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Two teams share Shark Shootout lead

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12/11/2009 - Naples, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The teams of Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker and Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank both fired rounds of six-under 66 on Friday to share the opening-round lead of the Shark Shootout.

This event features a 12-team field, and Friday's first round was played in a modified alternate-shot format. Both players hit drives, one is selected and the player whose drive was not chosen hits the next shot. They alternate until the ball is in the hole.

On Saturday, it will be better ball, and Sunday's final round features a scramble, where scores are sure to be low at The Gold Course at Tiburon Golf Club.

Steve Flesch and Dustin Johnson shot a five-under 67 on Friday and were joined in third place by Chad Campbell and Tim Clark. Englishmen Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter teamed for a four-under 68 and fifth place.

Kelly and Stricker broke into red figures with a birdie at the par-five first. They caught fire during the front nine, when Stricker knocked his approach to three feet to set up birdie at five.

Kelly's approach at the par-five sixth reached the green in two, and Stricker converted the 12-footer for eagle. Kelly hit another great second shot, this time to six feet at the seventh, and again Stricker was there to cash in on the putt.

Stricker played a nine-iron to eight feet for another birdie at No. 8. Stricker ran home a long birdie putt at nine, but the duo struggled to an even-par back nine.

"One side went so well, and the other side just we were fighting and nothing was going right," said Stricker. "We hit it fine; made good putts. They just weren't going in like they about at front."

Leonard and Verplank also birdied one, then Leonard holed a couple of birdie putts on the front nine. They closed very poorly on the front side with a double-bogey at nine.

The team immediately atoned for the error when Verplank hit a wedge to three feet to get an easy birdie at 10. Verplank sank a 10-footer for birdie at 13, then chipped close to set up a birdie at 14.

At the 17th, Leonard hit a terrible drive into pine straw. Verplank hit a spectacular shot to a foot, and Leonard tapped in for stunning birdie.

"To be honest with you, I was just wanting to get in really anywhere on the green," admitted Verplank. "But if I hit a decent shot I would be thrilled, and it ended up being really good."

Leonard rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt from the fringe at the closing hole for his side's piece of the lead.

"We played solid all day except for one hole. That hole didn't hurt us too badly, so put ourselves in good shape," said Leonard. "Now it's time to get really aggressive and go make a bunch of birdies this weekend."

Mark Calcavecchia and Brian Gay paired for a three-under 69 and share sixth with George McNeill and Jeff Sluman and Chris DiMarco and 20-year-old Rickie Fowler.

Kenny Perry won this title last year with Scott Hoch, but Hoch was unable to defend due to a wrist injury. Perry joined J.B. Holmes on Friday for a two- under 70 and ninth place.

The tandems of Nick Price and Zach Johnson and Graeme McDowell and Boo Weekley both had one-under 71s and are knotted in 10th, while Brad Faxon and Matt Kuchar only managed a one-over 73 and are 12th.

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