KA'UPULEHI-KONA, Hawaii – Bernhard Langer and Miguel Angel Jimenez shot 8-under 64 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
Ernie Els struggled in his debut on the 50-and-over tour, shooting a 72. The four-time major winner from South Africa turned 50 in October.
Langer and Jimenez closed with birdies on the par-4 18th at breezy Hualalai Golf Course. Langer had nine birdies and a bogey.
''I had a wonderful day – start with a birdie, finished with a birdie and really played solid golf,'' Langer said. ''I made one stupid bogey.