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2:24 p.m. -- Want to see some highlights before GOLF CHANNEL begins its coverage? PGA TOUR Today has an early round 1 update. Watch it here.

Els

1:34 p.m. -- Ernie Els is back on the course following his victory last weekend at The Honda Classic. He's at even par through his first two holes. Meanwhile, look out for Lee Janzen. Janzen is already 3 under through his first five holes. He birdied No. 1 -- so far the easiest hole on the course -- then followed it up with birdies on the par-4 third and the par-5 fifth.

Janzen could use a solid finish this week. He's missed two cuts in his three starts in 2008, but he tied for 34th at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Bryant

12:42 p.m. -- LEAD CHANGE. Bart Bryant has birdied Nos. 17 and 18 to post a 6-under-par 65 and take a one shot lead over Jeff Maggert, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry and Jeff Maggert at the top of the leaderboard.

Bryant's most recent PGA TOUR title came in 2005 when he won THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Earlier that season, he also won the Memorial Tournament.

This season, Bryant has made four of five cuts, with a pair of top-25 finishes, including one last week at The Honda Classic.

• WATCH: Bryant eagles in last year's opening round at Innisbrook

Overton

12:21 p.m. -- Jeff Overton has birdied two of his last three holes to get to 4 under through 13 holes. That's just one shot behind leaders Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry and Jeff Maggert. Overton is bogey-free so far today and has 20 putts in 13 holes.

Overton is looking for his first PGA TOUR victory. His best finish is a tie for second at the Wyndham Championship last August behind first-time winner Brandt Snedeker. Overton has made three cuts in six starts this year, with a best finish of 25th at the FBR Open about a month ago.

Cink

12:13 p.m. -- IN THE CLUBHOUSE. Stewart Cink, who led for most of the morning, finished his round with a par on the 430-yard, par-4 ninth. He ends the day with a 66 and now shares the lead with Kenny Perry and Jeff Maggert. Cink's lone bogey came on the par-4 sixth.

Cink is searching for his fifth PGA TOUR title and his first since he won a pair of events in 2004.

Here's a look at his round today:

12:04 p.m. -- IN THE CLUBHOUSE. Kenny Perry and Jeff Maggert are each in the clubhouse after each making 5-under 66s in their opening rounds. For the moment, they are tied with Stewart Cink, who is playing his 18th at the moment.

Tom Pernice Jr. and Jonathan Byrd are also done for the day after carding 4-under 67s. Nick Watney finished with a 68 today and Sean O'Hair had a 69 despite back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 17 and 18.

• WATCH: Maggert's great bunker shot last week at The Honda Classic

Perry

11:49 a.m. -- Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink each have just made birdies to pull into a share of the lead with Jeff Maggert as the early wave begins to wind down. Perry birdied the par-3 17th and Cink birdied the par-4 seventh.

Perry tied for third earlier this season at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and is currently 26th in the FedExCup standings,

• WATCH: Perry gets his round off to a solid start with a birdie

Maggert

11:37 a.m. -- LEAD CHANGE. After three consecutive birdies and four in his last five holes, Jeff Maggert has taken a one-shot lead over a gaggle of players. On his back nine, Maggert has birdied the par-4 third, the par-5 fifth and the par-4 sixth and seventh.

Maggert has been a model of consistency so far on TOUR in 2008. He's missed just one cut and has a top finish of a tie for 25th at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

• Maggert's season stats: click here

Cink

11:31 a.m. -- LEAD CHANGE. Stewart Cink has bogeyed the par-4, 465-yard sixth hole, creating a seven-way tie at the top of the leaderboard, with Sean O'Hair, Tom Pernice, Jonathan Byrd, Kenny Perry, Jeff Maggert, Cink and Bart Bryant all at 4-under.

Here's a short description of the hole that tripped Cink up: The downhill, dogleg-right sixth hole may be the toughest par 4 on the Copperhead. An accurate tee shot is necessary to leave a long second shot from a sloping lie. The large green is elevated and severely contoured.

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Bryant

11:06 a.m. -- Bart Bryant has birdied four of his last five holes and now sits just one shot behind leader Stewart Cink. Bryant has made four cuts in his past five starts and has a pair of top-25 finishes, including a tie for 24th last week at The Honda Classic.

Did you know that Bryant started the week 38th in scoring average on TOUR? He's also 20th in driving accuracy percentage. Here's a look at his round so far today:

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10:56 a.m. -- Fred Couples is bogey-free through his first 10 holes this morning. He birdied the par-5 11th and the par-5 14th.

Couples tied for eighth earlier this season at the Buick Invitational and he's currently 78th in the FedExCup standings.

10:51 a.m. -- Tom Pernice Jr. has birdied two of his last three holes to pull within two shots of leader Stewart Cink. Pernice is looking for his first top-20 finish since he tied for 20th at the FBR Open more than a month ago.

Cink

10:30 a.m. -- Stewart Cink is off to a spectacular start. Clearly, his runner-up run at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship has given him some confidence. The big blow for Cink has been an eagle on the par-5 14th (He started on No. 10). Here's a look at his scorecard through 11 holes.

Incidentally, Cink has two top-three finishes in his past three events. He also tied for third at the Buick Invitational.

Here's a look at his play through 11 holes this morning: