Spencer Levin led after the opening round for the third time this year, so that's nothing new. It was his score Thursday afternoon at Bay Hill that surprised him and everyone else.
In warm, blustery conditions on a course that allowed only three rounds in the 60s and the most rounds in the 80s in nearly two decades, Levin had a six-under 66 and a three-shot lead over Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
Tiger Woods missed a 10-foot par putt on the last hole for a 73, his highest opening round since 1999 at Bay Hill, where he is a six-time winner. Dustin Johnson and Gary Woodland, the winner last week at Innisbrook, each shot 77.
Phil Mickelson shot a 70.
MORE GOLF: Amanda Blumenherst birdied the final four holes for a seven-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Germany's Sanda Gal in the Kia Classic in Industry, Calif. Michelle Wie birdied the par-five 18th for a 68. Top-ranked Yani Tseng opened with a 71. Karrie Webb, coming off her second straight victory Sunday in Phoenix, shot a 72.
TENNIS: Three days into the Sony Ericsson Open, only one American remains in the women's draw -- Uzbekistan-born Varvara Lepchenko.
Three U.S. women lost in the second round in Key Biscayne, Fla., including Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who was eliminated by No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki, 6-2, 7-5. American qualifier Jamie Hampton lost to No. 21-seeded Andrea Petkovic, 6-2, 7-5, and American Melanie Oudin was beaten by No. 29 Daniela Hantuchova, 6-1, 6-3.
In men's play, Kei Nishikori advanced to a second-round match Saturday against top-ranked Rafael Nadal by beating Jeremy Chardy, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. Radek Stepanek will next play Roger Federer after beating Fabio Fognini, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Pablo Cuevas will face 2010 champion Andy Roddick next after defeating Michael Berrer, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
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