CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Former champion Steve Lowery collected 13 points with seven birdies and a bogey and built a four-point lead Friday after the second round of The International, the PGA Tour's annual experiment with the modified Stableford scoring system.
Lowery's second-round total was the second-highest behind Mark Brooks, who had nine birdies and four bogeys en route to 15 points to climb 58 spots into third place with 15.
Craig Barlow had 10 points on six birdies and two bogeys and was alone in second with 17 points, three ahead of British Open champion Ernie Els, who won this event in 2000. First-round leader Steve Pate never got going Friday and remained stuck on 11 points, sliding into a tie for fifth.
Tiger Woods, the world's top-ranked player, is not entered this week.
