DeChambeau leads by one
Bryson DeChambeau shot a careerbest 7-under 64 on Friday to take a oneshot into the weekend at the RBC Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
DeChambeau’s first event as a pro was at Harbour Town Golf Links in 2016. Two years later, he posted his lowest ever on the PGA Tour to get to 10-under 132, one ahead of red-hot Ian Poulter and Si Woo Kim.
Poulter showed he’s not done playing high-level golf with a bogey-free 64. Kim, The Players Championship winner, had a 65 that included a two-shot penalty for touching sand after a bunker shot.
Two shots behind DeChambeau were Chasson Hadley (68), past RBC Heritage winner Brandt Snedeker (64), Luke List (64) and first-round leader Rory Sabbatini (70).
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson shot a second straight 69 and was tied for 25th, six shots off the lead.
LPGA Tour: Brooke Henderson remained bogey-free Thursday to take the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Henderson, the 20-year-old Canadian ranked 14th in the world, birdied four of her first six holes to surge into the lead in relatively calm morning conditions. She finished with a 6-under 66 at Ko Olina Golf Club – the day’s low round – to get to 10 under.
Top-ranked Shanshan Feng, the first-round leader, was two strokes back with Mo Martin after a bogey-free 69. Martin, the 2014 Women’s British Open, had a 67.
Hawaii’s Michelle Wie, who has risen 100 spots to No. 13 since last March, was 1-over after a 73.
Champions Tour: Jay Haas nearly shot his age to take the lead into a 36hole Saturday finish in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga.
The 64-year-old Haas birdied the final two holes at TPC Sugarloaf for a 7under 65 and a one-stroke lead over Steve Flesch. Bernhard Langer shot 67, and Gene Sauers and Scott Parel followed at 68.
Madison’s Jerry Kelly opened with a 71.
Facing a forecast of 11⁄2 inches of rain overnight Saturday and the threat of lightning Sunday, tournament officials decided to play both the second and third rounds Saturday.