BRITAIN'S Howard Clark and Nick Faldo fired first round 69s two shots off the lead at the £1 million AT&T Pro Am at Pebble Beach, California. American duo John Elliott, who has never had a top 10 finish on the US Tour and Justin Leonard lead the tournament after each opened with 67.

Fuzzy Zoeller is one of 11 players all Americans who fired a first round 68, although he blew the chance to claim a share of the lead when he missed a two foot par putt on the 18th.