Furyk among four tied for Wachovia lead

U.S. Open champ Jim Furyk and rookie Bill Haas were among four golfers tied for the lead after the first round of the Wachovia Championship on Thursday.

South Africans Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini also finished with 4-under 68s, while Masters champion Phil Mickelson, defending champ Vijay Singh and Ernie Els all had 71s. Singh defeated Furyk and Sergio Garcia in a playoff last year. Els is making his first appearance at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.

For Haas, this tournament already was special. He was joined in the field by his father, Jay Haas, and his brother, Jay Jr., the first time all three members of the family played in the same tournament. Jay Jr. got in through Monday qualifying, while Bill earned his card at Q-school last year and received a sponsor's exemption.

The last time a father played with two sons on the PGA Tour was at the 1994 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, when Jack Nicklaus was in the field with Jackie and Gary.

Jay Jr. has a ways to go. He shot a 78 in the first round, three shots worse than Jay Sr.

LPGA Tour

Angela Stanford and Beth Bader each shot 7-under 65 and shared a one-stroke lead over Grace Park after the first round of the Franklin American Mortgage Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.

Karrie Webb, Laura Diaz, Lorena Ochoa and Cristie Kerr all took advantage of the morning tee times and shot 67s.

Dalhousie Golf Club touring professional Karen Stupples shot an opening 70 and was five strokes back.

Wie tries to make cut

Playing in a country that regards her as one of its own, Michelle Wie is in position to make the cut in a men's tournament for the first time. A 2-under-par 70 left her five strokes off the lead in the first round of the SK Telecom Open in South Korea.

Wie, 16, had four birdies and two bogeys in her eighth attempt at making it to the weekend in a men's tournament. Adam Le Vesconte of Australia led after a 65 in the Asian tour event.

If she makes the cut today, she will be the second woman to do so at a Korean tournament. Se Ri Pak tied for 10th at the KPGA Tour's SBS Pro-Golf Championship in 2003.

-- The Associated Press