Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Toms breaks out of slump with 67 to take Wachovia lead

Fans looking for big names to follow at the Wachovia Championship had plenty of options despite the absence of defending champion Tiger Woods.

While Woods was home recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Masters champion Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini were all the course Thursday. So was Adam Scott, the rising Australian who won last week at the Bryon Nelson Championship.

But it was Scott's playing partner who shined in the first round. David Toms, who has virtually disappeared in the past two years, charged to a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead at the tournament he won five years ago.

"I played today with …

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