Ryan Blaum shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take the lead in the Hotel Fitness Championship, the first of four events in the Web.com Tour Finals. Blaum had a bogey-free round at Sycamore Hills, the Jack Nicklaus-designed course that was drenched by 11 inches of rain late last week. "I think it was playing excellent," said Blaum, the 30-year-old former Duke player finished 31st on the Web.com Tour's regular-season money list. "Overall, I think the course is in great shape." The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour money list earned PGA Tour cards last week. They are competing against each other for PGA Tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals and the final leader getting a spot in The Players Championship. Read more http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/11427483/ryan-blaum-leads-webcom-tour-finals-opener