Huston, Heinen Match 6-Under 66s To Lead Texas Open

John Huston and Mike Heinen shot 6-under-par 66s Thursday and were tied for the lead after one round of the Texas Open in San Antonio.

Huston, 35th on the PGA Tour money list, is battling to reach the top 30 and qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship. Heinen needs to win a tournament to get another two-year tour exemption.

David Frost and Hugh Royer III were one stroke behind the leaders, while John Morse, Mark Calcavecchia, Kelly Gibson, Mike Hulbert and Woody Austin were at 68. Tiger Woods, Tray Tyner, Brian Claar and Donnie Hammond - the 1989 Texas Open winner - were at 69.

Meanwhile, Woods and the Acushnet Co., makers of Titleist golf equipment, completed an endorsement deal that sources said was worth $20 million over five years.

Annika Sorenstam’s blazing back nine gave her a two-stroke lead over Julie Piers after the first round of the inaugural CoreStates Betsy King LPGA Classic in Kutztown, Pa. Sorenstam’s six-under 66 was 14 strokes better than Clarkston’s Robin Walton.