DORAL, Fla. -- Five birdies were enough to put Charl Schwartzel among the leaders at the CA Championship. He wound up alone at the top because he was the one player who managed to avoid a bogey. Schwartzel, who got into the elite field with his two victories in his native South Africa at the start of the season, played bogey-free in a vicious wind at the Blue Monster and pieced together a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead Thursday. He might not have been in the lead by himself if not for so many mistakes on 18th at Doral, one of golf's most daunting closing holes. Ernie Els hit into the water with his approach on No. 18 and made bogey for a 4-under 68. Vijay Singh found the water of the tee and made double bogey, taking him from the lead to a 68. Robert Allenby had a five-shot lead at one point -- 8 under through 12 holes -- until closing with four straight bogeys for a 68.

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