Funk sets 36-hole records at Senior British Open

Posted July 24, 2009 11:00 pm

Associated Press

Fred Funk shot a 5-under 65 for a 3-shot lead at the Senior British Open on Friday in Sunningdale, England.

He is a tournament-record 11 under through two rounds and leads Tom Watson by 7 shots.

Funk has gone 36 holes without a bogey and his round, capped by a 174-yard 8-iron at the last hole for an eagle 2, gave him an 11-under 129, a 36-hole record total for the event.

He has a 3-stroke lead over Sam Torrance, who also shot 65, and 2006 winner Loren Roberts another 2 shots back at 134.

Watson, trying to follow up his British Open runner-up finish Sunday with a fourth Senior British Open title, shot 69 to share sixth place.

Canadian Open: Jerry Kelly topped the leaderboard in the rain-delayed PGA Tour's Canadian Open at Oakville, Ontario, shooting a 7-under 65 in the completion of the first round and reaching 11 under overall with three holes remaining in the second. Camilo Villegas, Tim Herron, Martin Laird and Nathan Green were a stroke back.

Evian Masters: Ai Miyazato of Japan shot a 6-under 66 to share the second-round lead at the LPGA Tour's Evian Masters in Evaian-les-Bains, France. Michelle Wie was 8 shots back after a 70. Miyazato shares the lead at 9-under 135 with joint first-round leader Na Yeon Choi of South Korea (68) and Becky Brewerton of Wales, who bogeyed the 16th and 17th to shoot 68.

SAS Masters: Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina shot a 5-under 68 for the second straight day to take a 1-stroke lead at the midpoint of the SAS Masters at Loddekopinge, Sweden. Gonzalez finished at 10-under 136 at Barseback Golf Club on the longest course in European Tour history (7,665 yards).