Sung Hyun Park takes two-stroke Open lead

When Sung Hyun Park entered her first U.S. Women’s Open, her goals were modest. Halfway through the tournament, Park has put herself in prime position to contend.

Park capitalized on the favorable morning scoring conditions, shooting a six-under 66 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif.

Park, a 22-year-old from South Korea, had four birdies in a six-hole span to move to nine under before struggling on the final two holes. She hit her second shot into the greenside bunker at the par-four 17th and then missed a short par putt for her only bogey of the round. Park then drove into a hazard on the par-five 18th for a one-shot penalty before saving par with a 15-foot putt.

Amy Yang shot a 71 to get to six under, tied for second with first-round leader Mirim Lee. World No. 1 Lydia Ko bounced back from a one-over par first round to shoot 66 for a tie for fourth with Haru Nomura. Fourteen-year-old Karah Sanford shot an 80 and missed the cut.

Noren takes lead at Scottish Open

Alex Noren of Sweden took advantage of calmer conditions to shoot a six-under 66 and take a one-stroke lead at the Scottish Open. Danny Lee of New Zealand (66) and Eddie Pepperell of England (67) were a shot behind Noren, who had an eight-under 136 total at Castle Stuart in Inverness.

Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson, two of the top names in the field, made the cut after shooting rounds of 69 but were nine shots off the lead. Matteo Manassero and Branden Grace (both 67) were in a four-way tie for fourth on six-under overall.

Dunlap’s 64 is tops on Champions Tour stop

Scott Dunlap shot an eight-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the Champions Tour Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, N.Y.

Dunlap began the round with a bogey at No. 1, then rallied with four birdies in a five-hole span before the turn at En-Joie Golf Club and reeled off five straight birdies to start the back nine. He leads Glen Day, Bart Bryant and John Riegger, who were tied for second at 66.

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