BLAINE, Minn. – Joe Durant made a 10-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff with Miguel Angel Jimenez on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

The 52-year-old Durant won on the par-5 18th after closing with a birdie on the hole in regulation for a 9-under 63. After a double bogey on the par-4 14th, Jimenez birdied the last four holes for a 67 to match Durant at 19-under 197 at TPC Twins Cities.

Jimenez birdied the 18th in the playoff, too, before Durant rolled in the right-to-left winner.

Durant won for the second time on the 50-and-over tour and the first by himself after teaming with Billy Andrade to win the Legends of Golf last year. Durant won the last of his four PGA Tour titles at Walt Disney World in 2006.

Durant opened with a 70 and shot a 64 on Saturday to begin the final round four strokes behind leader Jimenez. Durant birdied Nos. 1-2, 4-5 and 7-8 in a front-nine 30, and added birdies on Nos. 10 and 12. He dropped a stroke on the par-3 13th and got it back with a birdie on the par-4 14th.

Jimenez shot 67-63 to take a one-stroke lead over Kevin Sutherland into the final round.

Two weeks ago at Carnoustie in the Senior British Open, Jimenez took a four-stroke lead into the last day, only to shoot 75 and tie for third – three strokes behind winner Paul Broadhurst.

Jimenez won in Mississippi in March for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory. The 52-year-old Spanish player has 15 regular European Tour victories, the last in the 2014 Spanish Open at a tour-record 50 years, 133 days.

Two-time winner Bernhard Langer had a 64 to tie for third with Sutherland (68) at 17 under. Langer has broken par in all 24 of his rounds in the event.

David Frost (66) and Monday qualifier Glen Day (68) followed at 16 under.

Two-time defending champion Kenny Perry had a 68 to tie for 37th at 7 under.

John Daly tied for 71st at 3 over after a 75.

CROMWELL, Conn. – Jim Furyk set a PGA Tour record Sunday, shooting a 58 during the final round of the Travelers Championship.

The 46-year-old American got it going early, making his first birdie on his second hole at the TPC River Highlands course, then holing out for an eagle from 135 yards on the par-4 third hole. He finished his first nine holes in a course-record 27 shots.

Furyk, a member of Team RBC, shot 31 on the back nine, finishing with a 2-foot par on the final hole. The final birdie of his bogey-free round came on the par-3 16th, when he sunk a putt from just under 24 feet from the right of the hole.

Furyk, who has 17 PGA Tour victories – including two of the RBC Canadian Open – was already one of six golfers to shoot a 59 in his career. He did that during the second round of the BMW Championship in 2013.

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Jim Furyk shoots 58!

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CROMWELL, Conn. – Daniel Berger, last season’s rookie of the year on the PGA Tour, missed three cuts in January and February and began hearing the whispers.

“Everyone was starting to say sophomore slump and that kind of got me upset a little bit,” he said. “Not upset, but kind of like, ‘Come on, let’s get going here.”’

Berger earned his first PGA Tour win two months ago in Memphis, and will be going for a second on Sunday. He shot an 8-under par 62 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship.

The 23-year-old Floridian made nine birdies, including seven on his final 10 holes, to finish at 15-under 195 after 54 holes.

Berger, who is still recovering from a left shoulder injury that forced him to miss several tournaments including the British Open, had just one bogey and was two strokes off the course record, following up rounds of 66 and 67 that had him tied for the lead coming into the day.

“I’ve shot better than 62, but I guess it doesn’t matter unless it’s on the PGA Tour,” he said. “It was just a great day.”

Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., shot a 68 to climb into a tie for 49th place.

Russell Knox shot a 64 and Russell Henley and Tyrone Van Aswegen each shot 65 to tie for second place at 12-under par. Patrick Rodgers shot a 66 and was five strokes off the pace.

Berger, who is coming off a shoulder injury, is looking for his fifth top-10 finish since April, a string highlighted by his win at the St. Jude Classic.

Berger said he first tweaked his left shoulder in Memphis, then strained it at the U.S. Open. The injury forced him to withdraw after hitting his opening tee shot at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and he didn’t return until last week at the PGA Championship.

