GOLF ROUNDUP Friday's other events

Safeway International
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. -- Lorena Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 to open a two-shot lead in the Safeway International, with Annika Sorenstam just three strokes behind and the resurgent Michelle Wie also in contention. Ochoa, the 23-year-old Mexican star who was the LPGA Tour's rookie of the year two seasons ago, had a 12-under 132 total. Soo-Yun Kang was second after a 66, and Sorenstam, the defending champion, was 9-under after a 69. Siew-Ai Lim, who shared the first-round lead with Ochoa, was 7-under after a 72, with Grace Park (67) and Karen Stupples (71) were 6-under. Candie Kung (70) and Juli Inkster (73) were next at 5-under 139, and the 15-year-old Wie followed her opening 73 with a 67 to join Laura Davies (69), Paula Creamer (71), Liselotte Neumann (70) and Laura Diaz (67) at 4-under.
Toshiba Senior Classic
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Gil Morgan shot a 6-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Tom Jenkins and Wayne Levi after the first round of the Toshiba Senior Classic. The 58-year-old Morgan, a 23-time winner on the Champions Tour, had an eagle and four birdies in his bogey-free round on the Newport Beach Country Club course. Mark McNulty and Bruce Lietzke were two strokes back along with Keith Fergus, Lonnie Nielsen, J.C. Snead, Allen Doyle, Morris Hatalsky, Brad Bryant and Mark Johnson. Defending champion Tom Purtzer topped a group at 3-under that included two-time tournament winner Hale Irwin and Ben Crenshaw. The 59-year-old Irwin has two victories in five starts this year to push his tour-record total to 42.
TCL Classic
SANYA, China -- Mexico's Alejandro Quiroz shot his second straight 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead over Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, England's Paul Casey and South Korea's Choi Gwang-soo in the TCL Classic. Montgomerie, the winner of the TCL Classic when it was last played in 2002, had a 65 on the Yalong Bay course. He needs to finish second to jump into the top 50 in the world ranking and earn a spot next week in The Players Championship. Casey shot a 68, and Choi had a 67.
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