North & South Senior: Three share lead early at Pinehurst

PINEHURST, N.C. (August 5, 2014) — Pinehurst No. 8 was playing difficult Tuesday as the some of the best senior amateurs competed in round one of the North & South Senior Amateur. Fog delayed the start of the opening round by 50 minutes, but once golfers were off, three players — Robert Parmar, David Prokop, and George Walker were able to card opening-round 74s to share a one-stroke advantage over six players at 75. Alabama native Parmar won the 2012 Golfweek Senior Tour Championship, Prokop finished 28th at the North & South Senior two years ago, while Walker had a top-15 finish at last years Golfweek Senior Tour Championship. Golfers will play Pinehurst's No. 5 course on Wednesday before returning to No. 8 for the tournaments final round on Thursday.