Finau fires a 64 to lead the Colonial pack

Tony Finau shot a 6-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over local favorite Jordan Spieth and Roger Sloan at Colonial on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.

Defending champion Justin Rose, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3, shot 74 as all five of the top 10s playing Hogan’s Alley finished over par.

Finau hasn’t finished better than 60th in three tournaments since tying for fifth at the Masters. He had five birdies over seven holes and avoided a second bogey with a chip-in at the par-3 16th.

Spieth is trying to end a victory drought that’s approaching two years for the three-time major winner.

The 2016 Colonial champion kickstarted his round by chipping in for birdie on the par-3 13th, his fourth hole. Spieth had seven birdies in a 10-hole span that included a double bogey.

Champions Tour: Scott Parel took advantage of ideal scoring conditions to shoot a 4-under 66 and take the firstround lead in the weather-delayed Senior PGA Championship in Pittsford, New York.

The gusting afternoon wind, which buffeted flags and shook hospitality tents across Oak Hill Country Club’s East Course, hadn’t yet fully arrived when Parel closed with birdies on the par-4 17th and 18th. Retief Goosen, Marco Dawson and Ken Tanigawa were a stroke back.

Madison’s Jerry Kelly opened with a

70.

Steve Stricker of Madison carded a 76 and Fox Point native Skip Kendall had a

77.

LPGA Tour: Bronte Law chipped in for eagle on the par-5 third hole and shot a 6-under 65 for a share of the lead with Anna Nordqvist and Jennifer Song after the first round of the Pure Silk Championship in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Law added a birdie on the par-4 seventh – the Englishwoman’s 16th hole in a bogey-free round.

Canadian Brooke Henderson was a stroke back with Katherine Perry, Jacqui Concolino, Gemma Dryburgh and Jasmine Suwannapura.

Brittany Lincicome opened with a 68 in her final event of the season as she prepares for the birth of a daughter in early September.