Schulz grabs three-stroke lead at First Tee Open

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09/04/2010 - Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ted Schulz fired a eight-under 64 at Pebble Beach on Saturday to grab a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the First Tee Open.

Schulz, who is making his 12th Champions Tour start of the year, completed two rounds at 12-under-par 132.

Pebble Beach and Del Monte Golf Course were used for the first two rounds. Sunday's final round will be contested at Pebble Beach.

First-round leader Mark Calcavecchia managed a one-under 71 Saturday, but slipped into a tie for second place at minus-nine. Tom Kite, who won the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, carded a four-under 68 at Pebble to join Calcavecchia in second place.

Tom Pernice, Jr. is alone in fourth place at eight-under-par 136 after shooting 70 at Del Monte.

Schulz started on the back nine at Pebble Beach and got off to a fast start with birdies on 10 and 11. He posted back-to-back birdies from the 13th to jump to eight-under.

The 50-year-old birdied the 16th, but gave that stroke right back with a bogey on the 17th. Schulz made the turn at minus-nine thanks a birdie on the 18th.

Schulz, who won twice on the PGA Tour, made it two in a row again as he birdied the first. He birdied the third and sixth to move to 12-under. Schulz parred his final three holes to grab the second-round lead for the first time on the Champions Tour.

Calcavecchia started on the first at Pebble Beach on Saturday. His front nine consisted of eight pars and a single birdie on the par-three fifth.

Around the turn, Calcavecchia got to 10-under with a birdie on No. 10. However, he bogeyed three of the next four holes to slide to minus-seven. He got two of those strokes back with birdies at 16 and 17.

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