Three players open with 64s, share lead at Chrysler Classic

Brent Geiberger, John Rollins and Nick Watney shot 8-under 64s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.

John Senden, Robert Gamez, Mike Sposa, Tag Ridings, James Driscoll and Charley Hoffman were two strokes back, and defending champion K.J. Choi opened with a 65.

Scores were low all day at the 7,333-yard Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., where 68 players finished the first round at 3 under or better.

Geiberger birdied eight of his final 12 holes in another strong performance at Forest Oaks, the site of his most recent victory on the PGA Tour.

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Brandie Burton had an eagle 2 on the par-4 first hole and finished with a 5-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over Kelli Kuehne and 18-year-old Morgan Pressel in the windy Corona Morelia Championship in Morelia, Mexico.

Mexican star Lorena Ochoa was three strokes back after a 71.

-- The Associated Press