Phil Mickelson opens with 68 at rain-delayed Houston Open
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HUMBLE, TX - MARCH 29: Phil Mickelson waves to the crowd on the ninth tee during the first round of the Houston Open at the Golf Club of Houston on March 29, 2018 in Humble, Texas. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Early fireworks at Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas — PGA TOUR rookie Sam Ryder played just enough golf Thursday to get his name atop the leaderboard in the Houston Open.
Ryder holed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to reach 8-under par before it was too dark to continue. The opening round was delayed two hours because of overnight rain that dumped more than 2 inches on the Golf Club of Houston.
Lucas Glover and Kevin Tway each shot 7-under 65 in the morning.
Phil Mickelson, who won in Mexico three weeks ago, shot 30 on the front nine and was one off the lead until a double-bogey on the 14th hole when it took him two shots to get out of a bunker. He shot 68, along with Jordan Spieth.