Four tied for Houston Open lead; Scheffler, McIlroy in hunt

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HOUSTON -- Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy wanted a final tune-up before the Masters and spent parts of the Thursday at the Houston Open under an umbrella in wind and rain that prevented anyone from getting too far away.

Keith Mitchell made a late eagle and Ryan Gerard let a good start slip away by finishing with two bogeys. They both wound up at 5-under 65, tied for the lead with Alejandro Tosti and Taylor Pendrith when play was suspended by darkness.

Scheffler didn't dazzle. He just didn't do much wrong, one of his best attributes. The world's No. 1 player played bogey-free and made a pair of long birdies on the back nine that added to a 67, leaving him two shots…