Spieth on top; Lefty misses cut at Schwab

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Spieth has started playing well again just about everywhere he goes. He always has felt comfortable close to home at Colonial, where he is in the lead.

PGA champion Phil Mickelson was headed home to California after he bogeyed two of his last three holes, missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Classic by one stroke.

Spieth was bogey-free again Friday, with a 4-under-par 66 to take the lead after the second round at 11-under 129 at Hogan’s Alley. The Dallas native was one shot ahead of Jason Kokrak, who had his second consecutive 65.

“I’m in a good spot at a familiar place,” Spieth said.

Mickelson, who turns 51 on June 16, became the oldest winner of a golf major at the PGA Championship last weekend. But Lefty finished 2 over at Colonial after his second-round 69, which included three birdies in a four-hole stretch to end his front nine.

Mickelson’s 7-foot par chance at the par-3 16th rolled over the left edge and did a half-circle around the cup without going in. His have-to-make 10-footer on No. 18 slid just left of the hole.

Sergio Garcia (69), the first-round co-leader with Spieth whose first PGA Tour win came at Colonial 20 years ago, was tied for third at 8 under with Sebastian Munoz and Patton Kizzire, who both shot 65 Friday. Munoz had six birdies on the back nine, including the final three holes.

Kokrak, Garcia and Munoz were in the morning wave of players who finished before a weather delay of 2 hours, 26 minutes.

The day’s low round was a season-best 62 by UNLV product Charlie Hoffman, who overcame an early bogey at No. 3, when his approach missed the green after a drive into the rough. He had four consecutive birdies, at Nos. 14-17, before a par-saver with a chip to 2 feet at No. 18.

Hoffman, who had an opening 71, was tied for sixth at 7-under 133.

■ Champions: At Tulsa, Okla., Mike Weir opened a four-stroke lead in the Senior PGA Championship with a 5-under 65 on a tough Southern Hills layout. That moved the Canadian to 7 under through 36 holes, with Steve Stricker (68), Rocco Mediate (69) and John Riegger at 3 under. Riegger had three holes left when play was called because of darkness. Weir completed his round minutes earlier.

■ European PGA: At Farso, Denmark, defending champion Bernd Wiesberger shot 6-under 65 for an 11-under 131 total and a two-stroke lead halfway through the Made in Denmark. Matthias Schwab (66) was alone in second, with Alexander Bjork (63) another shot back. First-round co-leader Richard Bland (69) was four back with four others.