Tom Lovelady carded a seven-under 64, his lowest round of the season, to take the first-round lead in the Web.Com Tour event.
Two back, are the Tour's leading money earner Stephan Jaeger, Mexico's Roberto Diaz, Scott Harrington, A.J. McInerney and Bronson Burgoon.
A win this week would put Lovelady over the threshold required to earn a PGA TOUR card for the 2017-18 season.