SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Justin Lower had another 6-under 65 without taking advantage of the par 5s on Friday, giving him a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.The island paradise was more like a grind in the wind and squalls of rain at Port Royal. The round did not finish before dark for the second straight day.Lower, coming off a runner-up finish last week in Mexico, opened with three birdies in five holes and seized control with three straight birdies starting at No. 12 with a 6-foot putt. He rolled in a 20-footer from off the green at the 13th and made a sharp-breaking 15-footer on the next hole. The streak ended when his bunker shot on the 15th grazed the cup.He just finishes he could have picked up shots on the par 5s. He was in range at the 17th, only to miss the green right. His pitch rolled out to 12 feet and he missed the birdie putt.“To not get the par 5s when they’re all kind of reachable other than No. 2 just being into the wind, that part kind of sucks…

A string of four birdies over five holes to open the back nine propelled Justin Lower to a 6-under-par 65 on Friday, matching his round from the previous day and giving him a two-stroke lead through two rounds at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Bermuda.That result may not have seem

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Hayden Springer birdied three of his last four holes Thursday for a 6-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Justin Lower before darkness kept the opening round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from finishing.Springer needed a start like this with only two tournaments left in the PGA Tour season. He came to Bermuda at No. 125 in the FedEx Cup, the cutoff for keeping full status for 2025.Lower is safe at No. 95 and brought good form to the island in the middle of the Atlantic, coming off a runner-up finish in Mexico last week.They were one shot ahead of Patrick Rodgers, Joseph Bramlett and Kevin Dougherty, who still had the 18th hole at Port Royal to play to complete his round.Springer is doing his best not to think about his position in the FedEx Cup standings.“It's nice to get off to a good start. I mean, that’s where you want to be, you want to play well every day,” he said. “I think I need it as much as anybody, so it’s definitely nice to do that and hopefully it will…