Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Cantay, McDowell share lead

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Patrick Cantlay ran off three straight birdies toward the end of his morning round and shot a 69 Friday for a share of the lead after the second round of the Genesis Open in Los Angeles.

He was tied with Graeme McDowell (66), the former U.S. Open champion who is trying to work his way back from a two-year slump.

They were at 7-under 135.

Sam Saunders also was at 7 under, making back-to-back birdies until it was too dark to continue. He had three holes remaining in his second round. Ryan Moore bogeyed his final hole for a 68 and was one shot behind at 136.

Tiger Woods had three straight bogeys early on the back nine Friday and didn’t play well enough to make up for his misses. He had a 5-over 76 and missed the cut in the Genesis Open for the first time in nine appearance­s as a pro.

He was at 6-over 148, one shot worse than his PGA Tour debut as a 16-year-old at Riviera.

“I missed every tee shot left and I did not putt well, didn’t feel very good on the greens,” Woods said. “And consequent­ly, never made a run. I knew I had to make a run on that back nine, and I went the other way.”

LPGA Tour: Jin Young Ko shot a 3under 69 to increase her lead to three strokes after two rounds of the Women’s Australian Open in Adelaide.

The South Korean had a 36-hole total of 10-under 134 on the Kooyonga Golf Club course.

Emma Talley, the 2013 U.S.amateur champion, was in second place after a 69, following her opening 68.

Champions Tour: Miguel Angel Jimenez eagled the par-5 third hole and shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the Chubb Classic in Naples, Fla.

Gary Hallberg and David Frost were tied for second, and Scott McCarron, Kevin Sutherland, Lee Janzen, Jesper Parnevik and Glen Day shot 66.

The Madison duo of Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly opened with 68s.

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