Sam Burns had a 10 under par 62 Friday and at 17 under has a two shot lead over Alex Noren through two rounds of the PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson Classic. Co first round leader JJ Spaun is fifth at 12 under while Jordan Spieth is tied for sixth at 11 under. Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker is tied for 12th at 10 under while Kentuckians Josh Teater and JB Holmes missed the cut.
Stephen Ames at six under 66 has a one shot lead on Paul Goydos through the first round of the PGA Tour Champions Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Franklin’s Kenny Perry is tied for sixth at two under while Paducah’s Russ Cochran is tied for 57th at four over 76.
Phil Mickelson has accepted a special exemption to play in this year’s U.S. Open. The exemption spares Mickelson of playing through a qualifying tournament. The former Masters champion isn’t ranked in the top 60 in the World Golf Rankings and didn’t qualify automatically. Mickelson has never won the U.S. Open. The U.S. Open will be played next month at Torrey Pines in Southern California.