Bland fires 66, ahead by 1 shot at Senior PGA
Bland Fires 66, Ahead by 1 Shot at Senior PGA Championship
Steve Bland shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.
The 59-year-old Bland, who won the Senior British Open in July, birdied five of his first 11 holes at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He added another birdie on the par-5 15th to reach 5 under.
Bland is one shot ahead of Gene Sauers and Tim Petrovic, who both shot 4-under 67s. Defending champion Alex Cejka is two shots behind in a group of five players that also includes Bernhard Langer and Vijay Singh.