Honolulu's Tadd Fujikawa bogeyed his first hole, then blasted nine birdies in the final 15 to fire a 7-under-par 64 yesterday in the first round of the Nationwide Tour's Cox Classic at Omaha, Neb.

Fujikawa, an 18-year-old Moanalua High graduate, is tied for fourth, three shots behind leader Garth Mulroy of South Africa.

Fujikawa got back to even par with a birdie on the fourth hole. He had another at the sixth, then birdied four in a row to move to 5-under after 12 holes. Fujikawa birdied the 14th and bogeyed 16, then closed with two birdies to shoot 32 on both nines.

Kamehameha graduate Keoke Cotner, a regular on the Nationwide Tour, opened with a 67.

The 64 was Fujikawa's low round since turning pro two years ago — away from Hawai'i. He fired a 62 in the third round of this year's Sony Open in Hawai'i and finished tied for 32nd. His best finish in a pro tour event is 31st, at this year's Puerto Rico Open.

Fujikawa tees off in today's second round at 4:15 a.m. Hawai'i time.

Fujikawa has made nearly $80,000 here and on the PGA Tour this year. This is his first Nationwide start in two years. He played three Nationwide events in 2007, missing the cut each time.

PGA TOUR

WILSON SHARES SIXTH

Kevin Na hustled to finish his rain-delayed round in the Canadian Open at Oakville, Ontario. He ended up running the tables at Glen Abbey.

Na birdied the final five holes and nine of his last 12 for a 9-under 63 and a two-stroke lead over Retief Goosen, Scott Verplank and Joe Durant yesterday during the suspended first round of the 100th Canadian Open.

Dean Wilson, a Castle High alum and former Kane'ohe resident, completed his round and is tied for sixth at 4-under 68.

Parker McLachlin, a Punahou School alum, parred the only hole he played — the par-4 No. 1.

By finishing in fading light, Na avoided an early trip back to the course today.

"That's all I was hoping for," said Na, winless in six seasons on the PGA Tour. "I was just trying to get to the tee real quick and hit."

After playing one hole in the morning, Na waited out a 7 1/2-hour rain delay in the tournament plagued by wet conditions for the second straight year. Ninety-eight players were unable to finish the round, and 39 didn't even begin play.

LPGA TOUR

WIE 6 BACK AT EVIAN

Becky Brewerton shot a 5-under 67 and was tied for the first-round lead at the Evian Masters yesterday at Evian-Les-Bains, France, while Honolulu's Michelle Wie rescued a disappointing start with two late birdies.

The South Korean duo of Na Yeon Choi and In-Kyung Kim also shot 67s in windy and overcast conditions that forced play to be suspended for one hour because of late-afternoon thunder.

Wie, a Punahou School alum and current Stanford student, bogeyed Nos. 3, 6 and 13 before birdies on the last two holes for a 73.

"I couldn't get anything going, couldn't make any putts," Wie said. "(I have) three more days to make it up. (Holes) 17 and 18 were a real positive boost for tomorrow."

U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR

KIM IN QUARTERFINALS

Big Island native Kimberly Kim rallied from three holes down to defeat Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Fla., on the 19th hole in a round-of-16 match yesterday at the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship at Bedminster, N.J.

Kim, who now lives in Arizona, will play Jennifer Johnson of La Quinta, Calif., in today's quarterfinals. The semifinals are also scheduled for today.

Kim trailed Korda by three holes after No. 10, but won the par-5 No. 11 with a birdie. After they halved the next two holes, Kim won the par-3 No. 14 with a par to trail by one. She then birdied to win the par-5 No. 15 and square the match. The match remained even until Kim won the first extra hole with a par.

Kim rolled past Kristen Park of Buena Park, Calif., 5 and 4, earlier in the day.

Johnson defeated Daffodil Sanchez, of Mesa, Ariz., 3 and 2, in the round of 16.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

WATSON TRAILS BY 3

Four days after his heart-rending playoff defeat to Stewart Cink at Turnberry, Tom Watson shot a 3-under 67 yesterday at Sunningdale, England, to begin his pursuit of a fourth Senior British Open title.

The 59-year-old Watson, who almost became the oldest major champion at the British Open last weekend, was three shots behind leader Fred Funk.

"I made a few early putts maybe I shouldn't have made and I missed some I should have made," Watson said.

Funk birdied five of his last eight holes, including holing a bunker shot at No. 17, for a 6-under 64 — the lowest opening round in the history of the championship.

"The first nine could have been three or four over, and the back could have been eight under," Funk said.