Palmer matches streak

Ryan Palmer missed a chance to shoot 59 or lower Friday in the Humana Challenge at La Quinta, Calif., settling for an 11-under 61 after playing an eight-hole stretch in 10 under. But after starting on the back nine with two pars, Palmer had two eagles and six birdies on the next eight holes to match the longest eagle-birdie streak in PGA Tour history. Palmer had a 12-under 132 total after opening with a 71 on Thursday at La Quinta Country Club. He was three strokes behind leader Matt Kuchar. Kuchar, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 11, had a 64 on the Nicklaus course. Bill Haas and first-round leader Michael Putnam were a stroke back. Haas had a 63 at La Quinta. He had nine birdies in a 10hole stretch, making seven in a row on Nos. 2-8. Putnam shot a 67 on the Arnold Palmer Private Course. Justin Thomas, Nick Watney and Scott Pinckney were 13 under. Thomas had a 63, Watney shot 64, and Pinckney 67 — all on the Nicklaus course. Phil Mickelson was 7 under in his first start since the Ryder Cup in September. He birdied his final five holes for a 66 on the Nicklaus course. Bryce

Molder (Conway) had a 1-over 73 (140). David Lingmerth (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot even-par 72 (140). John Daly (Dardanelle, Razorbacks) had a 2-over 74 (143).

Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) shot a 1-under 71 (144).

Branden Grace and Bernd Wiesberger birdied their last holes to keep a share of the lead after the third round of the Qatar Masters in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. Scotland’s Marc Warren and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo would have stood alone atop the leaderboard with 13-under-203 totals if Grace and Wiesberger hadn’t achieved a final flourish at Doha Golf Club. They were two shots ahead of England’s Eddie Pepperell (65), Spain’s Alejandro Canizares (68) and South Africa’s

George Coetzee (70), and four in front of first-round leader Oliver

Fisher of England (69). Pepperell, who celebrated his 24th birthday on Thursday, carded Friday’s best round of 7 under to move to 11 under with Canizares and Coetzee.