Two share the lead in Palmer

Henrik Stenson gave himself another chance to win at Bay Hill, and he made it a little bit tougher on Tiger Woods.

Stenson made three big par saves at the turn to keep the round from getting away from him, ran off three straight birdies on his back nine and posted a 3under 69 that gave him a share of the 36-hole lead Friday with Bryson DeChambeau in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla.

The chilly weather warmed in the afternoon, just not enough for Woods to do the same. He didn’t make a birdie until the 12th hole, never had a birdie putt inside 12 feet except for the par-5s on the back nine, and did well to scrap it around for a 72 to go into the weekend seven shots behind.

“I didn’t hit the ball close, I didn’t hit the ball well,” Woods said. “But I was just hanging in there … just try not to shoot myself out of the tournament.”

DeChambeau finished strong with an 8-iron into 7 feet for eagle on the par-5 16th and an approach to 4 feet for birdie on the 18th, giving him a 66 and his third time with a share of the 36hole lead on the PGA Tour.

Stenson and DeChambeau were at 11-under 133, two shots clear of PGA Tour rookie Talor Gooch (70).

LPGA Tour: Cydney Clanton holed out from the fairway for eagle on the par-4 13th and closed with a birdie to take the second-round lead in the Founders Cup in Phoenix.

Clanton shot a 5-under 67, playing the back nine at Desert Ridge in 5-under 31 to reach 9-under 135.

Ariya Jutanugarn, Marina Alex, Karine Icher and Mariajo Uribe were a stroke back.

Jessica Korda and Mo Martin were 7 under.