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Kraft leads by one inWest Virginia

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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Kelly Kraft shot a 7-under 63 in the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier to take a one-stroke lead over first-round leader Webb Simpson and Anirban Lahiri.

Kraft posted his career-best round on Friday at the Old White TPC in West Virginia. Kraft He

was at 13-under127.

Lahiri overcame poor play off the tee to shoot a career-low 61. Simpson made five birdies after a lousy start and shot 3-under

67. Bothwere at 12 under. Jason Kokrak shot 64 and was at11under. WheeKimof South Korea and Harold Varner III were at 10 under. Kim shot 68 andVarner shot

64. Simpson is the only one among the top six players on the leaderboar­d with a PGA Tour win. Since its 2010 debut, the tournament­has produced four first-time winners, including threerooki­es. Sei Young Kim takes fourshot lead at LPGA Classic: Sei Young Kim birdied her first four holes to shoot a 7-under 65 and surge to the lead after the second round of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic in Oneida, Wis.

Kimwas at16-under128— tied for the tour’s lowest of the season — and four shots ahead ofYu Liu.

Jump-started by an eagle on the par-5 third, Liumade a big move with the day’s best roundwith a 63 to get to 12 under and grab sole possession of second place.

Defending champion Katherine Kirk, who led after shooting 10-under 62 in the first round, couldn’t get her putting going, though, and settled for 71. She is one of five players who are five shots off the pace at 133.

Sung Hyun Park, who won her second career major at last week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championsh­ip and could have moved to No. 1 in the world rankings with a win, missed the cut by five shots at 1-over 145.

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