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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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