Kade Stewart Fires 5-Under 67 to Lead Carlton Woods After Opening Round

Kade Stewart carded a 5-under 67 on Monday at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, to open a three-shot lead at the Carlton Woods Invitational. Garrett Driver, Mitchell Ford, Brad Mason and Justin Kaplan share second at 2-under 70, with Rafael Abad, Coy Dobson and Charlie Holland tied for sixth at 1-under 71. Live scoring and full tournament coverage can be found on the Carlton Woods Invitational tournament hub here.

Nine players sit at even-par 72, including Ryan Terry and Bobby Massa, while last year's playoff runner-up Joseph Deraney is tied for 37th at 4-over 76. Defending champion Robert Gwin, who closed with a 69 a year ago to catch Deraney at 4-under 212 and win in a playoff, opened with an 8-over 80 and is tied for 53rd. Two rounds remain on the Nicklaus Course. midamgolfHQ will be tracking the action from The Woodlands.