Spieth safe at home, in Colonial hunt

FORT WORTH, Texas — If Jordan Spieth is going to end a victory drought that’s approaching two years, the three-time major winner picked a good place to give himself a chance.

Spieth opened with a 5-under-par 65 at Colonial on Thursday in his second Texas homecoming in three weeks — coming off his best finish of the season at the PGA Championship — and trailed Tony Finau by one shot in the Charles Schwab Challenge. Roger Sloan joined Spieth in the tie for second.

Back when he was collecting trophies regularly three years ago, Spieth won on the cozy course made famous by Ben Hogan, and that was between two second-place finishes in Fort Worth. So when it comes to feeling good about his game, Spieth’s in the right place, just a few miles from his hometown of Dallas.

But the former Texas Longhorn didn’t necessarily have to be here, a week after tying for third at the PGA for his first top 20 this season.

“I didn’t put it above or below any other week,” said Spieth, whose last victory was the 2017 British Open. “I know my game has been progressing. I’ve been saying that for the last month or so.”

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Bronte Law chipped in for eagle on the par-5 third hole and shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 for a share of the Pure Silk Championship lead with Anna Nordqvist and Jennifer Song. Brooke Henderson and four others were one stroke back.

At Pittsford, N.Y., Scott Parel took advantage of ideal scoring conditions to shoot a 4-under 66 and take the first-round lead in the weather-delayed Kitchenaid Senior PGA Championship. Retief Goosen, Marco Dawson and Ken Tanigawa were one stroke back.

At Farso, Denmark, Edoardo Molinari, Alejandro Canizares and English trio Tom Murray, Matthew Southgate and Paul Waring shared the Made In Denmark lead after opening with 5-under 66s, one shot better than defending champion Matt Wallace.

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