PEREZ LEADS CIMB CLASSIC

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA» Pat Perez led by one stroke halfway through the CIMB Classic after carding a 7-under-par 65 around a four-hour delay for rain on Friday.

Xander Schauffele was on Perez’s tail after a long-range eagle on the third hole set up his 5-under 67.

Defending champion Justin Thomas had another poor round by his high standards, a 71. A three-peat on the TPC Kuala Lumpur where he clinched his maiden PGA Tour title in 2015 seems a tall order.

Two bogeys compounded by a double bogey on the 12th meant Thomas was 10 shots behind Perez, at 3 under.

Perez was hoping for more gusty winds and rain after making eight birdies, including four in a row. He’s at 13-under 131.

Yin takes lead.

Angel Yin shot a 7-under 65 and took a twostroke lead after the second round of the KEB Hana Bank Championship.

Yin had an eagle on the par-5 fifth hole and six birdies, offset by a lone bogey on No. 17, to finish at 11-under 133, two shots ahead of overnight leader Sung Hyun Park (69).

Park, who won the U.S. Women’s Open for her first major and was ranked No. 2 in the world, was tied with fellow South Koreans In Gee Chun (65) and Jin Young Ko (67).

On the fifth, Yin struck a 6 iron to 12 feet and coolly sank the eagle putt.

“That got everything started,” Yin said. “I made a few pars in the beginning, but that eagle just fired everything up.”

Fraser fires 62 in Italy.

ITALY» Australia’s MONZA, Marcus Fraser carded the lowest round of his European Tour career to take a share of the lead at the Italian Open.

Fraser produced nine birdies — including five consecutive in the middle of his round — and no bogeys for a second-round 62 that took him to 13-under.

Smith shares lead.

N.C.» Jerry Smith, CARY,

David McKenzie and Gibby Gilbert III shared the first-round lead at 5-under 67 in the PGA Tour Champions’ SAS Championship.

Jerry Kelly, Bart Bryant and Fran Quinn were a stroke back in the 50-and-over tour’s regular-season finale.