Calgary, AB (Sportsbooks) - Stuart Anderson and Tom Stankowski, both former Canadian Tour Championship winners, carded rounds of five-under 67 and shared the lead with two other players Thursday after the first round of the ATB Financial Classic.
Mauricio Molina and Garrett Frank joined the four-way tie for first place after a windy day at Sirocco Golf Club.
Brady Schnell, Tyler Martin and Danny Sahl stood one stroke off the pace at four-under 68.
Anderson, the 2006 Tour Championship winner, was happy to settle for par at his first hole of the day.
"It was nice to get a good start on 10, which is straight up the hill. The wind was howling when we teed off and it was a full driver to get it over the hazard about two hundred yards out," said Anderson, who ended with six birdies and one bogey.
Stankowski, the '08 Tour champion, matched Anderson with six birdies and just one bogey in his round, while Molina made seven birdies and two bogeys for his piece of the lead.
Frank, meanwhile, had five birdies, two bogeys and an eagle at the par-five eighth to highlight his up-and-down effort.
Everyone struggled in the wind.
"Did I have fun?" Frank asked. "Other than playing for what seemed like six hours in a hurricane, it was pretty good."
