Funai Classic: Haas takes early lead

Hunter Haas fired a nine-under-par 63 to grab a one-shot lead after the first round of the $4.4m (€3.6m) Funai Classic at Disney World on Thursday.

A lowly 166th on the PGA Tour money list, Haas took advantage of benign morning conditions to plunder the Palm course to the tune of nine birdies. That was enough to hold off Steve Lowery, Mark Calcavecchia, JJ Henry, Ryan Moore, Geoff Ogilvy and Pat Perez, all of whom shot 64.