List leads by one stroke at PGA event in S. Korea
Luke List fired a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the CJ Cup on Friday in Jeju, South Korea.
List, who is looking to win on the PGA Tour for the first time, carded five birdies, including one on the par-5 ninth, his final hole, to move to 9-under 135.
Three-time tour winner Lucas Glover compensated for a pair of bogeys with seven birdies in a 67 and was tied for second with Scott Brown, who had a 70.
A day after firing a 63 for the first-round lead, Justin Thomas made a 74 to slip into a share of fourth with Australian Cameron Smith (68) at 7 under.
Thomas took a three-shot lead into the second round, but an opening 3-over-par 39 on the front brought him back to the pack.
Whee Kim (70) was the highest placed of the 16 South Korean players in the field at 6 under overall, tied for sixth with Patrick Reed (72), Chez Reavie (72) and another Australian, Marc Leishman (72).
PGA Tour Champions: Bernhard Langer birdied the par-5 18th for a 5-under 67 and a share of the firstround lead in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first event in the senior tour’s Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.
Seeking an unprecedented fifth Schwab Cup and fourth in a row, the 60-year-old Langer leads the season standings and has a tourhigh five victories.
Rocco Mediate, David Toms and Joe Durant matched Langer atop the leaderboard at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course in Richmond.
Jay Don Blake, Olin Browne and Glen Day were a stroke back.
LPGA: Jenny Shin shot a 5-under-par 67 for a share of the lead with Eun-Hee Ji after the second round of the Taiwan Championship.
Shin (7-under 137) offset a pair of bogeys with seven birdies at Miramar Resort and Country Club in Taipei, Taiwan, including a birdie-birdie finish.
European Tour: With the help of an albatross from 227 yards, Joost Luiten of the Netherlands shot a 1-under 70 to take a one-stroke lead over tournament host Sergio Garcia and two others at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
Luiten holed out with a 4-iron from the fairway on the par-5 11th Friday at Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, Spain. The ball hit the front of green and gently rolled in for his second tour albatross.