LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Getting off to a quick start is nothing new for Charlie Wi. The hard part is figuring out how to finish. Wi took the 18-hole lead for the third time this year — and the eighth time in his PGA Tour career — by closing with back-to-back birdies Thursday for an 8-under 64 on the easier Palm Course at Disney. That gave him a one-shot lead over Camilo Villegas and Tommy Gainey in the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. This is the 184th career start for Wi on the PGA Tour and he's still looking for his first win. Gainey is on a roll as well. He is 17-under par in his last two rounds, courtesy of the 65 he posted on the Palm. The top 12 scores came from the Palm, which played about 1.7 shots easier than the Magnolia, where the final two rounds will be played. Henrik Stenson and Charles Howell III were among five players whose 68 was the best score at Magnolia. Brian Harman, Scott Stallings and Russell Knox, the rookie from Scotland who is outside the top 150, were at 66. Kevin Chappell, at No. 123 on the money list, overcame an early bogey and was in the group at 67. Michelle Wie tied for lead In Mexico, Michelle Wie shot a 6-under 66 Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational with Angela Stanford and Candie Kung. Stacy Lewis was a stroke back along with Inbee Park, Cristie Kerr, So Yeon Ryu and Karine Icher. Lewis has a 58-point lead over Park with two events left in the player of the year points race, putting her in position to become the first American to win the award since Beth Daniel in 1994. Ochoa opened with a 71. Suzann Pettersen was four strokes back at 70 in a group that included Yani Tseng. Catriona Matthew had a 71. — Agencies
