Pooley Pulls Away in Hawaii

Don Pooley shot an eight-under-par 64 Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over Loren Roberts after the second round of the Champions Tour’s season-opening MasterCard Championship at Kaupulehu, Hawaii.

Pooley, who shared the first-round lead with Roberts and Tom Watson after matching the Hualalai record with a 63, had a 17-under 127 total on the Jack Nicklaus-designed course to tie the tour’s 36-hole record for relation to par.

Pooley, 54, seeking his third victory on the 50-and-over tour, had five straight birdies on Nos. 3-7 and also birdied Nos. 11-13 before closing his bogey-free round with five pars. He also had five straight birdies Friday.

“If I can keep making five birdies in a row, that would be great,” Pooley said. “If you win the first tournament, the pressure is off and you’re playing with the house’s money.”

Roberts shot a 67. Jay Haas (64) and D.A. Weibring (65) were four strokes back. Watson had a 69 to drop into a fifth-place tie with Fuzzy Zoeller.

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Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann shot a three-under 69 in alternate shot to give Sweden a three-stroke lead over South Korea after the second round at the Women’s World Cup at Sun City, South Africa. Natalie Gulbis and Paula Creamer of the United States struggled to a 75 and are nine shots off the pace.