Golf Roundup : Sieckmann Leads Westchester by One Shot After Shooting 64

Tom Sieckmann had to settle for a birdie on his final hole but shot a seven-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead Thursday in the first round of the Westchester golf tournament at Harrison, N.Y.

Sieckmann missed a 15-foot eagle putt before taking his two-putt birdie-four.

Rocco Mediate chipped in on No. 18 for an eagle-three in a round of 65 that left him in scond place.

Tied for third at 66 were Mark Lye, Fred Couples, Kenny Knox, Craig Stadler and Dick Mast.

Arnold Palmer said a new grip helped him shoot a 67 that tied him with five others for the lead after one round of the Senior Tournament Players Championship at Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Orville Moody, Butch Baird, Lou Graham, Tom Shaw and Dick Howell matched Palmer’s five-under-par round over the 6,646-yard TPC at Sawgrass Valley. The leaders are a stroke ahead of Miller Barber, Gary Player, Jim Ferree, Jimmy Powell and George Lanning.

A computer error discovered in the midst of a rain delay moved Myra Blackwelder into the lead through 16 holes of the first round of the $400,000 Pat Bradley tournament at High Point, N.C.

More than an hour after the second of two rain delays, the round was suspended. It will be concluded this morning.

Before the rain, Diane Heinicke-Rauch was listed as the leader with 16 points. When the mistake was found, Blackwelder was credited with 19 points.