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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Advertisement Email Story to a Friend April 21, 2006 Appleby takes lead in Houston Open; Allred opens with 70 in Georgia The Associated Press HUMBLE, Texas — Stuart Appleby shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Jerry Smith and D.A. Points after the first round of the Shell Houston Open. Appleby teed off early and took advantage of calm conditions on the Redstone Golf Club’s Tournament Course, the event’s third venue in four years. Appleby, the 1999 winner at the TPC at The Woodlands, made a 25-foot birdie putt on the sixth and another on No. 11. The Australian bogeyed the 13th, then chipped in on No. 17 and made a downhill 20- foot birdie putt on the 18th. Aaron Baddeley, the Verizon Heritage winner last week at Hilton Head, was two stroke back along with Charles Warren, Brent Geiberger, Stephen Leaney and Mathias Gronberg. Two-time defending champion Vijay Singh had a 69. FLORIDA’S NATURAL CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP — At Stockbridge, Ga., Annika Sorenstam put herself in a familiar position at Eagle’s Landing Country Club — one shot off the lead after the opening round. Advertisement Maria Hjorth and Cristie Kerr shot 7-under 65s on Thursday to share the lead in the Florida’s Natural Charity Championship, but Sorenstam was close behind with a 66. Sorenstam won the 2005 event in a 10-stroke runaway, positioning herself one shot off the lead after Day 1, taking control with a second-round 64 and essentially wrapping up the tournament on Saturday. This time, she started out a bit erratic with three bogeys on her scorecard. But she nearly holed out a 4-wood from the fairway at the par-5 sixth hole, the ball stopping just inches short of the flagstick for a tap-in eagle. Brazil’s Candy Hannemann and France’s Patricia Meunier-Lebouc matched Sorenstam, also the 2001 winner, with 66s. Karrie Webb played for the first time since her comeback victory in the Kraft Nabisco Championship three weeks ago — the seventh major title of her career, but her first victory of any kind since 2004. She opened with a 67. NATIONWIDE — At Athens, Ga., Jason Allred shot a 2-under-par 70 and is tied for 40th place after the first round of the Foundation Classic. Leader Ken Duke is at 9 under, good for a one-shot lead over Paul Gow and a two-stroke lead over Craig Lile. Allred birdied the fourth hole and bogeyed the 13th, then birdied two par 5s coming. Allred is tied for first in driving accuracy after the first round. He’s averaging 303.5 yards on measured drives, good for a tie for 45th place. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Discount Hotel Reservations online casinos news Ashley Furniture HomeStore Send Flowers Southern Oregon Loans California Casinos GMAT Prep Windermere Van Vleet Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada Online Pharmacy Advertisement s