Chris Stroud leads Texas Open after shooting 6-under 64; Ames makes cut

Chris Stroud leads Texas Open after shooting 6-under 64; Ames makes cut By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO - Former Lamar University star Chris Stroud moved into position to make a big jump on the PGA Tour money list, shooting a 6-under 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Texas Open. The 26-year-old Stroud, 209th on the money list in an injury-plagued season, had a 10-under 130 total on the La Cantera Golf Club's Resort Course. A two-time All-America selection and four-time Southland Conference player of the year at Lamar in Beaumont, Stroud had three birdies and a bogey on the first five holes, added a birdie on No. 9 and also birdied 11, 13 and 15. "I feel like I am an old man with all the ice I've been using this year," Stroud said. "I've put it on my knees, my arms, my wrist, anything... [read full story]