Mahan leads Travelers Championship; Kerr ahead at Wegmans LPGA

Hunter Mahan shot an opening-round 62 yesterday to lead the Travelers Championship. Chris DiMarco is in second after carding a 6-under-par 64. Dimarco has been struggling with a shoulder injury all season and hasn’t had a top-10 finish in 15 PGA starts …

Playing with a new putter, Cristie Kerr shot a 6-under 66 yesterday to lead the Wegmans LPGA …

“I’ll buy every single putter I ever play with if I can putt like that,” said Kerr of her 26-putt round. “I feel like my game is coming around.”

Alena Sharp is one stroke back, and LPGA Championship winner Suzann Pettersen is in third …

Meanwhile, Jose-Filipe Lima and Raphael Jacquelin share the top spot on the leaderboard at the BMW International Open. Both shot 7-under 65s yesterday for a one-stroke lead …

At GulfCoastGolf.com, National Golf Editor Tim McDonald writes about the Grand Bear golf course, one of Biloxi’s star attractions.