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Duffy Waldorf earned a top-10 finish at Bellerive during the 1992 PGA Championship.(Getty Images)" align="left" border="0">Waldorf brings unique style to first senior major

Haas and Waldorf share lead after first round

(Reuters) - American Jay Haas charged into early contention for a third Senior PGA Championship title by shooting a flawless five-under-par 66 in Thursday's opening round at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The 59-year-old shrugged off lingering back pain with accurate driving and deft course management to end a cool, blustery day tied at the top with compatriot Duffy Waldorf, who qualified for the over-50 Champions Tour last August. ...

Sonny Skinner's 67 was the best first-round score by a PGA Professional since 2003.(Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America)" align="left" border="0">Skinner leads PGA contingent with first-day 67

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jay Haas is familiar with Bellerive Country Club - and it showed in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.

May 23 (Reuters) - American Jay Haas charged into early contention for a third Senior PGA Championship title by shooting a flawless five-under-par 66 in Thursday's opening round at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The 59-year-old shrugged off lingering back pain with accurate driving and deft course management to end a cool, blustery day tied at the top with compatriot Duffy Waldorf, who qualified for the over-50 Champions Tour last August. ...

Barry beat Nova Southeastern by two shots in a tiebreaker Thursday to advance to the match-play final of the NCAA Division II Men's Championship in Hershey, Pa.

USC will take a 17-shot lead into the final round of the NCAA Championship, but the Trojans know that weirder things have happened, thus they must remain focused.

The LPGA's Bahamas Classic will open as a 12 hole first round