He said it expects the shoulder to be sore tonight, but it has not been bothering him on the golf course.

“It feels great this week and if I do the right thing then hopefully it’s gone forever.”

Berger said besides the win, he’s hoping for very personal reasons to secure a spot on the Ryder Cup team this summer. His father, Jay Berger, played tennis for the U.S. Davis Cup team.

“I think it would be pretty cool to have a father and son play Davis Cut and Ryder Cup,” he said.

The golfers went out early in trios Saturday off the first and 10th tees to avoid thunderstorms predicted for the area.

Knox set the pace, opening his round with three consecutive birdies. He putted the ball just seven times over his first six holes.

He also is looking for his second PGA Tour win, after a victory last November at the World Championships in Shanghai.

“I always tell myself, don’t be scared to play well,” he said. “You’ve got to go for it.”

Berger is not the only player coming off an injury.

Brooks Koepka, playing with a brace on his right ankle, shot a 30 on his back nine to finish with a 64 and go 9-under par for the tournament, tied for sixth place with Paul Casey.

Koepka tore a ligament earlier this summer and, like Berger, missed he British Open. He said he decided to play the tournament rather than rest because, like Berger, he wants to get enough points to play in the Ryder Cup.

“The better you play the better you feel,” he said. “Today is the best it’s felt in a long time.”

Koepka spent the day sparring with playing partner Daniel Summerhays, who also had four birdies on the back nine, before hitting a tree on his drive at the par-4 18th. He ended up saving a bogey with a 44-foot uphill putt and goes into Sunday at 8-under par, tied for eighth place.

“To see that go in, that was definitely a sigh of relief,” he said. “A good putt can forgive a lot of weaknesses and sins that you’ve committed in one hole.”

U.S. Olympians Bubba Watson and Patrick Reed each shot 68 and are 5-under par, 10 strokes back. Fellow Olympian Matt Kuchar shot a 71 and is at 3-under par.

Watson has insisted his focus this week is on Connecticut, but acknowledged that he wore his opening ceremony outfit on Friday night, texting a photo to teammate Rickie Fowler, who took parade in the parade of athletes.

“He texted me back his outfit,” Watson said. “I said I was there in spirit, so I had to wear my outfit, too.”

The shot of the day came from Ernie Els, who aced the par-3 16th hole from 176 yards. It was the 13th hole-in-one of his career.

Calgary – On a day where low scoring was the norm, England’s Charlie Bull shot a 7-under 65 at Country Hills Golf Club to take a two-stroke lead after 54 holes of the ATB Financial Classic, the eighth event of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada season.

Beginning the day two strokes behind co-leaders Austin Connelly and Carlos Sainz Jr., Bull eagled the par-5 second to close the gap before driving the green on the par-4 fifth hole to tap-in range for his second eagle of the day. Adding a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole, Bull made the turn with a one-stroke lead and never let it go.

“On the 330-yard par-4 [fifth] I hit it to two feet and that’s just pure luck,” said Bull, who is looking for his first career Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada win. “I hit a nice shot but it was still pure luck to get it that close and make eagle there so there were no complaints on the round. I got lucky where I did and took advantage of my opportunities which was nice.”

Bull, 24, finished off his third-round 65 with a lengthy downhill birdie on the 18^th to cap off his career-low round on the Mackenzie Tour in 19 events. With four other 65s on Moving Day in Calgary, Bull knows he is going to need another low round on the gettable Country Hills GC layout in order to secure his first title on Sunday.

“It’s going to take another low one tomorrow to get it done,” Bull said. “There are a lot of guys going low and I know I need to shoot a good round, but it was nice to be able to hold onto the lead today and keep myself in good position.

“Every single putt matters so there is no taking it easy on a putt. On 18 I had a downhiller but I knew I couldn’t leave it short so I gave it a run and got rewarded for it so you have to stay confident and aggressive in your game plan out here, otherwise you will get lapped all day long.”

Bull will take a two-shot lead to Sunday over a group of four players at 14-under and nine others that are within five shots, a position he has yet to experience in his career.

