DeLaet, Donald share lead
Graham DeLaet eagled the par-4 ninth hole and shot a 4-under-par 67 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with Luke Donald at the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Donald also had a 67 to match DeLaet at 10-under 132, two shots ahead of Ian Poulter and Webb Simpson.
DeLaet plodded through the first part of his round Friday until he dropped his approach on the 461-yard eighth hole within 15 feet and made the putt. On the next hole, DeLaet sent a wedge from 109 yards out into the green, the shot hopping into the cup.
“We couldn’t see the bottom of the pin, but there was reaction from the crowd so we figured it was in,” DeLaet said.
Donald chipped in on No. 18 to catch DeLaet. LPGA: In Kapolei, Hawaii, Su-Yeon Jang took the Lotte Championship lead in the completion of the second round Friday morning and opened a three-stroke cushion in the afternoon with a third-round 7-under 65. The 22-year-old sponsor invitee from South Korea had a 17-under 199 total.
Cristie Kerr and Alena Sharp were tied for second. Kerr had a 62 to tie Lizette Salas’ tournament record. Kerr played the back nine in 29, with birdies on seven of her last eight holes. Champions Tour: Bob Tway bogeyed two of the last three holes for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga. David Frost was second after a bogey-free 66. European Tour: Gregory Havret took the outright lead at the Trophee Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco, moving to 6under par after a 3-under 70 in the second round. He had a one-shot lead over Lucas Bjerregaard and Trevor Fisher Jr.