Golf roundup: Wesley Bryan finishes strong to take lead at John Deere Classic

Wesley Bryan took the lead in the rain-delayed John Deere Classic, five days after earning a PGA Tour card with his third Web.com Tour victory of the year.

Bryan played 26 holes in 10 under Friday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., birdieing three of the final holes to finish off a first-round 66 and shooting a 64 in the second to reach 12-under 130.

Area favorite Zach Johnson faced a long day Saturday after not even getting onto the course Friday.

Play resumed five hours late at noon after nearly 2.4 inches of rain overnight — on top of the inch Thursday morning and afternoon that delayed play 3 1/2 hours. Because of the wet conditions, the players were allowed to use preferred lies in the fairways in the second round.

Bryan has made a fast rise since focusing on tournament golf last year after working as a trick-shot artist. The 26-year-old former South Carolina player dominated the Web.com Tour this season, winning in Louisiana, Mexico and Kansas to earn $449,392 in 13 starts.

Steve Marino was a stroke back after rounds of 66 and 65.

Johnson opened with a 65 on Thursday. The 2012 tournament winner is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Sindelar leads U.S. Senior Open

Former Ohio State player Joey Sindelar shot a four-under 66 to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open at Upper Arlington, Ohio.

One of four former Buckeyes in the field at Scioto Country Club in suburban Columbus, the 58-year-old Sindelar had five birdies Friday, including two in a row after a bogey on No. 5. He had a 5-under 135 total after opening with 69 on Thursday.

He made a 40-foot birdie putt on the par-three 17th, after pars on the six previous holes.

Billy Mayfair, making his first senior start after turning 50 last Saturday, was a stroke back after a 67. He had four birdies and a bogey.

First-round leader Vijay Singh followed his opening 66 with a 75 to drop into a tie for eighth at one over. Defending champion Jeff Maggert also was one over after a 71.

John Daly had an 81 to miss the cut. He had three double bogeys, six bogeys and a birdie.

Li wins Girls’ Junior PGA Championship

Lucy Li won the Junior PGA Championship at age 13, a year off LPGA Tour star Lexi Thompson’s record in the event.

Li, from Redwood, Calif., closed with atwo-under 69 in hot and windy conditions at Wannamoisett for a two-stroke victory. She finished at 7-under 206 in the rain-shortened event at Rumford, R.I.

Thompson won the first of her two titles in 2007 at age 12 at Westfield Group in Ohio. Two years ago at age 11, Li became the youngest qualifier in U.S. Women’s Open history.

Mariel Galdiano of Pearl City, Hawaii, the leader after each of the first two rounds, had a 77 to tie for second with Alyaa Abdulghany (70) of Newport Beach, Calif..

Li, Xiong, Abdulghany and Welch earned spots on the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.

Norman Xiong won the boys’ division by two strokes. The 17-year-old Xiong, a high school senior in Canyon Lake, Calif., who will begin play at Oregon in a year, shot a one-under 68. He was the only player under par for 72 holes, finishing at two-under 274.

Sixteen-year-old Patrick Welch of nearby Providence was second after a 67.