Kenny Perry followed up his opening 61 with a 68 on Friday and held on to a two-stroke lead when thunderstorms halted the second round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn.
Perry, who tied the course record Thursday, said he actually hit the ball better on Friday, but lost his touch with the putter. He had just three birdies despite hitting 16 greens.
He and the rest of the morning golfers played through off-and-on showers that slowed already soft greens.
Ryan Moore shot a 65 to move into second place and said conditions allowed him to go for the pin all day.
LPGA — South Korean star Jiyai Shin shot a 4-under 68 and for a three-stroke lead at the storm-plagued Wegmans LPGA in Rochester, N.Y.
Play was interrupted by thunderstorms for nearly five hours Friday, then called off for the day at 8:37 p.m. Dozens of players will complete their second round this morning.
Shin, seeking her fifth tour win in 11 months, moved to 11-under 133, a record low at the demanding Locust Hill course in suburban Rochester.
Morgan Pressel was at 8 under through 13 holes.
CHAMPIONS TOUR — Fred Funk is the leader in the clubhouse at the rain-delayed Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, N.Y.
Funk shot an 8-under 64 on Friday to gain a two-shot lead over Jay Haas and Lonnie Nielsen. It’s Funk’s best round on the Champions Tour since a 63 in the 2008 season-opener in Hawaii.
EUROPEAN PGA — Retief Goosen of South Africa shot a 4-under 68 for a one-shot lead after the second round of the BMW International Open in Munich.
Goosen stood at 12-under 132 at the Golfclub Munchen Eichenried. Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark trailed by one after a 65.
John Daly shot 70 for a 144 total, missing the cut by three strokes.
NATIONWIDE TOUR — David Peoples shot a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke lead over Craig Barlow, Jeff Gove and Ryan Armour in the second round of the Players Cup in Bridgeport, W. Va.
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