Blakefield T11 after first round of NGA Hooters Golf Tour event

Mark Blakefield shot a five-under-par 67 Thursday and is tied for 11th place after the first round of the Buffalo Run Casino Classic on the NGA Hooters Golf Tour. Blakefield, the leading money winner on the tour, had seven birdies and two bogeys. He is three shots off the lead. The tournament is being played at Peoria Ridge Golf Club in Miami, Oklahoma.