Parnevik shoots 61 in Texas; Pat Hurst, Park tied for LPGA lead; Trip Kuehne gets his win

Jesper Parnevik overcame an opening bogey to birdie eight of the next 11 holes on his way to a scorching opening-round of 61 at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. Parnevik holds a four-shot lead over a logjam of players at 5-under, including Justin Leonard and Robert Gamez. Last week’s winner, Chad Campbell is five shots off the pace. …

Pat Hurst eagled the final hole to give herself a tie for the first-round lead at the Longs Drugs Challenge. Hurst (67) is tied with Inbee Park, with World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa sitting two shots back at the Danville, Calif., LPGA tournament. …

It was announced that hall of fame player Beth Daniel will be the captain for the U.S. Solheim Cup team in the 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois. …

Mark Weibe, R.W. Eaks, Scott Hoch, Loren Roberts and Walter Hall all share the first-round lead at 3-under at the Champions Tour’s Senior Players Championship. …

Trip Kuehne won the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. It was first U.S. Golf Association title for Kuehne, 35, who beat Dan Whitaker 9 and 7 for the title. …

On the European PGA Tour, Steve Webster shot a 7-under 65 at Carnoustie in St. Andrews, Scotland on Thursday to earn a one-shot, first-round lead at the Dunhill Links Championship. …

Golf Channel’s Big Break is being played in Mesquite, Nevada, but they’ll be skipping the difficult Wolf Creek Golf Club, which is a good idea, says Chris Baldwin at WorldGolf.com.