manzo and Futcher were a shot better than the top two names on the money list, Karrie Webb and Lorena Ochoa. Natalie Gulbis, Brittany Lincicome, Kris Tschetter, Tina Barrett, Mikaela Parmlid and Soo-Yun Kang joined them at 67.

-- The Associated Press