CHAMPIONS TOUR Weibring shares lead

Workers had to clean up debris left on the course by Hurricane Isabel.
CARY, N.C. (AP) -- D.A. Weibring shook off flu-like symptoms and fatigue down the stretch to birdie his final three holes in a 7-under 65 that gave him a share of the first-round lead at the SAS Championship on Friday.
Weibring, playing in his 10th Champions Tour event since turning 50 in May, also had a tremendous close to his opening nine, reeling off four consecutive birdies.
Weibring, who needed just 25 putts with a new club, was tied with Jim Ahern, who won the Music City Championship in early June.
Ahern made the turn at 3 under but put together a solid final nine holes for his 65 -- his best score since a 63 in the second round of the tournament he won.
Jose Maria Canizares was one shot back at 66.
Delay
The start of the opening round of the 54-hole seniors tournament was delayed two hours while crews cleaned up debris left behind by Hurricane Isabel. But Friday's weather was nearly perfect with temperatures in the mid-80s.
"If somebody would have just flown in today and not heard the weather report and you told them a hurricane just came through here it would have been hard to believe," Ahern said.
About 75 workers headed out at 5:30 a.m., with lights on equipment, to begin working on the Prestonwood Country Club course.
While there was some minor flooding, a half-dozen tall pine trees fell into play and had to be removed, and another toppled onto the practice green.
Bruce Fleisher, who has won four Champions Tour events in the state since 1999, shot a 67 and was tied with Wadkins for fourth, two shots behind the leaders.