Overton leads by two in Reno; Wie shoots 73

Jeff Overton fired a seven-under 65 Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Reno-Tahoe Open at Montreux Golf and Country Club. Brian Davis, a two-time winner on the European Tour, posted a five-under 67 and shares second place with one-time Nationwide Tour winners Harrison Frazar, Marco Dawson and John Merrick. Jason Gore and former Masters champ Larry Mize are part of a large group tied at minus-four. Meanwhile, Michelle Wie had and up-and-down round Thursday as she carded four bogeys and three birdies in a round of one-over 73. That left her tied for 77th, which is over the current cut line of even-par. Wie tripped to a bogey at the first and missed the green at the fifth leading to her second bogey. She bounced back with a five-foot birdie putt on six and got back to even-par with a six-foot... [read full story]