RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Matt Jones shot a 5-under 67 in windy conditions Friday to open a three-stroke lead over George McNeill in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open.
Jones, tied with McNeill for the first-round lead, had a bogey-free round to reach 11-under 133 on the Trump International course. The Australian is winless on the PGA Tour.
McNeill had a 70.
Japanese star Ryo Ishikawa, playing the event for the first time after failing to qualify for the World Golf Championship event at Doral, was four strokes back at 7 under along with Todd Hamilton. Ishikawa shot a 67, and Hamilton had a 69.
Michael Bradley, the winner in 2009 and 2011, was 1 under after a 71.
