Bad bounce doesn’t knock Finau from Shanghai lead

SHANGHAI — Tony Finau overcame a bad break that led to double bogey for a 5-under-par 67 to build a three-shot lead over Masters champion Patrick Reed (72), Tommy Fleetwood (68) and defending champion Justin Rose (67) in the HSBC Champions.

Finau’s approach to the 11th hole at Sheshan International hit a sprinkler cap in front of the green, bounced high and went over the green and into the hazard. That led to double bogey.

Finau birdied three of his last five holes to restore the margin to three shots. He was at 11-under 133.

Reed twice made par after hitting into the water on par 5s. Rose had a two-putt birdie on the closing hole. Xander Schauffele (71) was four shots behind.

At Jackson, Miss., 19-year-old Norman Xiong made his first cut in seven career starts, shooting a 5-under 67 in damp, chilly conditions to share the second-round lead with Cameron Champ (70) in the Sanderson Farms Championship at 9-under 135. Shawn Stefani (68) and Jonathan Byrd (68)

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were one stroke back.

At Taoyuan, Taiwan, WeiLing Hsu rode the support of her home crowd to shoot a 5-under 67 for a 9-under 135 total and a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Swinging Skirts Taiwan Championship. First-round leader Jodi Ewart Shadoff (71) was one shot back and one ahead of former No. 1 Lydia Ko (66).

At Thousand Oaks, Calif., Tom Byrum birdied five of the last seven holes for a 6-under 66 and the first-round lead in the Invesco QQQ Championship. Scott Parel was one shot back, and defending tournament champion and points leader Bernhard Langer was one of five players at 68.

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