CHAMPIONS TOUR Weibring captures two-stroke lead after opening round of the Allianz

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- He lives in Dallas, but Quincy, Ill., native D.A. Weibring remains a Midwesterner at heart.
So in his return to the area Friday, Weibring settled in comfortably and shot a 6-under 65 for a two-stroke lead in the opening round of the Allianz Championship.
A 40-foot putt for birdie on No. 10 and 30-footers on 3 and 12 highlighted his bogey-free round at windy Glen Oaks, which played much tougher than in the tournament's first three years, when it was held in the drier, firmer conditions of late summer.
"It was a pretty solid round of golf," said Weibring, playing his first full year on the Champions Tour. "The bonus was making the putts at 3, 10 and 12. But you always have to do something special to go six under on a day like this."
Tom Wargo, a notoriously slow starter, had an eagle and five birdies in a 67 that gave him sole possession of second place.
"It's the first good start we've had this year," Wargo said. "I've had some good rounds on the end, but the first two were so [crummy] that I had too much ground to make up. So it's good to get out of the gate."
Tom Kite, Bobby Walzel and Keith Fergus came in at 3 under. Tom Watson, playing in the tournament for the first time, was among six golfers at 2 under. Watson was the only other player without a bogey.
Only 11 golfers shot in the 60s. There were 31 scores in the 60s in last year's first round.
Weibring seems to be at his best when he gets close to his hometown. Four of his five victories on the regular tour were in the Midwest -- three in the Quad Cities Open at Moline, Ill., and one title in the Western Open outside Chicago.
When he plays in the Midwest, Weibring has the tee announcer introduce him as being from Quincy.
"I'm proud of where my roots are," he said. "I think people tend to get a kick out of hearing Quincy, Illinois, get introduced."
Weibring followed his introduction Friday with a 35-foot up-and-down putt on No. 1 that lipped out, leaving a tap-in for par.
"Even though it didn't go in, it was a good way to jump start the day," Weibring said.