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Scott and Haas lead the way

Image: Scott: Fired an opening round of 66 to share the lead with Hunter Haas

Adam Scott and Hunter Haas both fired 66s to share the lead after the first round of the AT&T National at Aronimink in Pennsylvania.

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Aussie and American take route 66 in Pennsylvania

Adam Scott and Hunter Haas both fired 66s to share the lead after the first round of the AT&T National at Aronimink in Pennsylvania. The pair ended Thursday's play leading by one from Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas and Americans Dean Wilson, Joe Ogilvie and Kyle Stanley. Australian Scott, chasing an eighth PGA Tour win, racked up three birdies on the front nine but dropped a shot after three-putting at the 10th before recovering with gains at 14 and 18. Afterwards the 30-year-old said: "I think the key to my round was hitting a lot of fairways, which gave me an opportunity to hit the greens. "The few fairways that I did miss, I didn't get into too much trouble. It was kind of a stress-free round, which is a nice way to start." Starting at the 10th, Haas picked up successive birdies on 13, 14, 15 and 16 to lead the way by one shot as he reached the turn. Another followed at the fourth - his 13th - but he would drop a shot on the seventh to ensure he would only be the co-leader overnight. "I just really focused on keeping the ball below the hole and getting the ball in play. The holes I didn't get it in play, I hit great shots out of the rough and ended up making birdie off one of them, so that kind of helps." Justin Leonard and Vijay Singh were among 10 players sitting two shots off the lead overnight, while K.J. Choi was one of 12 players to shoot one-under 69s.

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