June 4 (Reuters) - Brendon Todd birdied five of his last nine holes to surge into an early tie for the lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on Thursday as Tiger Woods fought back from a messy start to open with a one-over-par 73.
Todd, whose only PGA Tour victory came at last year's Byron Nelson Championship, took advantage of relatively soft conditions on a calm, overcast day at Muirfield Village to fire a five-under-par 67.
That put him joint top in the early going at the tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus -- level with fellow Americans Ryan Moore, Ken Duke and Harris English, who birdied three of his last five holes.