GOLF: Rose’s 64 puts him in Colonial lead; Stroud, Landry out

Published 10:42 pm Friday, May 25, 2018

Staff and wire reports

FORT WORTH — Justin Rose considered his first 15 holes in the second round at Colonial pretty flawless. The last three worked out OK, too, even with the only bogey for the leader of the Fort Worth Invitational.

“Last three holes got a bit scrappy,” Rose said after a 6-under 64 that got him to 10 under Friday at Hogan’s Alley.

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After missing the green at the 422-yard seventh hole, the Englishman chipped in from 16 feet for a birdie. He missed the green again at the par-3 eighth for a bogey. Then after his tee shot into the rough and an approach that just cleared the water fronting his final hole, the world’s fifth-ranked player two-putted for a closing par.

That was good enough for one-stroke lead over Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo , whose 67 included six consecutive holes without a par. Defending U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka (63) and Satoshi Kodaira (67) were 7 under.

Chris Stroud, originally of Groves, started with a 69 but withdrew six holes into the second round, as he carded three bogeys on the back nine. Fellow Groves native Andrew Landry missed the cut after a round of 77 to follow Thursday’s 70.