Colbert As Hot as the Weather, Leads Seniors

The sweltering heat didn’t seem to bother Jim Colbert, who shot a nine-under-par 63 Friday to take a four-stroke lead halfway through the Senior Players Championship.

Colbert, who won this senior major in 1993, chipped in for an eagle on the par-five 17th and was at 11-under 133 for 36 holes, with Lee Trevino and J.C. Snead tied for second.

Trevino shot a 67 Friday, and Snead had a 68 at the 6,876-yard TPC of Michigan.

Defending champion Dave Stockton and Kermit Zarley were another stroke behind at 138 after firing their second consecutive 69s.

Colbert began the day, on which temperatures topped the 100-degree mark, at two under par. He birdied four of the first seven holes en route to a front-side 31.

He added three more birdies and the eagle on a back nine marred only by a bogey on the par-three 15th. His 63 was a tournament and course record.