The teams of Brad Faxon and Gary Player and Tim Herron and Dudley
Hart share the lead at 13-under par after the first round of the CVS Charity Classic.
Both teams broke the previous tournament record of 12-under
59, set in 1999 by the team of Jeff Sluman and Stuart Appleby.
The two-day, best-ball tournament, organized by Rhode Island
natives Faxon and Billy Andrade, is played at the par-71 Rhode Island Country
Club.
Faxon made nine birdies during the round, including three on
the final three holes. He also eagled the par-five eighth hole with a 50-foot
putt.
Herron eagled the eighth hole and the 11th to spur his team
to the top. Hart added birdies at the last three holes as the two played the back
nine in eight-under 27.
Davis Love III and Jay Haas are just one shot off the pace
at 12-under par.
