CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin shot a second consecutive 2-under-par 69 Friday to share the second-round lead with Bernhard Langer of Germany at the Senior British Open.
Pavin and Langer (71) have 4-under totals of 138 and are one shot ahead of Dan Forsman (71), Larry Mize (70), Ian Woosnam (67) and Jay Haas (69).
Pavin was among the early starters and looked set to take a commanding lead before finishing with a double-bogey 6 at the 18th after hitting his second shot out of bounds.
Langer had to deal with a biting cold wind later in the day but also got to 6 under before bogeys on two of the par-3 holes. At the short 13th, his tee shot landed in a deep pot bunker, and he then missed the green at the 16th with a 5-iron and was unable to get up and down.
Langer has 10 victories in three years on the Champions Tour, but is still looking for his first victory in a senior major.
“I could have putted a bit better,” Langer said. “The ball did not drop for me like it did in the first round.”
Tom Watson, who missed the cut in his last British Open appearance at St. Andrews last week, sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the last green for a par 71-145.
PGA
Two share Canadian lead
TORONTO - Tim Clark shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 64 for a share of the lead with Dean Wilson (65) at 10-under 130 in the Canadian Open.
“I certainly didn’t expect to be scoring like that around this course,” Clark said. “I felt like it was going to be pretty tough.”
Wilson closed with a 20-foot par putt on the par-4 18th after missing the fairway.
Brent Delahoussaye and Steve Wheatcroft were a stroke back. Delahoussaye had a 69 a day after matching the Canadian Open record with a 62. Wheatcroft shot a 66.
Kevin Sutherland had the best round of the day, tying the tournament record with a career-best 62 to reach 5 under.
Glen Day (Little Rock) shot a 4-under 66 with four birdies for a 3-under 137. Bryce Molder (Conway) shot a 3-under 67 with four birdies and a bogey for a 3-under 137. John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a par 70 with two birdies and two bogeys for a 1-under 139, the cutoff score. Brenden Pappas (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 2-under 68 with four birdies and two bogeys for a 139.
LPGA
Miyazato leads by one
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Mika Miyazato shota 5-under-par 67 for a 9-under 135 and a one-stroke lead over Gwladys Nocera (67) in the Evian Masters.
Stacy Prammanasudh (Conway) shot a 1-over 73 for a par 144. Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 3-over 75 for a 4-over 148, missing the cut by one stroke.
EUROPEAN
Choi takes lead
STOCKHOLM - K.J. Choi shot a 5-under-par 67 for a 9-under 135 and a one-stroke lead over Richard S. Johnson (66) in the Scandinavian Masters.
British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, one of the first-round leaders, dropped to third at 70-137.
NATIONWIDE
Putnam forges ahead
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Michael Putnam shot a 2-underpar 69 for a 6-under 136 and one-stroke lead over Alistair Presnell (69), Camilo Benedetti (70), Nick Flanagan (71) and Scott Brown (72) in the Children’s Hospital Invitational.
Scott Gardiner (Farmington) shot a 3-under 68 for a 3-under 139. Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) shot a 2-over 73 for a par 142. Tag Ridings (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot a 2-over 73 for a 1-over 143, the cutoff score. Ron Whittaker (Little Rock) shot a 4-over 75 for a 7-over 149.
Sports, Pages 24 on 07/24/2010