La Quinta, CA (SportsNetwork. Dirk Nowitzki Jersey .com) - Michael Putnam used a big back nine to surge up the leaderboard and shoot a 9-under 63 in Thursdays first round, giving him a 1-shot lead at the Humana Challenge. Putnam, who has never won on the PGA Tour, has three career victories on the Web.com Tour, two of which came in 2013. In five events on tour this season, Putnam has missed the cut twice and his best finish is a tie for 26th at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Over the first three rounds, players will alternate between playing the Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus Private Courses at PGA West along with La Quinta Country Club. Sundays final round will be contested on the Palmer Course. You kind of have to forget about it just because were playing a totally different golf course tomorrow, said Putnam. Thats the only time Im going to play the Nicklaus so kind of put that out of my memory now and now Im focusing on the Palmer for tomorrow. Francesco Molinari, the only non-American in the top 10, finished with an 8- under 64 and he is tied for second with Blake Adams, Mark Wilson, John Peterson and Scott Pinckney. Molinari and Adams played on the Palmer Course, Wilson and Peterson were on the Nicklaus Course and Pinckney played at La Quinta. Defending champion Patrick Reed (La Quinta) fired a 7-under 65 and he is tied for seventh with Matt Kuchar (La Quinta), Jason Kokrak (Nicklaus) and Steve Wheatcroft (Palmer). Playing in his first event since withdrawing from last seasons BMW Championship, 42-time PGA Tour winner Phil Mickelson carded a 1-under 71 and he is tied for 89th. Putnam, the 2013 Web.com Player of the Year, started off with three pars from No. 1 on the Nicklaus Course before rolling in his first birdie on the par-5 fourth. He gave that shot back two holes later with his lone bogey on No. 6, but Putnam was on fire from there. After finishing the front nine with two more gains on seven and nine, Putnam rolled on the back nine by making birdies on every hole except the 11th and 18th, both of which he parred. Over his final 12 holes, Putnam made nine birdies and three pars. He finished the back nine in just 29 shots. Like a light switch and said I needed to make some birdies, so I did, Putnam said about what happened from the seventh hole on. I played decently solid before that, just made a few mistakes to make bogeys, but then just lit it up coming in. Molinari, playing the back nine first, made a birdie on 11 and went on to make five straight pars from 12 before he also caught fire. Molinari rolled in five straight birdies from 17, made a trio of pars from four and finished up with a pair of gains on seven and eight to go along with a par on No. 9. Adams, also starting on the back side, traded a birdie on 11 for a bogey on 12. Much like Putnam and Molinari, Adams went on a run with six straight gains from No. 14. After three straight pars from two, Adams drained a trio of birdies from five. Despite closing with a bogey on nine, Adams remained one shot back heading into the second round. Wilson, the 2012 champion at this event, started off on fire with an eagle on 13 to go along with birdies on 10 and 11. A bogey on 15 dropped Wilson back a shot, but three straight birdies from 17 got him back on track. From there it was smooth sailing for Wilson as he made six straight pars from two before making a pair of gains on eight and nine to finish strong. Peterson finished his strong first round with an eagle on eight, seven birdies and a bogey on No. 6. A nine-birdie day for Pinckney helped put his name in the mix as he added one bogey to his round on No. 12. Mickelson, who won here in 2002 and 2004, had a solid front nine with birdies on three, four and six, but three bogeys and just one gain on the back side hurt him as he finished with a 71. NOTES: Putnam won the Mexico Championship and the Mid-Atlantic Championship on the Web.com Tour in 2013. He also won the Utah Championship in 2010 ... Like Reed did last year, Putnam carded a first-round 63. Reed went on to shoot 63 in each of the first three rounds ... Wilson has had mixed success so far this season, missing three cuts, one secondary cut and finishing in the top 10 twice in five events. Kostas Antetokounmpo Mavericks Jersey .This one was bigger than most.Ben Roethlisberger and LeVeon Bell came up big in a game that Pittsburgh had to win Sunday, leading the Steelers to a 42-21 drubbing of the Cincinnati Bengals that left the AFC North race wide open. Jason Kidd Mavericks Jersey . He was 90. The team announced Monday that Adams had died, saying he "passed away peacefully from natural causes." The son of a prominent oil