CONCORD, Mass. (AP) -- Loren Roberts leads by one stroke after the second round of the Bank America Championship on the Champions Tour.

He birdied the 18th hole Saturday for a 6-under-par 66 and move to 10-under 206. He is a shot ahead of Mark McNulty, Jeff Sluman and first-round leader Tom Kite.

About 300 people showed up for a ceremonial first drive by Steve Pagliuca, a co-owner of the NBA champion Boston Celtics and a member of the host Nashawtuc Country Club. He brought the NBA championship trophy to the course and fans lined the 18th fairway to pose for pictures with it.

Roberts three-putted from 30 feet for a double bogey on the ninth hole but rebounded with a birdie at 10.

"I came back and birdied 10, so I am really proud of myself," Roberts said. "I guess I got all of the bad ones out on one hole."

McNulty shot 70 while Sluman had a 67 and Kite a 72. Bobby Wadkins (67) was another stroke back at 8 under on the 6,741-yard, par-72 Nashawtuc Country Club course.

Roberts has won seven times in his 3 1/2 years on the Champions Tour but has never played in this tournament, even though he's had some success in the area. He won the 1997 CVS Charity Classic in Sutton, before the PGA Tour dropped the event.

"It's the same type of grass," said Roberts, known as "The Boss of the Moss" for his putting prowess but also knows his way around the various strains, like the poa annua common in New England. "Not sure why I didn't come here the first few years. ... I really like the grass. It's really good turf. It's fun to play."

Kite tied the tournament record with a 63 on Friday and was the only other golfer to make it to 10 under during the second round. But he bogeyed No. 17 before finishing with a birdie.

Kite, who lost a chance to win here in 2001 when his tee shot on No. 17 hit a bird and fell into a pond, had five bogeys and five birdies on Saturday.

"It's hard to shoot back-to-back 63s," he said before heading to the practice tees to work on his swing. "The good thing about it is that you can come back with a poor round and still win the tournament."

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