Hayden Springer is off to another fast start and he sure needed it. Springer opened with a 65 to toe for the lead with Justin Lower among those who finished in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Hayden Springer birdied three of his last four holes Thursday for a 6-under 65, giving him a share of the lead with Justin Lower before darkness kept the opening round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from finishing.

A string of four birdies over five holes to open the back nine propelled American Justin Lower to a 65, matching his round from the previous day and giving him a two-stroke lead through two rounds at Bermuda Championship,