“I’ve never been in this position but it feels really nice to know that I’m playing well and hitting good shots,” Bull said. “It is relaxing knowing that I have to go deep. A lot of the time it’s difficult when you are trying to nurse a lead by making pars. Out here you are just trying to make birdies – there’s no other way around it because that is what it will take to get it done.”

Tyler McCumber, Conrad Shindler, 36-hole co-leader Connelly and Monday qualifier Scott Wolfes are tied for second at 14-under. Bull will be joined by Wolfes and Shindler in the final group on Sunday. All three shot 65 on Saturday.

Connelly birdied the 17^th hole on Saturday to shoot a 3-under 69 and remain in the hunt for his first professional title with 18 holes remaining.

Connelly is playing his first full season on the Mackenzie Tour and has two top-10 finishes through seven events, including a solo third three weeks ago at the Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel – his best finish to date as a professional.

If Connelly were to win on Sunday, he would become the youngest player to win on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada in the PGA TOUR era (2013-present), supplanting last week’s winner Aaron Wise.

He is playing in the PGA TOUR’s John Deere Classic next week on a sponsor’s exemption and already has five PGA TOUR appearances to his credit, making the cut on three occasions.

Connelly is also a former member of Golf Canada’s National Amateur team, having been selected as an 18-year-old for the 2015 squad.

BLAINE, Minn. – Miguel Angel Jimenez made a 17-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole Saturday for a 9-under 63 and the second-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

The 52-year-old Spanish player had five straight birdies on Nos. 6-10 and also birdied the par-3 17th in good scoring conditions at generous TPC Twins Cities. He had a 14-under 130 total.

“I played very solid all day long,” Jimenez said. “Finished with four birdies on the front nine and another at 10, then stopped making putts. Nice way to finish.”

Two weeks ago at Carnoustie in the Senior British Open, Jimenez took a four-stroke lead into the final round, only to shoot 75 and tie for third – three strokes behind winner Paul Broadhurst.

“I’m confident with my game right now,” Jimenez said. “Just play my game right now.”

Jimenez won in Mississippi in March for his third career PGA Tour Champions victory. He has 15 regular European Tour victories, the last in the 2014 Spanish Open at a tour-record 50 years, 133 days.

“This year, my goal was to make the Olympics,” Jimenez said. “I put too much pressure on myself early this year.”

Kevin Sutherland was a stroke back after a 64. He tied for second last year.

“I putted unbelievable well,” Sutherland said. “Struggled with my irons today … I think someone will have go low tomorrow. It’s going to take a good score tomorrow, maybe something like I shot today.”

First-round leader Glen Day was 12 under, following his opening 65 with a 67. He played his way into the field Monday, topping the five qualifiers with a 7-under 64 at nearby Victory Links.

Colin Montgomerie and Jeff Maggert each shot 67 to get to 11 under.

Doug Garwood had the round of the day with a 62 to join the group at 10 under. He used a TPC Twin Cities youth caddie Saturday after his regular caddie fell ill Friday.

“It all kind of came together,” said Garwood, one off tying the course record. “I kept making putts. I made so many, I lost track. … It was the putter today. Hit it decent, nothing great.”

Two-time champion Bernhard Langer was tied for 10th at 9 under after a 68. He has broken par in all 23 of his rounds in the event.

Two-time defending champion Kenny Perry had a 68 to move into a tie for 45th at 3 under.

John Daly had his second 72, leaving him tied for 62nd at even par.

Local favourite Tom Lehman shot his second 73.

KANATA — This year will go down as the year of Pickering’s Christopher Kertsos in the Ontario Senior Men’s division. Kertsos began the season by winning the Senior Men’s Champion of Champions and on Aug. 6th he added the 2016 Investors Group Ontario Senior Men’s Championship to his list of accomplishments.

Kertsos, 60-years-old from the York Downs Golf & Country Club, mastered The Marshes Golf Club in Kanata, along with the elements, as he capped off his week at two-under (71-72-71-214). Kertsos headed into the final round with a two-shot lead thanks to consistent play in the opening two rounds. He continued to be steady during the final round carding a bogey-free, four-under front nine. He went to the turn with a six-shot lead and would not be denied the title. He finished the back nine three-over to card a final round of one-under (71). In addition, Kertsos also claimed the 60+ Division title.

