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Roberto Diaz, winless on the PGA Tour, shot a 9-under 62 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the John Deere Classic. Adam Long and Russell Henley were two strokes back.

Alena Sharp of Canada and Youngin Chun of South Korea shared the Marathon Classic lead at 7-under 64 on Thursday, a stroke ahead of Stacy Lewis and three others at Highland Meadows Golf Club.

Henrik Stenson will look to launch his bid for a second Open title on the back of a victory as he remained bogey-free and firmly in contention at the halfway stage of a low-scoring ASI Scottish Open.

Austria's Bernd Wiesberger shot a superb 10-under-par 61 to sit 14-under at the Scottish Open and sets up a three-way tie for the lead.

Roberto Diaz opened up a two-shot lead after the first round of the John Deere Classic, where Scotland's Martin Laird also made a strong start.

Matt Kuchar shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to share the lead with three players in a low-scoring opening round at the Scottish Open.

Gary Player experienced plenty of success at The Open, with this year's contest marking the 60th anniversary of his breakthrough major victory.

Steve Stricker topped the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship leaderboard at 5 under with a hole to play Thursday when the first round was suspended for the day because of lightning.