Chad Campbell shares the lead with Jeff Gove after a seven-under-par opening round of 65 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.
Campbell fired eight birdies and just a solitary bogey to make a flying start to the $6million tournament, while Gove offset two bogeys with seven birdies over the first 13 holes before closing with an eagle.
The pair sit one shot clear of a group of four players on six under.
Steve Flesch, John Senden, Matthew Goggin and Brendon De Jonge all opened with scores of 66 to share third place.
John Rollins, who won the BC Open at the same venue last year, is at five under along with John Mallinger, Robert Allenby, Tag Ridings and Matt Hendrix.
At 22nd on the money list, Rollins is safely inside the cut-off for his tour card and should be able to wrap up an invite to a pair of majors with a strong showing.
A number of players in the field are looking to use the tournament to get into the top 125 on the money list and retain their tour cards for next season.