Afterwards, Kertsos talked about the win and how special this season has been.

“This one feels great! It has been a special season,” said Kertsos. “I’ve played well these last three days, I hit the ball really well. If I had putted well, then who knows what I could have shot. I didn’t know how I would feel today, if I would be nervous or calm, but I turned out to be pretty calm and just focused on not making any mistakes. I think I only made one during the entire round.”

Claiming the silver medal was local favorite, Ottawa’s Randy Blondin. Blondin, who is not only a member at the host club of The Marshes, but lives just off the 16^th hole, started the day two-shots back in second place.  He played a consistent round and finished the day one-over (73). That brought his tournament total to two-over (71-74-73-218).

Rounding out the podium, with the bronze, was Toronto’s Robert Gibson. Gibson, from the Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club, entered the day with a share of third. He would finish the day two-over (74) bringing him to four-over (72-74-74-220) for the championship.

In the 70+ Division, Collingwood’s Brian Jeffery took home the title. Jeffery, from Batteaux Creek Golf Club, held the lead in the division after the first two rounds and capped off the tournament with a five-over (77) during the final round to complete the event at 13-over (80-72-77-229).

In addition to the championships, the top 34 players earned a quota spot for the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship, Sept. 6-9, at Grand Niagara Golf Club. The top three also earn the right to represent Ontario in the team competition at the Canadian Senior Men’s Championship.

In total, 137 players began the competition. For complete tournament information visit the tournament site.

CROMWELL, Conn. – Daniel Berger says he’s healthy again and hoping to regain the form that helped him to his first PGA Tour title two months ago.

Last year’s rookie of the year followed his first-round 66 with a 67 on Friday for a share of the lead in the Travelers Championship.

He matched 2012 Travelers champion Marc Leishman, Russell Henley and Tyrone Van Aswegen at 7-under 133. Leishman shot 68, Henley shot 65, and Van Aswegen 66.

Berger strained his shoulder at the U.S. Open after winning in Memphis at the St. Jude Classic, his fourth top-10 finish in seven starts. The injury forced him to withdraw after hitting his opening tee shot at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and he didn’t return until last week at the PGA Championship.

“I definitely played better than I thought I would,” he said. “This is my seventh round in six weeks and for a professional golfer that’s not a lot.”

Four players, including 49-year-old University of Hartford graduate Jerry Kelly, were a shot behind. Kelly had a 70 after sharing the first-round lead with a 64.

Nick Taylor, of Abbotsford, B.C., was the lone Canadian to make the cut, shooting a 71 to sit well back in a tie for 56th at 1 under. Fellow Abbotsford native Adam Hadwin and Derek Gillespie, of Oshawa, Ont., missed the cut.

Blayne Barber had the best round of the day with a 64 of his own to top the seven players two strokes back.

“The wind got up a little bit today, so you had to be playing good golf to shoot a really good number,” Leishman said.

U.S. Olympians Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar remained in contention. Kuchar shot a 67 to move to reach 4 under. Reed, who turned 26 on Friday, also shot a 67 and was tied with Watson at 3 under. Watson, the defending champion, had a 70.

Seventy-three players made the cut by shooting even par or better.

“If you’re close to the lead, you’re close to missing the cut,” said Paul Casey, who lost last year in a playoff and was among those tied for ninth place at 5 under.

Henley, who is playing this tournament for the first time, joined the leaders by sinking a 20-foot birdie on his final hole, the par-4 ninth.

“It was just a little bit tricky,” he said. “I think with no wind on this course we would have seen double digits (under par) by now.”

Van Aswegen put up an early 66 and led most of the day as the wind picked up and the greens dried out.

The 34-year-old, who is looking for his first PGA Tour win, followed up on his 67 Thursday with a second straight bogey-free round. His four birdies included a 45-foot putt on the par-4 10th.

