Johnson persists, leads Texas Open

Zach Johnson was going nowhere at the Texas Open in San Antonio when it all changed with one putt.

He made an 8-foot par putt on the 13th hole of the opening round Thursday. He followed with a big drive, a hybrid into 12 feet and an eagle. Johnson was on his way, and he kept right on going Friday to a 7-under-par 65 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Ryan Moore.

“You just never know. That’s the beauty of this game,” Johnson said. “I felt like I was hitting some solid shots and wasn’t getting rewarded, and you’ve just got to stay in it. You’ve got to persevere, grind it out, fight for pars. You just never know.”

Moore had three birdies over his last five holes Friday for a 67 and joined Johnson at 9-under 135.

They had a one-shot lead over Grayson Murray (69) and Andrew Landry (67).

Ben Crane (66), Martin Laird (65) and David Hearn (68) were three shots behind.

LPGA Tour: Moriya Jutanugarn took a oneshot lead into the weekend at the LA Open, shooting a bogey-free 5-under 66 at Wilshire Country Club to get to 8-under 134 in the LPGA Tour’s first event in Los Angeles since 2005. Jutanugarn hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation. She started fast with birdies on the par-5 second, par-4 third and par-3 fourth and added two more on the par-4 11th and par-5 13th. Marina Alex was second after a 68.

PGA Tour Champions: John Daly and Michael Allen took the second-round lead in the Legends of Golf in Ridgedale, Mo. Daly and Allen shot an 8-under-par 46 on the Top of the Rock par-3 course with wind gusting to 15 mph and the temperature in the 50s. They had three birdies on the front nine in alternateshot play and added five on the back in betterball play to get to 13-under for the tournament. Defending champions Vijay Singh and Carlos Franco were a stroke back along with Bernhard Langer-Tom Lehman and Paul Broadhurst-Kirk Triplett.

European Tour: Alvaro Quiros shot a 2under 70 in windy conditions to improve to at 7-under for a one-shot lead over Andrew Dodt after two rounds of the Trophee Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco.