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Haas, Waldorf share lead at Senior PGA Championship

Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf each carded a 5- under 66 on Thursday to share the lead after one round of the Senior PGA Championship.Kiyoshi Murota and PGA Club Professional Sonny Skinner shared third place at 4-under 67 at the Champions Tour's first major of the season."Just to be here is very special," said Skinner. "I'm very thankful the PGA of America has the eligibility requirement that they do that allows as many club pros to get into our tournament as they do."Peter Senior and Chien-Soon Lu sit in a tie for fifth at Bellerive Country Club at 3-under, while 39-time PGA Tour winner Tom Watson is among a large group of players tied for seventh place at minus-2.Defending champion Roger Chapman finished with a 1-over 72 to sit in a tie for 46th place.Haas opened his round with five straight pars before picking up a pair of birdies at the sixth and eighth to hit the turn at 2-under.The St. Louis native added back-to-back birdies at the 11th and 12th, and later rolled in another birdie at...

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