CP.. Tom Pernice Jr. birdied his final four holes for a 12-under 60 and a four-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s Hawaii Championship. He finished a stroke off the tour record of 59 set by Kevin Sutherland last month in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, New York.
Davis Love III opened with a 69 in his Champions Tour debut. The 20-time PGA Tour winner turned 50 in April.
Pernice, now 55 and a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, played his final nine holes, the front nine at Kapolei Golf Club in 7-under 29, also birdieing Nos. 1, 2 and 4. He had five birdies on his opening nine. Michael Allen was second after a 64.
Joey Sindelar and Scott Dunlap shot 65, and Jay Haas, Vijay Singh, Paul Goydos, Jim Carter and Mike Goodes followed at 66.
Rod Spittle is the leading Canadian at 4 under after a 68, also Bernhard Langer, the tour leader with five victories, skipped the tournament to play in a European Senior Tour event in Germany.
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