The new ownership group includes Peter OMalleys sons

PITTSBURGH -- Bruce Vaughan shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Fred Funk in the Senior Players Championship, the third of five Champions Tour majors. coach handbags outlet . The 55-year-old Vaughan matched the lowest round of his career and tied the first-round record in the event. He won the 2008 Senior British Open for his lone Champions Tour title. "Ive been hitting the ball pretty good lately. The scores just havent been very good," Vaughan said. "Today, it just kind of clicked." Vaughan capped his bogey-free round with a birdie on par-5 18th, holing an 8-foot putt after hitting his approach into a greenside bunker. "It wasnt looking very good, to be honest with you," Vaughan said. "I just executed well and it came off just perfect. When youre playing good, thats the kind of stuff that happens." Funk had four birdies and a bogey on the final six holes. "I played pretty solid all day," Funk said. "I had one little hiccup when I missed a little 2-footer on 16, but for the first time, you know how people always say, You get it back, and you always believe you never will, but I made a 50- or 60-footer on the next hole, so I got it back. And then I made a nice putt on 18. It was really solid, and Im really pleased with that." Fred Couples, the winner last year at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y., was two strokes back at Fox Chapel along with Tom Lehman, Michael Allen and Joe Daley. Greg Norman opened with a 67 in his first Champions Tour event since 2009. Couples fought back problems during the round. "I feel lucky I got through this round with that score and then I have a lot of rest before tomorrow," Couples said. "Im really, really stiff though. I dont know exactly whats going on. Im not getting too much sleep, so Im just not feeling very well." Temperatures reached the mid-90s, and the heat is expected to remain throughout the weekend to the point that organizers reversed a policy and will permit spectators to bring bottled water onto the course. Players who teed off early Thursday said they felt they had an advantage. A relatively short course, the fast greens figure to harden more as they bake as the tournament progresses. Of the nine players at the top of the leaderboard, six teed off by 9:30 a.m. Lehman made the most of the preferred conditions coming out of his 8:02 tee time. He birdied the first three holes and was 5 under through seven holes. "Theres a big advantage. Eight oclock versus 12 oclock is huge," said Lehman, coming off a victory two weeks ago in the Regions Tradition -- another tour major. Allen seemed to buck that trend slightly, playing the back nine better than anyone at 4-under 31. He was one of only two players to eagle 18. At 567 yards, it is by far the longest on the course. Allen is the only two-time winner on the Champions Tour this season. "I was kind of struggling early so it was nice to kind of get it together on the back nine where I played a lot better," Allen said. coach outlet online .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2012. And TSNs reporters and analysts who covered the events as they happened offer their personal reflections on the stories. coach factory outlet . "All that is in my mind is to keep working hard to come back," Nadal said in interviews with European newspapers Tuesday. "I cannot think about the future because its not like if you break your arm and you know you will have a few weeks like this, then a few weeks like that and then you are back.SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres finally have things sorted out in the owners box and on the field. Hours after closing an $800 million deal to buy the team, the third generation of the OMalley family met the players and coaching staff, and then watched as Chase Headley and the Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2 Wednesday for their ninth win in 10 games. Headley hit a two-run single and left-hander Eric Stults won his fourth straight decision as the Padres took two of three from the Braves, who lead the NL wild-card race. Hours earlier, the new owners promised to run the Padres in the same first-class manner that Walter and Peter OMalley once ran the Dodgers. The new ownership group includes Peter OMalleys sons, Kevin and Brian, and nephews Peter and Tom Seidler. It also includes San Diego businessman Ron Fowler, the executive chairman who has been designated as the teams control person. The new owners briefly spoke to the team before the game. "Were excited," Headley said. "I think its big. Finally theres a resolution. It seems like its taken an awful long time since all this started. Everything Ive heard, and just talking to those guys, they seem real excited. I think theyre going to put the Padres in a real good situation to be successful." Fowler stressed in a news conference and to the players that the owners want the focus to be on the players. "One of the first things Ron said was this game is about the players and always has been about the players," Headley said. "Its good that they know that. Obviously, having a good relationship between the players and ownership, as well as with the front office, is key to being successful. Its exciting that its over and we feel we have a tremendous group in place." Manager Bud Black called it "a great day." "Once the game started, baseball took over, which is what the new owners talked about," the manager said. "They talked about, this is about baseball, this is about the players, this is about the Padres. Our guys played a very good baseball game. The guys have been playing well, theyve been playing hard. Against a very good Braves team, Stultsy and our offence and our defence and our bullpen did a nice job." Headleys two-run single to right in the fifth inning off Tommy Hanson gave the Padres a 4-1 lead. Everth Cabrera reached second when his popup went over the head of retreating third baseman Chipper Jones as shortstop Paul Janish came in behind him. Jones was charged with an error. Will Venable singled and stole second, and both scored on Headleys single. That gave Headley 30 RBIs in Auggust, making him the eighth Padres player to get that many in a month. cheap coach handbags. The last San Diego player with 30-plus RBIs in a month was Ryan Klesko in May 2001, when he set a team record with 40. "If youre producing runs, regardless of how youre producing runs, I think youre going to be effective," Headley said. "I feel like this month Ive had so many opportunities. Weve had a lot of guys do a really good job and put a lot of pressure on the pitchers." San Diego also scored two runs in the fourth. Yasmani Grandal drew a leadoff walk and Mark Kotsay hit a one-out single to right. Logan Forsythe doubled to left to bring in Grandal, and Cameron Maybin followed with a sacrifice fly. The Padres added on in the eighth with a two-run single by pinch-hitter Chris Denorfia and RBI singles by Grandal and Yonder Alonso. Atlanta scored an unearned run in the fifth. Michael Bourns sacrifice fly brought in Dan Uggla, who singled and advanced to third on second baseman Forsythes throwing error. David Ross homered leading off the ninth, his seventh. Jones, who is retiring after this season, received a standing ovation in the eighth inning before his final at-bat in San Diego. He stepped out of the box and tipped his helmet to the crowd. Jones singled and was erased on an inning-ending double play. He also received a nice gesture before his first at-bat, and stepped out to tip his helmet. Jones made his big league debut for the Braves at San Diego on Sept. 11, 1993, back when the Padres played at Qualcomm Stadium. "Obviously, a nice gesture by the fans a couple of times today," Jones said. "It was nice to get a hit my last at-bat. Ive always enjoyed coming here to San Diego. Its been one of my favourite places to come." Stults (4-2) allowed an unearned run on five hits in six innings, struck out five and walked two. Hanson (12-7) gave up four runs, three earned, on eight hits in 4 2-3 innings. He struck out three and walked two. NOTES: Padres C Nick Hundley had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and OF James Darnell had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder. The team said both operations went well. In addition, farmhand Beamer Weems underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. ... Both teams are off Thursday. The Braves return home to open a series against Philadelphia on Friday, when Mike Minor (7-10, 4.71 ERA) is scheduled to start opposite Roy Halladay (8-7, 3.88). The Padres head to Colorado, where on Friday lefty Clayton Richard (11-12, 3.72) is scheduled to start against Alex White (2-6, 5.49). ' ' '