Westwood, Tullo lead Scottish Open

INVERNESS, Scotland - Lee Westwood and tour newcomer Mark Tullo of Chile shot 7-under 65s on Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.

Westwood made six birdies and an eagle in the warm-up event before next week's British Open. A bogey at the 16th hole was his only setback.

Tullo, ranked No. 232 and in his first season on the European Tour, birdied his first four holes and then five of the back nine to join Westwood atop the leader board.

George Coetzee of South Africa, Peter Hanson of Sweden, and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark were 3 strokes behind the leaders.

Among those at 5-under 67 were England's Luke Donald, defending champion Edoardo Molinari of Italy, and former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, who needs a top-five finish to have a chance at the one available qualifying spot for the British Open.

SILVIS, Ill. - Kris Blanks birdied his final five holes to finish with an 8-under-par 63 and grab the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic.

Blanks, who played the back nine first, rolled in a 25-foot putt on No. 5 to start his late run and capped it with an 11-footer to leave him alone at the top after Canadian rookie Matt McQuillan and veteran Davis Love III had led much of the day with 64s. Another late starter at TPC Deere Run, Steve Marino, also came in with a 64.