Spieth stumbles at start in Barclays

EDISON, N.J. - The start of the FedEx Cup playoffs brought out the worst score from Jordan Spieth in three months.

In his first tournament as No. 1 in the world, Spieth had a pair of three-putt bogeys, hit a tee shot in the water, shot 40 on his back nine and wound up with a 4-over 74 in the opening round of The Barclays. It was his highest score since a 75 in The Players Championship, the last time he missed a cut.

"Just lost a little bit of focus," Spieth said. "All in all, I'm just going to take today as a fluke round. I still believe I'm playing well. It just happened to be an off day on a day where it counted."

Bubba Watson and Tony Finau powered their way around Plainfield Country Club and each had a 5-under 65. They were in a four-way tie for the lead that included Spencer Levin and Camilo Villegas, players who are in dire need of a good week.

Levin secured his spot in the playoffs with a 63 in the final round at the Wyndham, moving up seven spots to No. 115.

PRATTVILLE, Ala. - Brittany Lang birdied five of the first seven holes in windy conditions and shot a 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Classic.

Added to the U.S. Solheim Cup team Monday as one of Juli Inkster's two captain's picks, Lang had a 2-stroke lead over Tiffany Joh, Sydnee Michaels and Ryann O'Toole.

"It was just one of those days. It was so enjoyable," Lang said. "I wasn't thinking about a whole lot. I was just super committed to seeing my shots. It was so much fun."

The 30-year-old Texan won the 2012 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic in Canada for her lone LPGA Tour title. She was second this year in the Ontario event and has three other top-10 finishes.

"I'm in a really nice place right now," Lang said. "I had one of my better years.