Thursday's Golf Capsules

Tournaments played on Nov. 5, 2015

SHANGHAI (AP) - Rory McIlroy finally climbed out of bed 10 pounds lighter from a bout of food poisoning and shot 68. Jordan Spieth returned from his longest break without touching his golf clubs and also had a 68. Both felt good about their start Thursday in the HSBC Champions.

It just wasn't enough to be anywhere near the lead.

Branden Grace of South Africa, a month removed from his sterling performance in the Presidents Cup, birdied half of the holes at soft, vulnerable Sheshan International for a 9-under 63. It was the lowest opening round in the 11-year history of the World Golf Championship event

Kevin Kisner made his debut in China by playing bogey-free for a 64. He was joined by Steven Bowditch of Australia and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark, who opened with five birdies in six holes and was 7 under through 10 holes. It was enough to make Olesen wonder how low he could go, though that ended when he made a sloppy bogey on the par-5 14th and he had to settle for a 64.

Dustin Johnson, the winner the last time he was here two years ago, drilled a 3-wood over the water and onto the green at the par-5 second hole and made an eagle to join Patrick Reed and Danny Willett at 65.

CHARLES SCHWAB CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Bernhard Langer left Colin Montgomerie and Jeff Maggert and everyone else behind in the Champions Tour's season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Langer shot a 7-under 63 on Desert Mountain's Cochise Course to take a two-stroke lead.

The 58-year-old German star began the week third in the Charles Schwab Cup race, 66 points behind Montgomerie and 27 behind Maggert. With players receiving a point for every $500 earned in the $2.5 million tournament, Langer was $33,000 behind Montgomerie and $13,500 behind Maggert.

Montgomerie had a 70, leaving him tied for 17th in the 30-man field. Maggert three-putted the par-5 18th for a bogey and a 72 that dropped him into a tie for 24th.

Langer is trying to win the season title for the second straight year and record third time overall. The champion will receive a $1 million annuity, the runner-up a $500,000 annuity, and the third-place finisher a $300,000 annuity.

Scottsdale resident Michael Allen and Billy Andrade were tied for second at 65. Andrade had a hole-in-one on the 190-yard second hole, using a 6-iron.

SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Roberto Castro shot a 10-under 62, his lowest score on the PGA Tour, to take a two-shot lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

The 30-year-old Castro avoided trouble all afternoon with a bogey-free round in nearly ideal conditions for low scores. He made 10 birdies - five on each nine at the Country Club of Jackson.

Conditions were forgiving thanks to a course softened by rain and very little wind. That could change in the coming days - more rain is expected starting Friday.

Aaron Baddeley and Bryce Molder were tied for second at 64. Adam Hadwin and Brian Davis shot 65.

TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC

SHIMA, Japan (AP) - Americans Angela Stanford and Ryann O'Toole shared the lead at 7-under 65 on Friday in the LPGA Tour's Toto Japan Classic.

The 37-year-old Stanford had eight birdies and a bogey at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA. She has five LPGA Tour victories and played a key role in the United States' Solheim Cup comeback with a victory over Suzann Pettersen.

The 28-year-old O'Toole closed with a bogey on the par-4 ninth after playing the previous seven holes in 6 under with an eagle on the par-4 fourth and four birdies. She's winless in her five-year career.

Japan's Ai Suzuki was a stroke back along with South Koreans Ha-Neul Kim, Ilhee Lee, Jenny Shin and Mi-Jeong Jeon. Third-ranked Stacy Lewis and fourth-ranked Lexi Thompson topped the group at 67.