“You make a birdie on 10, you’re gaining a stroke on the field there,” he said. “I’m hitting the ball quite well and putting really well.”

Kelly had five birdies and five bogeys. He won the last of his titles in 2009.

“I’m tired,” he said. “I’m going to watch a movie and see if I can rest a little bit and see if the old bones will work for two more days.”

Reed, one of six Olympians playing in the tournament, turned 26 on Friday. He was presented with a cupcake on the first tee, and blew out the birthday candle on top with a practice swing. Watson then led the crowd at several holes in rousing renditions of “Happy Birthday.”

“Half the people were chanting ‘Happy Birthday’ and the other half chanting for all of us, ‘USA,’ so it was cool,” he said.

Andrew Loupe, among the leaders after the first round, held a brief one-stroke lead Friday before on his fourth hole of the day, the par-4 14th. He hit his drive out of bounds left, overcompensated right on his next drive and finished with a seven on the hole and missed the cut after shooting a 76.

The most unusual play of the day came from Vaughn Taylor, who put his tee shot on the par-4 17th hole in the course’s signature lake. After conferring with a rules official, he was allowed to take a drop from the opposite shore near the 16th tee, because it was no closer to the hole. That gave him a better angle at the green. After a long cart ride around the lake, he was able to make bogey, despite clipping a corporate tent with his approach shot.

Matt Jones shot a second consecutive 69, despite suffering from what officials described as nausea and dehydration during his round. He took a 15 minute break at the turn and received three Intravenous bags of fluid.

After two days of sun and temperatures in the mid-80s, the forecast for Saturday afternoon include the possibility of severe thunderstorms. Because of that, tournament officials will have the players going out early in threesomes off both the first and 10th tees.

GATINEAU, Que. – Joshua Goheen battled windy conditions to card a 1-over 71 at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club to claim medallist honours at the qualifying event for the 2016 Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship. A total of seven players, including six Canadians, finished 3-over or better to earn their places at next week’s national championship to be contested at The Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Que., and Eagle Creek Golf Club in Dunrobin, Ont., from August 8-11.

Goheen led the field with a 3-birdie performance. The Campbell University Camel feels ready for the challenge of competing against a strong field.

“I’m feeling pretty good,” said the Greely, Ont., native. “The last week or so, I haven’t played too much, but I’m pretty confident that I’ll be able to do pretty well this week.”

The 21-year-old will be playing in his second Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship in as many years, but is especially looking forward to the 2016 edition of the world’s third oldest amateur championship.

“I’m excited and honoured. I’ve also got a couple of teammates coming up to play this week, so I’m happy to be in the field with them. I’m excited to play in front of a home crowd, too.”

Martin Carré of Gatineau, Que., finished runner-up in the competition with a 72 which included a trio of birdies on the back nine. James Colin Davis of Montréal, Ontarians Robert Ellis of St. Catharines and Evan Littlefield from Thunder Bay, as well as Sam Stilwell of Sterling, Va., finished with shares of third at 3-over to earn their places in the championship. Additional information from the qualifying competition can be found here.

Two days of practice rounds are slated for August 6 and 7 before competitors take to both courses on August 8 and 9 for the tournament’s opening 36 holes. The field will be reduced to the low 70 and ties for the two final rounds to be contested at The Royal Ottawa.

An inter-provincial team championship will be played in conjunction with the first 36 holes of the competition with three-member teams vying for the prized Willingdon Cup.

In addition to claiming the title of 2016 Canadian Men’s Amateur champion, the winner will earn exemptions into the 2016 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and the 2017 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. The champion will also be eligible to receive an exemption into the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Mid-Amateur or the U.S. Senior Amateur, if applicable.

Admission to the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship is free during tournament week. Additional details regarding the championship are available here.

Calgary – Austin Connelly and Carlos Sainz Jr., are tied atop the leader board at 11-under 133 through 36 holes of the ATB Financial Classic, the eighth event of the 2016 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada season.

Playing in the first group on the golf course this morning, Connelly continued to play conservative and converted birdies on both par 5s on the front nine before adding two more on Nos. 13 and 14. Sudden windy conditions led to his only bogey at the par-3 16^th, but Connelly quickly rebounded with a timely birdie at the par-4 18^th to ascend to 11-under for the tournament.

