Scott Parel racked up 34 points on Friday to lead the Diamond Resorts Invitational by two points over Scott Dunlap.
Parel is a former PGA Tour Champions Monday qualifier who earned co-medalist honors at the tour's Q-School in 2016. In his first full season on the senior circuit last year, he racked up six top-10 finishes - including a tie for second at the Regions Traditions - and finished 21st in the Charles Schwab Cup points race.
In Round 1 at Tranquilo Golf Club in Orlando, Parel made nine birdies, seven of which came on the back nine, en route to a 7-under 64.