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Bland fires 66, ahead by 1 shot at Senior PGA

Bland fires 66, ahead by 1 shot at Senior PGA

Bland Fires 66, Ahead by 1 Shot at Senior PGA Championship

Steve Bland shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.

The 59-year-old Bland, who won the Senior British Open in July, birdied five of his first 11 holes at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He added another birdie on the par-5 15th to reach 5 under.

Bland is one shot ahead of Gene Sauers and Tim Petrovic, who both shot 4-under 67s. Defending champion Alex Cejka is two shots behind in a group of five players that also includes Bernhard Langer and Vijay Singh.

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Pro golf’s ongoing battle overshadows 1 huge positive

Pro golf’s ongoing battle overshadows 1 huge positive

Pro golf’s ongoing battle overshadows 1 huge positive

Another week, another explosive golf story. While it’s consumed much of the recent airtime in the insular world of professional golf, a less publicized but mostly positive evolution continues quietly in the background that could play a pivotal role in the future of the sport.

Scottie Scheffler’s Masters victory might have been the most significant development, as the Texan became just the fourth player in history to win four PGA Tour events before the Masters. It suggests that the 26-year-old is entering the prime of his career and could dominate the sport for years to come.

However, a recent incident involving Scheffler has once again highlighted the need for the PGA Tour to find new ways to generate excitement. The tour has been struggling to keep up with the popularity of other sports, and Scheffler’s scandal has only made matters worse.

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Scheffler reels on triple-bogey, 7 back at Colonial

Scheffler reels on triple-bogey, 7 back at Colonial

**Scheffler reels on triple-bogey, 7 back at Colonial**

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler followed an opening 65 with a 74 Friday at Colonial, where he made a triple-bogey on the par-4 18th to fall seven shots behind halfway leader Max Homa.

Scheffler, who won the Masters and has been the world’s top-ranked player since March, made six bogeys and two birdies in the second round. He is tied for 65th place. Homa shot 67 Friday to reach 12-under 128.

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