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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Taking advantage of perfect conditions and a relaxed pairing with close friend Fred Couples, Jay Haas matched the Champions Tour record with a 10-under 60 to open a five-stroke lead Friday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The 58-year-old Haas made a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th after hitting his second shot into a greenside bunker and leaving his eagle blast short. "It was just a very magical day for me," Haas said. "I had a great pairing. I love playing with Freddie. ... It was a wonderful day. One of those that you dont want to end." Haas became the eighth player in the history of the 50-and-over tour to shoot 60, and the first since Nick Price last year in the Toshiba Classic. "I cant remember another time that Ive had a chance to shoot a 59," Haas said. "I was thinking about it without question. I hit a decent bunker shot. It stopped a little quicker for me than I thought." Haas also broke the course record on Desert Mountains Cochise layout, closing with a 7-under 28 on the back nine to finish a stroke off the tours nine-hole record. Tom Lehman was second in the season-ending event after a 63, moving into position to win the Charles Schwab Cup points race. Bernhard Langer, 211 points ahead of second-place Lehman, was tied for fifth at 6 under after a 65. Couples was third at 8 under after a 66. "Wow! What a round he had," Couples said about Haas. "I had a good time, 4-under par. Im not going to complain, but when a guy is shooting 10 under it seems like youre shooting 80." Haas is 14 under after two days in perfect conditions on the mountainside course. The nine-time PGA Tour winner won the Principal Charity Classic in Iowa in June for his 16th victory on the senior tour. "The course is magnificent," Haas said. "The fairways are like carpets. The greens are perfect. So, if you hit a poor shot, its my fault." After making three birdies on the front nine to take the lead at 7 under, Haas chipped in for birdie from 35 feet on the par-4 10th after his 8-iron approach landed on the false front and spun off into the rough. That was the only green he missed in regulation, and gave him a chance to test his work Monday with noted short-game instructor Stan Utley. "I spent about an hour with Stan Utley up here at Grayhawk and he gave me some tips," Haas said. "I told him I was chipping really poorly, and he gave me some things to think about. ... I certainly have to applaud Stan for that." He also birdied the next three holes, holing a 7-foot putt on No. 11 and 15-footers on 12 and 13. "I kind of should have known my day was going really well because I thought I pushed the putt on 11," he said. "I started walking and I misread it. It broke a lot more than I thought and it caught the high edge and went into the hole." Haas missed an 8-foot birdie try on the par-4 14th and settled for a birdie on the par-5 15th after missing a 9-foot eagle putt. "Fifteen was the break of the day, really," Haas said. "I had too much club in my hand with 21-degree hybrid. Hit it in the neck just a little bit, and it hit just short and kicked up. ... I didnt hit it the way I wanted to, but it turned out nicely." He parred the par-4 16th after a 117-yard wedge shot that came up 20 feet short and right, then hit a 5-iron to 8 feet to set up a birdie on the par-3 17th. Couples is playing for the first time since a back injury forced him to withdraw during the first round of the Boeing Classic outside Seattle in late August. Before this week, he hadnt completed a competitive round since winning the Senior British Open in July for his second victory of the year. "Im excited to be out here playing," Couples said. Lehmans 63 was his lowest round on the Champions Tour. "I was extremely pleased with my play today," Lehman said. "As disappointed as I was with my finish yesterday, it was just the opposite today." Langer and Lehman would win the season title with a victory, while third-place Roger Chapman needs a victory and some help to top the standings. The tournament winner will get 880 points, with players receiving a point for every $500 they earn in the $2.5 million event. Langer won the points title in 2010, and Lehman won last year. "Were out there to do the best we can and at the end of the day well find out what happens," Langer said. Chapman was tied for 21st in the 30-man field at 1 under after a 70. Jay Don Blake, the defending champion and first-round leader, followed his opening 64 with a 71 to drop into a tie for eighth at 5 under. Blake won last year at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Wholesale Jerseys Supply . Kurtic levelled in the 87th minute. Earlier, he missed Slovenias best chance by sending a free kick just over the bar. 