Bernhard takes two-shot lead
Shrugging off fatigue from last week’s victory, Bernhard Langer shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a twoshot lead in the first round of the Senior PGA Championship. The 59-year-old German could break Jack Nicklaus’ record of eight senior majors with a win at Trump National. He tied Nicklaus last week with a five-shot victory at the Regions Tradition. He would also become the first player to win all five of the current senior majors.
Langer started with five straight pars on a cool, misty morning before sparse galleries. The start was delayed 80 minutes because of overnight rain that saturated President Donald Trump’s already-soft course on the shores of the Potomac River, about 25 miles from Washington.
l Kelly Kraft, Derek Fathauer and PGA Tour rookie J.T. Poston all shot 5-under 65 to share the lead after the first round at Colonial.
Jon Rahm, Scott Brown and Graeme McDowell followed at 66. Two-time Colonial champions Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson both birdied their last three holes.
LEROUX TO RETURN TO U.S. TEAM
Sydney Leroux has returned to the U.S. national soccer team roster for the first time since giving birth.
U.S. coach Jill Ellis announced the roster for matches in Europe next month against Sweden and Norway. Leroux took off much of last year after she gave birth to son Cassius. She is married to Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer.
AN INDY PENCE APPEARANCE
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are making a security change after Vice President Mike Pence confirmed he will attend Sunday’s race. Pence, a former Indiana governor, confirmed that he would be returning to his home state to watch the race, which is part of a family tradition.
KEI TO SUCCESS
Kei Nishikori saved three straight match points in the deciding set before outlasting Kevin Anderson 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the Geneva Open quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Nishikori was serving at 4-5, 0-40 before rallying to beat the 62nd-ranked South African, who fired 14 aces without allowing any by his opponent.
RONALDO MAY FACE TAX CHARGES
Spanish prosecutors are considering whether Cristiano Ronaldo should face charges over allegations by the country’s tax agency that he defrauded the authorities of 15 million euros ($16.7 million) between 2011 and 2014.
Prosecutors said they have until the end of June to decide whether to charge the Real Madrid star, based on evidence from an investigation by tax officials.