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Wiebe out front by two at Cap Cana Championship - USATODAY
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) —
Mark Wiebe shot a course-record 5-under 67 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's Cap Cana Championship, the first pro golf event ever in the Dominican Republic.
Vicente Fernandez and
Fulton Allem opened with 69s in windy conditions on the
Jack Nicklaus designed-Punta Espada course. The sustained 25 mph wind led to an average score of 74.688, the highest opening-round mark this season.
SCORES: Cap Cana Championship
"The wind was making the course play really hard and today's round was one of my best, even going back to when I played on the PGA Tour," Wiebe said. "My strength today was missing in the right spots. Mentally, I'm tired, but I'm happy to get in with my score."
Fulton Allem, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, hit a 2-iron to 8 feet for only eagle of the day at the par-5 sixth. "The eagle was definitely the highlight of the day," Allem said. "Overall, I hit a few bad shots, but I was able to make that eagle and five birdies which really helped."
Jay Haas,
Tom Watson and James Mason opened with 70s, and
Sandy Lyle,
Scott Hoch,
Eduardo Romero,
Brad Bryant,
Mike Reid, Gary McCord and
Bruce Vaughan had 71s.
Bernhard Langer, the Ginn Championship winner last week at Hammock Beach, shot a 74, while
Joey Sindelar and Greg Hickman had 75s in their Champions Tour debuts.
Wiebe out front by two at Cap Cana Championship - USATODAY.com