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Appleby, who turned 50 on May 1, is tied with another
50-year-old, Germany's Alex Cejka, after both shot 6-under-par
66 at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Tom Lehman, who played Pebble Beach, and South Korea's K.J. Choi,
who played Spyglass Hill Golf Course, both shot 5-under 67 to
share third place.
Glen Day, Kirk Triplett and Mexico's Esteban Toledo, who all
played Pebble Beach, and Larry Mize, who played Spyglass Hill,
are tied for fifth place at 4 under.
Appleby, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, carded seven
birdies and just one bogey.
"I had no idea what to expect," he said. "I was a bit nervous
starting. I haven't played any golf really at all, much. Just
getting 18 holes completed has been really difficult. So and
then walking the practice rounds, didn't really know how I'd
feel. Legs pretty tired. Game was pretty rusty today. Sort of
felt -- felt all right.
"I got off to a good start. I was a bit nervous, with the
cameras around. I haven't really seen anything like that for a
while. So that was a bit strange ... so I was happy to get out
of the day."
Cejka completed a bogey-free round. He is looking for his third
Champions victory, having won the Regions Tradition and the
Senior PGA Championship, both in May. He was the first PGA Tour
Champions player to win his first two majors since Arnold Palmer
(1980-81).
However, in nine tournaments since his second win, Cejka never
finished higher than a tie for fifth while recording just two
top-10 results.
--Field Level Media
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