NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Defending champions Brad Faxon and Scott McCarron combined for an 8-under-par 64 on Friday and have the first-round lead at the Franklin Templeton Shootout.
Senior PGA Tour member Ray Floyd and United States Ryder Cup team member Stewart Cink are alone in second at 65, a stroke better than three teams.
Faxon and McCarron won last year's event in a playoff with Scott Hoch and Carlos Franco at Doral's "Great White" course in Miami. This year's tournament is being held at the Tiburon Golf Club.
Both courses were designed by Greg Norman and both have taken on his nickname, "The Great White Shark." Tiburon means shark in Spanish.
Norman teamed with fellow Australian Steve Elkington to card a 68. The 1998 champions are tied for seventh in a 12-team event that features three formats in as many days.
The $2 million tournament opened with alternate-shot play, goes to best-ball on Saturday and concludes with Sunday's scramble.
