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Collins flirts with 59, leads Barbasol at 15-under

Chad Collins flirts with 59, leads Barbasol Championship at 15-underFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment2:56 PM ETAssociated Press FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentOPELIKA, Ala. — Chad Collins missed a chance for the 10th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and third of the season, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 on Friday in the second round of the Barbasol Championship.
Collins hit his approach into the back fringe on the par-4 18th, leaving a 70-foot downhill birdie try that he hit 5 feet past. He missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th.
Chad Collins flirted with a 59 on Friday before settling for a course-record-tying 11-under 60 at the Barbasol Championship in Alabama. Greenwood/Getty ImagesThe 38-year-old player from Indiana had five birdies in a front-nine 30 on Grand National's rain-softened Lake Course, parred the 10th and ran off six straight birdies to get to 11 under for the round.
Collins topped the leaderboard at..

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Thieves raid Stenson’s rental home at The Open

Henrik Stenson on burglary: 'Anger from the word go'FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment5:06 PM ETBob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close Senior golf writer for ESPN.com
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Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana UniversityFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentSOUTHPORT, England — Henrik Stenson scrambled to put together clothing for the second round of The Open on Friday after his rental home in the seaside town was burglarized while he was competing in the first round of the tournament on Thursday.
Merseyside police confirmed that the theft took place during daylight hours, with the belief that the culprits knew Stenson's identity and had targeted the residence while he was away.
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