Triplett on top

Kirk Triplett stormed home with six birdies on his final eight holes to take the first-round lead at the Wachovia Championship.

“It just felt like my day towards the end,” said Triplett, whose eight-under-par 64 put him two strokes in front of Brett Quigley, Australian Stuart Appleby, South African Rory Sabbatini and Swede Fredrik Jacobson in ideal conditions at Quail Hollow.