US PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Jordan Spieth has a 66 but Henrik
Stenson maintains three-shot lead
Henrik Stenson will
take a convincing lead in to the weekend at the Tour Championship, where
Jordan Spieth surged up the leaderboard.
Stenson's previous appearance at East Lake saw him lead from
start to finish to win the FedExCup title and US $10m bonus to go with
the tournament first prize of US $1.4m.And the Swede remains on course to repeat the feat after a two-under 68 gave him a three-shot lead over nearest challenger Spieth, who pulled himself back into contention with a round-of-the-day 66.
Resuming two shots clear of Paul Casey after an opening round of 63, Stenson was able to double his advantage by the turn in difficult scoring conditions at a rain-soaked Atlanta.
Casey briefly moved within a stroke of the lead with a seven-foot gain at the first, only for the Swede to birdie two of his opening four holes.

Henrik Stenson looks to win the FedExCup for the second time in three years
That temporarily left Zach Johnson in second spot after the Open champion posted back-to-back gains at the seventh and eighth, only to run up a double-bogey seven and bogey the following two holes.
Gains at the ninth and 12th lifted Casey into joint-second alongside Spieth, who completed his bogey-free round with a 20-footer at the last.
A birdie on the 12th kept Stenson comfortably in front, although the Swede missed the chance to restore his four-shot cushion with a two-putt par from nine feet at the last.
Casey lies four shots off the pace after a blemish at the last, with Johnson a further stroke adrift despite closing his round with back-to-back gains.
World No 1 Jason Day continued to stutter in his pursuit of a fifth win in just seven starts, carding a one-over 71 after following two dropped shots on the front nine with a wayward tee shot into water at the penultimate hole.
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