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Faxon, Sluman lead by 1 at Legends of Golf

Brad Faxon and Jeff Sluman combined for a 10- under 62 on Friday, which gave them a 1-stroke lead after the opening round of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf.Faxon and Sluman shared third place last year, while Sluman finished runner-up while paired with Craig Stadler in 2008 and 2009."Last year was our first year playing together, and I think we came off with the strategy of Jeff driving the ball first, and as you know he's a very good driver of the ball and he just puts it in play," Faxon said. "We did a good job today of getting both balls in play, and a lot of holes we had two putts for birdie."Tom Lehman and Bernhard Langer, a pair of former Ryder Cup captains, combined for a 9-under 63 and are alone in second place at The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa.Tom Watson and Andy North, who teamed to win this title in 2008, posted an 8- under 64. They were joined in third place by Kirk Triplett and Stadler, along with Tom Kite and Gil Morgan. Stadler is a three-time ru...

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