Golf roundup: Mark Hubbard grabs Texas Open lead; Mickelson to miss Masters
Mark Hubbard birdied the 18th hole to complete a 6-under-par 30 on the back nine and grab a one-shot lead at the Valero Texas Open when play was suspended Thursday at TPC San Antonio. Hubbard emerged from a six-way tie for the lead and signed for a 7-under 65 late in the day. The 36-year-old has never won on the PGA Tour.
After the start of the tournament was delayed by 90 minutes due to inclement weather, 24 players were unable to finish their rounds before darkness fell Thursday evening. The highlight of Hubbard's round was a four-birdie stretch from Nos. 11-14, featuring a 24-foot birdie putt at No.
12. Then he stuck his tee shot at the par-3 16th to about 6 feet of the cup to set up another birdie, and he cleaned up a 3-footer for birdie at the par-5 last. "I always thought the back nine's a little gettable out here," Hubbard said.
"That front nine there's a couple tough par 4s, you're just hanging on, but the back you can get it going, especially with the wind direction. … I just hit it really well with my irons, and if you're in the fairways, just kind of frees me up. " World No.
11 Robert MacIntyre of Scotland and Tony Finau stand out from the group tied at 6-under 66, also featuring Davis Thompson, Andrew Putnam and Steven Fisk. MacIntyre posted a bogey-free round with five of his six birdies occurring on the back nine, including back-to-back at Nos. 17 and 18.
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