LOS ANGELES — Bill Haas fired an eagle and five birdies to seize a two-stroke lead at the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open on Thursday, with plenty of big names within striking distance. Haas sparkled before the raucous crowds at TPC Scottsdale, teeing off on the 10th hole and making the turn five-under. He rolled in a 20-foot eagle putt at the par-five 15th, and gave himself a three-footer for birdie at the par-three 16th — delighting the massive gallery at the stadium hole. Haas said salvaging a par after two bad shots at 11 steadied him. He rolled in a 13-footer for birdie at 12 and birdied the par-five 13th despite hitting into a native area off the tee. The holes where the last few weeks I've been missing all those putts, I made them today, said Haas, who won the most recent of his six PGA Tour titles at the 2015 CareerBuilder Challenge. Two birdies coming in gave him a seven-under par who teed off at the 10th hole, surged to a seven-under par 64. He was two strokes in front of Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Bryson DeChambeau, Chesson Hadley and Chris Kirk. World No. 2 Jon Rahm of Spain headed a group on 67, alongside two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, Brian Gay, Vaughn Taylor and Gary Woodland. Two-time defending champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan got his three-peat bid off to a quiet start with a 69, while Jordan Spieth settled for a one-over par 72. Fowler, who lost to Matsuyama in a playoff two years ago, teed off in chilly early morning weather but warmed up with an eagle at the par-five 15th, where he fired a five-wood to within two feet. Fowler is coming off a missed cut at Torrey Pines last weekend, but said he thought his game was not far off. Paisley takes early lead in Maybank Malaysia England's Chris Paisley took a one-stroke clubhouse lead in the first round of the Maybank Championship in Malaysia as top players fell off the pace. The world No. 80 posted a bogey-free round of 65, gaining a slim advantage over compatriot David Horsey as Sweden's Henrik Stenson and China's Li Haotong failed to set the tempo in stop-start conditions. It was great and nice to keep the form going, the 31-year-old Paisley, who is chasing a second European Tour title this year, said at an after-game press conference. Stenson, ranked 12th worldwide, only managed an even par-72 after four bogeys to finish tied-95th. Li, 22, China's first men's Golfer to break into the world top 50 last week, ended the day tied-133rd. Rainy afternoon weather saw play halted for close to two hours, as the 156-strong field failed to gather momentum at the Saujana Golf and Country Club. Other top finishers included India's Arjun Atwal, Asia's captain at the EurAsia Cup who finished tied-fourth at five-under par 67. Thomas Bjorn, who led Europe to the EurAsia Cup title, meanwhile finished tied-10th after posting a 68. Another 40 Golfers will tee off early Friday morning to finish the first round, before the second round kicks off with more wet weather forecast. Defending champion Fabrizio Zanotti also lurked within contention after the Paraguayan finished the day tied-10 with a 68. — AFP