Willis Takes Early Heritage Lead

   Garrett Willis, who was born in Charlotte and attended middle school in Fort Mill, S.C., took advantage of ideal scoring conditions to shoot a 7-under par 64 to grab the early first-round lead in the Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links.

   Play was suspended at 4:54 p.m. due to a thunderstorm and officials have not determined if it will resume today.

   Willis has a one-stroke lead over Chad Campbell, Tim Herron, Arjun Atwal and Matt Bettencourt after the morning wave in the first round.

   Mark Wilson, a former University of North Carolina golfer and a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, opened with a 66 and is tied with 2009 Heritage champion Brian Gay.

    Charlotte's Webb Simpson rallied from a slow start to shoot 69 while Johnson Wagner opened with a 71. U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell had a 68 while his playing partner Ernie Els shot 75, which included a two-stroke penalty for raking a bunker before he played a shot from it.