Jim Furyk fired a five-under-par 67 to take the first round lead at the $1million PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Beach, Hawaii.
Furyk, a part-time resident of Hawaii, won the event here in
2003 and will carry a one-shot lead over Australia's Geoff Ogilvy
into the second and final round of the 36-hole event.
World number one Tiger Woods, who has won this event a record
six times in his seven appearances, sits third after firing a
two-under 70, one shot better than Mike Weir (71).
Furyk birdied the final two holes, moving ahead of Ogilvy
with a 10-foot birdie at the 17th and a nine-foot birdie on the
last hole of the oceanside Poipu Golf Course.
World number two Furyk was the only player to get through the
opening round without a bogey and made five birdies overall.
Ogilvy moved ahead of the field with a birdie on the fifth
and held the lead until Furyk's late charge.
Woods had trouble keeping his drives in the fairways for most
of the opening round, but he also closed his round with a birdie as
he looks to win this event for a seventh time.
The tournament is an unofficial 36-hole event that has been
won by Woods six of the eight times it has been played.
It is supposed to feature the four major tournament winners,
but Woods won two of them this year and US Masters champion Phil
Mickelson decided not to compete and was replaced by Weir.