Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink, who played in the same group the first two days, are tied for the 36-hole lead at 6 under in Colorado Springs.

Stewart Cink made up five shots over nine holes against Padraig Harrington in their head-to-head pairing at the U.S.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Padraig Harrington said he thought it was one part nice, another part disappointing, to scrounge out a bogey after snapping a tee shot deep into the woods on the 15th hole of his opening round at the US Senior Open.