Australian golfer Adam Scott overcame illness to shoot a course-record 9-under-par 63 yesterday for a piece of the lead at the Houston Open. Scott, the defending champion, is tied with Johnson Wagner, who matched the Aussie’s 63 on the Tournament Course at Redstone in Humble, Texas, late in the day …

At the Kraft Nabisco Championship, Lorena Ochoa is a shot behind leader Karen Stupples after shooting a 4-under-par 68 yesterday at Mission Hills Golf Course. Stupples, who’s getting back into competition less than a year after having her first child, carded a bogey-free round …

In other LPGA Tour news, Michelle Wie has accepted a sponsor’s exemption to compete in the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic this summer …

Meanwhile, Pablo Martin and Gregory Bourdy share the first-round lead at the Portuguese Open after both having shot 8-under 63s yesterday …

There’s plenty of golf to keep you occupied in San Antonio in downtime during the Final Four this weekend, Chris Baldwin writes at TravelGolf.com.