NATCHEZ — A stiff wind out of the north proved to be a big factor in the first round of the 2011 Beau Pré Fall 4-Ball Saturday at Beau Pré Country Club. And only one team was able to get through the day without a bogey.

That would be the team of Jordan Farmer and Casey Ham. After getting off to a slow start, Farmer and Ham made four birdies on the back nine to finish at 5-under-par 67 for a two-shot lead in the championship flight.

“We definitely brother-in-lawed a lot. There was windy and cool weather, and we hit it pretty good on the front, both of us. We couldn’t make any putts on the front nine,” Farmer said. “We made the turn at 1-under. We both made a couple of birdies on the back. Casey putted real well on the back nine.”

Joe Myhand of Carencro, La. and Glenn Allen of Rockwall, Texas had a strong round going and could have at worst had a share of the lead had it not been for a couple of hiccups coming in. They would team up to shoot a first-round score of 3-under-par 69.

“We had it at 5-under through 13,” Myhand said. “We had a couple of bogeys coming in, and missed a two-footer on 18 and we bogeyed that hole. It was windy. (The course) played hard. Greens were slick. Rolling in and out.”

At times throughout the first round, the wind was gusting over 20 miles per hour and that lead to scores being higher than usual.

Four teams are tied for third place at 1-under-par 71 — Woody Allen and Jerry Beauchamp; Jack Brame and Les Glankler; Gerald Tonore and Brian Simpson; and Dale Cagnolatti and Glenn Rosco.

“We brother-in-lawed really well. We covered each other whenever we needed it. We didn’t play bad at the same time,” Allen said. “Whenever I got in trouble, he’d cover me and whenever he got in trouble, I’d cover him. Overall, the course was playing very difficult with the wind conditions. The greens were perfect. You get the right line, it’s going there.”

The team of Allen and Beauchamp had three birdies and two bogeys.

Only two teams managed to shoot even-par 72 on Saturday — David Cothren and Bruce Reynolds as well as John Davis and Bill Land.

“We made four birdies on the front. Kinda up and down on the front. We made some pars on the back. We never did get in much trouble,” Cothren said. “It (the wind) was pretty tough. It didn’t really affect us too much. We brother-in-lawed well. Had to use an extra club at times. Between the wind and the speed of the greens, it was pretty tough.”

Five teams are atop the leaderboard in the first flight at 1-over-par 73. Among those teams are Craig Bradford and Keith Rayborn; Eddie Meche and Chris Kremiller; and Kevin Smith and Jeff Anderson.

Three teams are tied for first place in the second flight after having rounds of 75 on Saturday — Michael Brame and Ken Gorsha; Ricky Veron and Kenny Savage; and Leornard Marks and Bryan Estes.

A couple of teams are in a tie first in the third flight after shooting first-round scores of 81 — Grady Humphries and Tommy Provance as well as Bill Lambert and Bill Colvin.

Today’s final round will have tee times starting at 10 a.m.