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Jason Day tied with two others for lead at RBC Heritage

Jason Day discusses his upcoming putt with caddie Colin Swatton at No. 14 during the second round of the Heritage Open on Friday.

Jason Day discusses his upcoming putt with caddie Colin Swatton at No. 14 during the second round of the Heritage Open on Friday.

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Top-ranked Jason Day shot a two-under-par 69 on Friday in the RBC Heritage for a share of the second-round lead with Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman.

Chappell and Hoffman shot 68s for the second straight day at Harbour Town to join Day at six-under 136.

Day has won two of his past three PGA Tour events. The Australian opened on the 10th tee and birdied the difficult, wind-swept lighthouse hole at No. 18. He added birdies on the second, third and sixth holes.

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Day acknowledged fighting through fatigue after a grueling Masters last week, where he finished 10th.

Luke Donald, tied for the first-round lead after a 66, was a stroke back along with Russell Knox and Patton Kizzire. Donald had a 71, Knox shot 65, and Kizzire 68.

Burnett’s 67 good for LPGA lead

Katie Burnett chipped in for birdie on the par-four 18th for a five-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Lotte Championship at Kapolei, Hawaii.

Winless in 59 career starts on the LPGA Tour, the 26-year-old Georgia player had her second straight bogey-free round to take a 13-under 203 total into the final round at Ko Olina.

Su-Yeon Jang was second after a 67. The 21-year-old South Korean player earned a sponsor exemption with a victory last week in the Korean LPGA event sponsored by Lotte

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U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun (65) and Moriya Jutanugarn (68) were 10 under.

Watson looks to make Champions Tour history

Tom Watson was in position to make PGA Tour Champions history after shooting a four-under 68 on Friday for a share of the first-round lead with Tom Byrum and Mark O’Meara at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga.

A week after making his final appearance in the Masters, the 66-year-old Watson is trying to become the oldest winner on the 50-and-over tour. Mike Fetchick set the mark in the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors International on his 63rd birthday. That fact surprised Watson, who said “Thanks for putting the pressure on me.”

Todd Hamilton, Jesper Parnevik and Kenny Perry were a stroke back at TPC Sugarloaf.

Bernhard Langer had a 75. He has a victory and two second-place finishes in the tournament’s three years,

Larrazabal leads Spanish Open

Pablo Larrazabal shot a par 71 in the second round through heavy winds to take a two-shot lead at the Spanish Open in Sotogrande.

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The Spaniard had four birdies but also a bogey on the second hole, followed by a six on the par-three third after he hit the bunker.

Andrew Johnston of England shot 74 and is two shots behind Larrazabal.

Defending champion James Morrison (75), first-round leader Alexander Levy (76) and Alejandro Canizares (75) were all another shot back.

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