Corey Pavin's record front-nine 26 helps him to PGA Tour lead

He finished with a 9-under-61 at the U.S. Bank Championship.
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MILWAUKEE -- Corey Pavin broke the PGA Tour's nine-hole record with a front-nine 26 en route to a 9-under 61 and a three-stroke lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the rain-soaked U.S. Bank Championship.
The 46-year-old Pavin birdied his first six holes and eight of the first nine in his bogey-free round on the Brown Deer Park Golf Course.
Pavin broke the nine-hole mark of 27 set by Mike Souchak in the 1955 Texas Open and matched by Andy North (1975 B.C. Open), Billy Mayfair (2001 Buick Open) and Robert Gamez (2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic). Pavin's 61 tied Ken Green (1988), Gamez (1991) and Steve Lowery (1999) for the lowest round in tournament history.
Arjun Atwal opened with a 64, Skip Kendall and Cameron Beckman shot 65s and David Frost also was 5 under through 17 holes when play was suspended. Defending champion Ben Crane and 105 other players were unable to finish the round.
Evian Masters
EVIAN, France -- Michelle Wie shot a 6-under 66 for a share of the second-round lead with Lorena Ochoa and Karrie Webb in the Evian Masters.
The 16-year-old Wie, playing in 94-degree heat two weeks after withdrawing from the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic because of heat exhaustion, matched Webb (68) and Ochoa (69) at 9-under 135.
Se Ri Pak (68) was a stroke back, Mi Hyun Kim (71) was 7 under, and two-time champion Annika Sorenstam (69), defending champion Paula Creamer (68) and Lorie Kane (68) were 6 under.
Senior British Open
TURNBERRY, Scotland -- Loren Roberts shot a 5-under 65 for a share of the first-round lead in the Senior British Open with Peter Jacobsen and Craig Stadler.
Roberts, who opened the Champions Tour season with three straight victories, had the only bogey-free round of the day at Turnberry.
Defending champion Tom Watson struggled in his return to Turnberry with a 73. Watson, the winner last year at Royal Aberdeen, won the 2003 tournament at Turnberry. He also won the 1977 British Open at Turnberry for the second of his five victories in the event.
Deutsche Bank Players' Championship
ALVESLOHE, Germany -- England's Lee Westwood shot a course-record 9-under 63 to take the first-round lead in the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship.
The two-time champion was a shot ahead of Retief Goosen and Robert Karlsson, and had a two-stroke margin over Ian Woosnam, Gregory Havret and Jean-Francois Remesy. John Daly opened with a 72 on the Gut Kaden course.
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