Sharma leads by 2 at Mexico Championship

MEXICO CITY — Success has come quickly for Shubhankar Sharma, and the Mexico Championship is no exception.

Sharma hit a 3-wood that landed on the green and settled 2 feet away for an eagle on the opening hole at Chapultepec Golf Club. He finished with three straight birdies for a 5-under 66. And in his first World Golf Championship, he takes a two-shot lead into the weekend.

“I worked all my life to come and play at a high stage like this,” said Sharma, who turned pro when he was 16. “You have to expect great things from yourself if you want to play at a high stage. I just try and not think of anything before I start. I just try and concentrate on the success, and just let things go.”

Sharma overcame a pair of three-putt bogeys early in his round and was at 11-under 131.

Masters champion Sergio Garcia had a 65 and was two shots behind, along with Xander Schauffele (66) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (67).

Cologuard Classic: Scott Dunlap and Tommy Tolles topped the leaderboard In Tucson, Ariz., at 8-under 65, with Steve Stricker a stroke back in a bid for his first PGA Tour Champions title.

Tolles, playing in the last group off the first tee, birdied the par-4 18th for a share of the lead. He also had a bogey-free day.

University of Illinois coach Mike Small matched Stricker at 66.

Gene Sauers opened with a 67, and Bernhard Langer, Billy Mayfair and Woody Austin shot 68.

Defending champion Tom Lehman, playing alongside Stricker, had a 71.

Len Mattiace also shot 71 in his senior debut. The two-time PGA Tour winner turned 50 in October.

John Daly was last in the 78-player field with an 80. He had one birdie, six bogeys and a double bogey on the par-5 15th. Women's World Championship: The distraction of a chipped tooth proved to be no problem for Danielle Kang as she shot an 8-under 64 to take a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Women's World Championship in Singapore on Friday.

Kang, who won last year's Women's PGA Championship for her first major title, equaled the course record at the Sentosa Golf Club to lead the LPGA tournament at 12-under 132.

Nelly Korda, whose sister Jessica won the LPGA Tour event in Thailand last week, had a 66 to be tied for second with fellow American Alex Marina (67) while Minjee Lee (66), Cristie Kerr (67) and Chella Choi (69) were a further stroke back at 7-under.