Watney ahead by two in World Challenge

Nick Watney made birdie for the first time ever on the 14th hole at Sherwood during a strong back nine that carried him to a 5-under 67 and a two-shot lead in the World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Watney did well enough to surge past Jim Furyk, Keegan Bradley and Graeme McDowell.

Tiger Woods, the tournament host and defending champion, had a number of good par saves and scratched out a 70.

Two tied atop Nedbank field: Bill Haas bogeyed two of the last three holes in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, South Africa, to slip back into a share of the first-round lead with Nicolas Colsaerts.

Each had a 2-under 70 in the 12-player event at Gary Player Country Club.

Two-time defending champion Lee Westwood was a stroke back along with Paul Lawrie and South African star Louis Oosthuizen.

Haas’s father, Jay, was tied for second at 71 in the seniors’ Champions Challenge. Bernhard Langer topped the eight-man field at 68. Mark Calcavecchia also had a 71.

Kim shoots 63 at qualifying event: Meen Whee Kim shot a 9-under 63 on PGA West’s Stadium Course in La Quinta, Calif., to take a one-stroke lead over Vaughn Taylor, who shot a 64, after the second round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.

Kim had a 13-under 131 total in the six-round event. The top 25 and ties will receive 2013 PGA Tour cards and the next 50 and ties will earn Web. com Tour cards.