Rose hit five successive birdies on the back nine to go 14 under par at the River Highlands Club in Connecticut.

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At the sites in the northern part of the state, players walk along high bluffs overlooking the Tennessee River or on courses that look like the Scottish Highlands.

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In the Hudson Highlands, he composes his view from a vantage point high above the river near West Point.

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