Endicott, NY (Sports Network) - Craig Stadler, Scott Hoch and Rod Spittle each shot three-under 69 Friday to take the lead at a new Champions Tour event, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.They led a group of seven players who were tied at two-under 70.
The new event swept into En-Joie Golf Club this year after the PGA Tour's B.C. Open, a longtime staple of that circuit's schedule, was lifted this season, leaving the area without a professional golf tournament.
Stadler played in his first B.C. Open in 1977 and posted six top-10 finishes in 13 starts, eventually winning it in 2003 -- his last victory on the PGA Tour.
He's glad there is still a professional stop at En-Joie....Full Story