PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- David Eger shot a 5-under 67 Friday to take a one-shot lead over D.A. Weibring at the Champions Tour First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
This is the first year for this unique event, which pairs senior players with two junior competitors and an amateur. The tournament is held at the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Bayonet Course.
"I'd never played anything here before," Eger said. "Pebble Beach was benign today. There was no wind really and the greens aren't too hard or firm. I played well and saved pars when I needed to."
"It's always great to come back here to Pebble Beach," Weibring said. "I think the pros have been more excited than the kids are."
Tom Watson, who won the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, shot a 70 and was tied for third with Peter Jacobsen, Rodger Davis, Bruce Lietzke, Tom Purtzer, Jose Maria Canizares, Bruce Summerhays, Mike Reid, Gary Koch, and Jay Haas.
