Cochran, the 2010 tournament winner, is making his first start since the U.S. Senior Open in July.
"I came here hoping to finish the tournament really," Cochran said. "But I fell into a great mode and played a good, solid round. Maybe I need more time off, I don't know."
"Of course, when you're playing well with your favorite taylormade burner 2.0 irons , you feel like you could do it all the time," Cochran said. "But I've got to give myself a lot of room and be very, very patient and realize that I haven't been in the heat in a long time. I haven't played much less been in the heat. I'll be pretty calm (Saturday), I think."
Steve Pate, Andrew Magee, Fred Funk and Jay Don Blake were a stroke back. Funk, the Insperity Championship winner in May, missed a birdie putt on 18 by inches that would have given him a share of the lead.
"I had a really efficient front nine," said Funk, who made the turn with a 30. "I got everything out of that front nine. Obviously, shooting 5 under's great. I'm playing really good with my burner 2.0 irons . I'm playing solid, close to playing really, really good, and it's more -- it's fun just to play."
Magee extended his streak without a three-putt to 190 holes, the third-longest run on the Champions Tour this year.
Defending champion Kenny Perry and Bernard Langer topped a group at 68.


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