executive, Adams built his own energy fortune and founded the Houston Oilers. http://www.officialmavericksfanstore.com/kids-jason-kidd-mavericks-jersey/ . With a win tonight, Buehrle will match Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka for the most wins in the majors with 11. Buehrle is 10-4 with a 2.32 earned run average, but has lost his last three starts, including a 7-3 setback at Yankee Stadium last Wednesday.DETROIT -- Torii Hunter put the Detroit Tigers ahead with his bat and scored two runs with his 38-year-old legs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Wednesday night. Minnesota let the AL Central-leading Tigers score four runs with two outs in the seventh, and three more with two outs in the eighth. On a pivotal play in the seventh, right fielder Chris Hermann failed to get to Hunters drive between him and centre fielder Clete Thomas, allowing Austin Jackson to score easily from first. After Miguel Cabrera was walked intentionally, Prince Fielder struck out, but backup catcher Ryan Doumit let the ball get past him and relief pitcher Caleb Thielbar didnt cover home plate. That mistake gave Hunter a clear path to score. "I was always told by Kirby Puckett, Be a hyena. Always take advantage of the weak link," Hunter said. "I saw the pitcher sitting there, looking at the play and the plate was wide open. That play never develops if Prince doesnt run. He did what he had to do, make them throw the ball and I was able to score." Twins manager Ron Gardenhire lamented the mental mistake by the 26-year-old Thielbar. "The kid got caught watching the play and didnt get to home plate," Gardenhire said. "Thats automatic. You have to cover the plate. He knows that better than anyone right now." Victor Martinez followed with an RBI double to put Detroit up 4-1. Twins second baseman Brian Dozier bobbled a grounder in the eighth, the teams first error in six games, and the miscue loaded the bases for Cabrera, who cleared them with his 25th double that gave him 123 RBIs. The Tigers pinch-ran for Cabrera, who has been playing in pain, but felt better Wednesday than he did Tuesday when he aggravated a strain in his groin, abdominal and hip area. "I was pleased with his health," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. Drew Smyly (5-0) struck out two in a perfect inning in relief of Anibal Sanchez. Jose Veras entered with two outs in the eighth inning and closed the game for his first save with the Tigers. Kevin Correia (8-10) allowed four runs -- two earned -- and nine hits over 6 2-3 innings. "I got us right into the position we needed to be, and I blew it," he said. Luka Doncic Mavericks Jersey. Sanchez gave up one run and six hits over 6 2-3 innings. "Both starters were terrific," Leyland said. "Then, we finally broke through." And, Hunter had a lot to do with that. "Hes one of the toughest players Ive ever managed," Leyland said. "In big situations, he gets tougher." Gardenhire knows that perhaps as much as anyone because he was his manager for several years, and was among the least surprised at Comerica Park when he took advantage of the Twins poor play. "Weve seen him do things like that so many times," he said. "Thats just the way he plays the game. He had a huge at-bat, flipped the ball the other way for the double, and then he makes the hustle play when we fall asleep." After six scoreless innings, Dozier hit a two-out single in the seventh to give Minnesota the lead -- briefly. Pedro Florimon drew a walk on a full-count pitch in the seventh. He stole second, the 15th straight stolen base against the Tigers, who were relegated to using their third-best catcher, Bryan Holaday, who was filling in for injured backup Brayan Pena and starter Alex Avila who is on the concussion disabled list. The Tigers gave up a 16th straight stolen base later in the inning, extending the longest active streak in the major leagues, according to STATS LLC. Minnesota was without All-Star catcher Joe Mauer for the second straight day because he is on the seven-day concussion DL. Both teams had five hits through four innings and combined to leave 10 runners on base. Minnesotas Justin Morneau had two of his teams first four hits, including a double in the third, a day after having a season-high four hits. NOTES: Avila was cleared for a rehab assignment, and is scheduled to play for Triple-A Toledo on Thursday at Louisville. ... The Twins recalled Chris Colabello from Triple-A Rochester to take Joe Mauers spot on the roster, and put the rookie at 1B on Wednesday. ... Pena missed the game with a bruised big right toe. ... The Twins expect RHP Samuel Deduno (biceps tendinitis) to make his scheduled start Friday at Cleveland. ' ' '