Perks Takes Lead at Colonial

Craig Perks had a bogey-free six-under-par 64, including two chip-in birdies, and took the first-round lead Thursday at the Colonial at Fort Worth, one shot ahead of Jesper Parnevik.

Steve Flesch, who had birdies on four of his first five holes, and Stewart Cink were among five golfers at 66. Defending champion Kenny Perry shot 67, his Colonial-record eighth consecutive subpar round.

Phil Mickelson, the Colonial’s highest-ranked player (No. 2 on the money list) and 2000 champion, shot a 71.

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Silvia Cavalleri, Nadina Taylor and Young-A Yang each shot five-under 66s to tie for the first-round lead in the LPGA’s Sybase Classic at New Rochelle, N.Y.

One shot back are Becky Morgan, Sherri Steinhauer and Soo-Yun Kang. Amy Hung had a 68.