Collins misses in quest for 59

Chad Collins missed a chance for the 10th sub60 round in PGA Tour history and third of the season, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 in the second round of the Barbasol Championship at Opelika, Ala.

Collins hit his approach to the back fringe on the par-4 18th, leaving a 70-foot downhill birdie try that he hit 5 feet past.

After six consecutive birdies on Grand National’s rain-softened Lake Course, the 38-yearold player from Indiana missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th.

Jim Furyk shot a record 58 last year in the Travelers Championship and is one of eight players to shoot 59. Justin Thomas and Adam Hadwin shot 59s in January — Thomas in his victory in the Sony Open in Hawaii and Hadwin in the CareerBuilder Challenge in California.

Collins was at 15-under 127 for a four-stroke lead over Grayson Murray (64) and Cameron Tringale (66). In other news: • Gerina Piller followed her opening 8-under 63 with a 68 to maintain a one-stroke after two rounds of the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio. Piller had four birdies and a bogey to reach 11-under 131. Lexi Thompson had a 65 to move into a tie for second with fellow American Nelly Korda (64), South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim (67) and Taiwan’s Peiyun Chien (68).