Alex Smalley is in a position to win the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place.
Smalley, still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, had one of a bevy of bogey-free five-under 65s on Thursday (Friday AEST) and is one of 12 players a shot behind six first-round leaders.
Lee Hodges, among those who had to sit through a two-hour weather delay during his round, was at 64 along with four other Americans, reigning US Open champion J.J. Spaun, Ryan Gerard, Andrew Putnam, Matt McCarty and South Korea's Tom Kim.
