Rookie Leads Disney

Carl Paulson, an obscure rookie whose top finish this year is 20th place, shot the best round of his career, a 10-under-par 62, for a two-stroke lead on the opening day of the $1.2 million Walt Disney Classic.

He surged through the back nine of the Palm course, running off five straight birdies before closing with a par on No. 18.

Keith Fergus and Craig Parry were at 64, with Jay Delsing, Bob Tway, Mike Heinen and Steve Lowery at 65.

The 24-year-old rookie has earned $31,224 this year - 223rd on the money list. He wasn’t even in the 132-player field when the week began, arriving as the third alternate.