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Diaz, Kemp share Farr lead (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:56 PDT

Laura Diaz barely remembers the last time she led an LPGA Tour event. Sarah Kemp never had. Now those two unlikely front-runners head into the weekend chased by a strong group of pursuers at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. With a surprised hop, Diaz tied Kemp for the second-round lead Friday with a birdie on her final hole.

Tiger moves into lead at Congressional (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:30:44 PDT

The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart. Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch in the middle and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole score ever at Congressional Country Club.

Even in play, it's all work for Tiger Woods (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:28:48 PDT

Tiger Woods can run down the list of the top 100 golf courses in America and find plenty that he hasn't played unless he was in a golf tournament. He is No. 1 in the world, but has yet to play Pine Valley, the perennial No. 1 golf course on most lists. Woods is building a house in south Florida, and only then might he have a chance to play Seminole, the fabled course where Ben Hogan and others...

Golf-Tournament host Woods grabs Congressional lead (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:02:34 PDT

* Woods takes sole possession of lead

Round 2, AT&T National (PGATOUR.com)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:49 PDT

Round 2, AT&T National

Golf Capsules (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:10:40 PDT

Tiger Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" Friday when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole ever at Congressional. Woods was at 10-under 130, breaking by one shot the previous 36-hole record set last year by Tom Pernice Jr.

Woods to play exhibition to help Begay charity (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:28:41 PDT

Tiger Woods is helping out longtime friend Notah Begay III, agreeing to play in his charity Skins Game at Turning Stone Resort next month to support Native American youth. Begay declined to comment and kept his head down when asked if Woods was playing in his event, then stopped 20 yards later and said with a smile, "I need to win some skins." Woods' agent at IMG confirmed he would...

Echenique leads after 2nd round of French Open (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:14:38 PDT

Rafa Echenique of Argentina took a two-stroke lead at the French Open after shooting a 4-under 67 on Friday. Echenique reached 10-under 132 to sit ahead of a trio that included overnight leader Martin Kaymer of Germany, who shot a 72 after tying the course record with a 62 on Thursday. Charl Schwartzel of South Africa (66) and Steve Webster of England (65) were also two strokes back.