Stenson makes early charge at Olympic golf title

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British Open champion Henrik Stenson opened with back-to-back birdies to charge within a stroke of overnight leader Marcus Fraser as the Australian teed off in Friday's rainy second round of the Rio Olympics men's golf tournament. Swedish world number five Stenson, the highest-rated player in the Olympic field of 60, reached seven under in chilly, windy and rainy conditions. Australia's Fraser, who opened with an eight-under par 63 Thursday to grab a three-shot lead, is ranked 90th in the world and won his third European Tour title last February in Malaysia.

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