Russ Cochran shoots 64, leads SAS Championship in bid for second straight Champions Tour’s win

Cochran shoots 64 to take Champions Tour lead

CARY, N.C. — Russ Cochran shot an 8-under 64, making six birdies in a seven-hole stretch in the middle of the round and eagling No. 17, to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Tom Pernice Jr. on Friday in the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship.

Cochran, coming off his first victory on the 50-and-over tour two weeks ago in South Korea, had the best first-round score in the history of the tournament.

Pernice had a hole-in-one on the 11th hole.

Bob Gilder and David Eger opened with 66s.