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Conners in the Lead after Round 1 of the Valspar Championship

Listowel's Corey Conners is in the lead at the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship at 4-under 67.

Conners opening round at Palm Harbor, Florida included five birdies and one bogie on the 18th hole.

There is a three-way tie for second between Kelly Kraft, Nick Watney and Keegan Bradley.

Fellow Canadian Adam Hadwin is four shots back at even par. MacKenzie Hughes and Nick Taylor are at two-over. Ben Silverman sits at 4-over.

Tiger Woods is tied for eighth at one under.

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Scoreboard, June 26

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.