30 March,2013 04:06 AM IST | | AFP
Points, who started on the back nine, has a slim lead over fellow Americans Cameron Tringale and John Rollins, who each carded a seven-under 65 at the Redstone Golf Club on Thursday.
Rory McIlroy
But while Points was red hot, McIlroy's hopes of wresting back his World No 1 status from Tiger Woods suffered a setback.u00a0McIlroy carded a one-over-par 73 in a round which included a double-bogey on the par-three eighth. He finished with three bogeys.
