Rookie Lee Takes Charge in Hawaii

Rookies were on top of the leaderboard, but not the one who has the highest profile on the LPGA Tour.

With the hometown crowd focused on Michelle Wie, rookie Seon Hwa Lee shot a six-under-par 66 Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Natalie Gulbis after the second round of the Fields Open at Kapolei, Hawaii.

Lee, 20, trying to win her first LPGA Tour title in her third career start, had a 13-under 131 total.

Another tour rookie, 19-year-old Julieta Granada, surged up the leaderboard by birdieing five consecutive holes on her back nine. She finished with a 65, leaving her three strokes back.

First-round leader Lorena Ochoa scrambled to a 71 for a nine-under 135 total.

Wie and 17-year-old rookie Morgan Pressel, the U.S. Amateur champion and U.S. Women’s Open runner-up, began the day tied and ended the same way. They shot 70s and were tied for ninth at seven under with four others.

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Duffy Waldorf shot his second consecutive six-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Mark Wilson in the Chrysler Classic at Tucson.

It was the first 36-hole lead since the 2002 British Open for Waldorf, who credited his recent work on his iron play for his strong performance.

He started his day on the 10th tee and quickly went to seven under with a birdie after missing a 12-foot eagle try. He bogeyed No. 11, his first bogey of the tournament, but reached 10 under with birdies on 12, 13, 15 and 16. After the turn, he made two birdies before three-putting on the par-three seventh to drop back to 12 under at Tucson National.

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Loren Roberts opened his bid for a fourth consecutive Champions Tour victory with a two-under 69 in the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am at Lutz, Fla., leaving him four strokes behind leaders Mark McNulty and Bruce Lietzke.

Roberts, was in a six-way tie for 14th at the TPC of Tampa Bay. Chi Chi Rodriguez won a record fourth consecutive senior titles in 1987.