BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bernhard Langer is a Hall of Famer who has won the Champions Tour money title four of the last five years. Tom Pernice Jr. is a career journeyman who at 53 tried to reach the PGA Tour through q-school last year.

They have different pedigrees, but they ended in the same place Friday — tied for the first-round lead of the Allianz Championship at Broken Sound after six-under 66s.

Langer, who holed out a bunker shot to win here in a playoff in 2010, birdied three of the last four holes. Pernice was even through eight holes, but played the next six holes in six-under, including an eagle at No. 5 when he holed a pitching wedge from 128 yards, to charge into contention.

Defending champion Corey Pavin, Roger Chapman, Fred Funk, Scott Simpson and two players making their Champions Tour debuts - Rocco Mediate and Bart Bryant - are a shot back after 67s.

Langer’s finish was more impressive because he was weakened by the flu.

“It’s no fun playing sick, but I played pretty strong coming home,” said Langer, who was hosting the field for dinner at his Boca Raton home Friday night. “I could have been six- or seven-under the last seven holes.”

Pavin was tied for the lead before he bogeyed his 17th hole and failed to birdie the par-5 18th. Mediate closed with three consecutive birdies, and could have been tied for the lead, but his eagle putt at the 18th came up just short.