NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Scott McCarron closed with a birdie in windy conditions for a 7-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Fran Quinn on Friday in the PGA Tour Champions' Hoag Classic.
McCarron rebounded from a bogey on the par-4 16th with the birdie on the par-5 18th at Newport Beach Country Club in wind at 20-25 mph.
''Every hole plays crosswind just the way this golf course is set up, and with this wind, it's tough,'' McCarron said. ''You've got to really change your start lines off the tee and be able to control the trajectory of the golf ball.