“I came in with the same mindset that I had going into yesterday which was to give myself as many good looks as possible – try to keep it on the proper sides of the hole,” Connelly said. “Out here it’s really important to keep it below the hole because you can find yourself in some extremely difficult situations on these greens if you don’t do that.”

At 19 years, 10 months and 18 days, Connelly is the youngest player in the field. With this being his first full season on Tour, the young Canadian is quickly learning what it takes to manage being in contention.

“It takes a lot of playing out here and being in the situation — it’s definitely an adjustment,” Connelly said. “This is the fourth event out here where I’ve been at or near the lead at least through the middle of the second round so I’m starting to get a lot more comfortable around the lead, whereas three or four events ago I was a little less comfortable.”

On the opposite side of the draw, Sainz was greeted with blustery conditions for his afternoon tee time, but was not fazed by the challenge en route to a bogey-free 5-under 67.

“My game plan was to hit it lower in this wind,” Sainz said. “I wanted to take advantage with how well I’m playing, and this course is still doable in the wind because the fairways aren’t too tight, and I was fortunate to make some putts along the way.”

After only one birdie on the front nine, the former Mississippi State Bulldog poured in four birdies on the back, including three on the last four holes, to vault up the leader board and join Connelly in Saturday’s final pairing.

“Realistically if you shoot a couple under in the wind or even par you are not losing a lot of ground, so to shoot 5-under is obviously a bonus,” said Sainz, a former winner on the Mackenzie Tour. “Now that I’m at the top of the leader board it’s a little different scenario so I’m looking forward to the weekend.”

Tyler McCumber and Paul Barjon are tied for third at 10-under, one stroke back. Barjon birdied his final three holes to shoot a 7-under 65 and tie the low round of the tournament. McCumber eagled the par-5 13^th to turn in a 4-under 68.

BLAINE, Minn. – Monday qualifier Glen Day shot a 7-under 65 in perfect conditions Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ 3M Championship.

“Yes, I have a little more motivation as a Monday qualifier,” Day said. “I didn’t play as well today as I did Monday. I had no expectations this week. I just wanted to get into the tournament.”

On Monday, he topped the five qualifiers with a 7-under 64 at nearby Victory Links.

On Friday playing in the first group off the first tee at TPC Twin Cities, the 50-year-old Day had four straight late birdies in his bogey-free round.

“I made some putts and avoided mistakes,” Day said. “The greens are great. I was first out and they were perfect. Think first group out is an advantage.”

Jeff Maggert and Rod Spittle shot 66, and two-time champion Bernhard Langer was at 67 along with Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Woody Austin, Kevin Sutherland, Carlos Franco, Scott Dunlap, Bart Bryant and Monday qualifier Jean-Francois Remesy.

Langer closed with a 20-foot eagle putt. He has broken par in all 22 of his rounds in the event.

Montgomerie had nine birdies and three bogeys.

“Nine birdies and three mistakes,” the Scot said. “We know this course isn’t one of the most difficult. The fairways are quite generous and the greens are super. You’ve got to holing putts. I was doing that today. We’ll see how it does the next two days.”

Day made a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 second and ran in a 10-footer on the par-5 third. He holed a 6-footer on par-4 11th, and made four straight on Nos. 14-17 – holing putts of 4, 25, 8 and 10 feet.

“There are a lot of birdie holes on the back nine. It’s a horse race out here, especially on this course.”

Day won the 1999 MCI Classic for his lone PGA Tour title. On the senior tour, he tied for sixth in Mississippi in April and last month in Endicott, New York.

Larry Nelson shot his age with a 68, the third time he was accomplished the feat. The World Golf Hall of Famer also bettered his age last year in the event with a second-round 66 at age 67.

John Daly opened with a 72, and two-time defending champion Kenny Perry and local favourite Tom Lehman shot 73. Lehman teamed with Arnold Palmer to design TPC Twin Cities.

Fred Funk withdrew after 12 holes because of a back injury.