Golf Central

Steve Marino carded a bogey-free, five under 65 to take a one-shot lead at the AT & T National. Marino birdied three of his first four holes and never had to make a par putt longer than five feet, finishing on the 18th hole with an eight-foot birdie.

After opening rounds of 66, Jeff Overton, Frank Licliter and Rod Pampling find themselves one behind. Germany's Alex Cejka, 375/1 long shot Notah Begay III and Anthony Kim are all in the mix, with rumours rife that Kim is set to unveil a new belt sometime over the weekend.

Kim kept pretty quiet about the new arrival, saying, 'I actually had to get insurance on this thing;that's how nice it is. So it will be here on the weekend.' Of our picks, Kevin Streelman is fairing the best at one-under, with Steve Stricker one-over and Rocco Mediate at three-over. Early stages and all that...