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Griffin went through a regular full practice with first-team receivers for the first time since spraining his right knee, while Cousins was an affable undercard whose hilariously hairy moment was more interesting than anything he had to say about football. Griffin said he ran plays at full-speed, hoping to persuade doctors to clear him for this weeks game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He has made known his unhappiness over sitting out Sundays win over the Cleveland Browns, and hes clearly frustrated that the final say is out of his control. "Im ready to play whenever they want me to play," Griffin said. "So if its this week, next week, next couple of weeks. Whatever they say goes, so Ill be ready." Coach Mike Shanahan said doctors will see how Griffins knee responds to the practice, particularly as to whether theres any swelling when the rookie shows up at work Thursday. "Hopefully theyll look at it tomorrow and tell us it is full-go," Shanahan said. Still, the signs are much more positive for Griffin than last week, when the Redskins sent out mixed signals in an effort to the keep Browns guessing. Griffin moved relatively well during the portions of practice open to reporters throughout the week, but then Cousins would take the first-team snaps once the session was closed. Wednesday didnt have the same smoke-screen feel. After playing decoy for a week, Griffin talked about throwing passes to receiver Pierre Garcon with an arm that was "a little bit more juiced up and ready to go." Griffin said his relationship with Shanahan hasnt been strained by having to sit out a game -- and that it was important not to let personal emotions bring down the team. "You dont take those things to the field and try to become a cancer or a distraction to the team," Griffin said. "You support the team. ... You can be unhappy about something, but youve still got to learn, and thats what I did. I was upset, but I never let that show on the field and just watched and was able to see it from a different perspective." Griffin, the No. 2 overall draft pick and No. 2 in the league in passer rating, was hurt late in the fourth quarter of the win over the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 9. Fellow rookie Cousins led the Redskins to victory in relief, then threw for 329 yards in the 38-21 victory oover the Browns.dddddddddddd The win (8-6) put the Redskins in control of their playoff fate. Their five-game winning streak has them tied with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants atop the NFC East, and Washington holds the tiebreaker over both clubs. The victory also gave Cousins a chance to bask in the glow of being a winning starting NFL quarterback. His run of fame continued Wednesday when he showed up for a session with reporters with his mop of hair gone, replaced by a close-cut do that -- from the eyebrows up -- made him look at least 45 years old. "I have to apologize to my family and friends back home," he said. "I think Im embarrassing them. I try to represent them well, and my haircuts not doing it." He then explained that when he went to get a haircut on Monday, he had a "communication breakdown" with a female barber whose English wasnt the best. She also took off his glasses, so he couldnt see what she was doing. "She wheels me back around," Cousins said. "I look at the mirror and I realized I had a Mohawk. So I tell her, Just shave it off. I dont know what to tell you. So she just buzzed it off, and I have to live with this for the next couple of weeks until it grows back. ... The tough thing was that I didnt realize until that moment that I do have a receding hairline. That was tough to take. My dad is more-or-less completely bald, and I was hoping I wasnt going to get his genes." Cousins remarks were televised live on national television, and soon he was trending on Twitter. Griffin called the haircut "bad." Shortly afterward, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles was looking at a photo of the haircut on the Internet and discussing it on the phone with Redskins writers. "Wow," Foles said. "Im going to have to do that to mine -- cut it all off." Notes: The injury news was good all-around for the Redskins. In addition to Griffin, C Will Montgomery (Grade 2 sprain of left MCL) took part in the full practice, while RT Tyler Polumbus (concussion) was able to participate in the walk-through and said he expects to be cleared to play. ... DE Stephen Bowen was limited with an upper biceps tear, but Shanahan said it wont keep Bowen from playing. ... LB Lorenzo Alexander wore a non-contact jersey at practice because of a shoulder injury. ... The Redskins signed LB Vic Sooto to the active roster from the Green Bay Packers practice squad. Washington also signed G Pat Boyle to the practice squad and released LB Kourtnei Brown from the practice squad. ' ' '