Hal Sutton, Corey Paving among leaders at Champions' Gulf Coast Classic
SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) -- Hal Sutton has a new left hip and that's helping him get back to his old swing.
The result is the 54-year-old's best golf in more than a decade.
Sutton shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the first round of the Champions Tour's Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic for a share of the lead with Steve Ellington, Corey Paving and Roger Chapman.
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The round was peppered with light showers and unpredictable wind gusts that helped keep scores from going too low. Sutton played in the first group of the day and managed to stay out of trouble for most of the morning - moving to 5 under with a birdie on 13 - but had two bogeys on the back nine and needed a 15-foot putt on 18 to save bogey.
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