Davis leads by 1 shot at Honda

Dudley Hart spent some of Friday afternoon poised to turn The Honda Classic into a runaway. Later in the day, it was Brian Davis' turn to take what seemed like a huge lead.

But PGA National eventually caught up with them. And by nightfall, the Honda leaderboard was muddled again.

Davis shot a 3-under 67 to finish the day at 8 under at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 1 shot better than Matt Jones (67) and 2 shots ahead of Hart -- a former South Florida resident whose last victory was at the 2000 Honda, and who peeled off 6 straight birdies in a 66.

After a bogey-free opening round, Davis started his second round just as precisely, getting to 10 under at one point and 4 shots clear of the field.

Then this diabolical course -- as it typically does -- began to fight back.

Davis made a double bogey at the par-3 seventh, his 16th of the day, then missed the green to the right and slid a 10-foot par try just past the cup on his final hole.

John Mallinger (67) and Ben Crane (66) were tied for fourth, 3 shots off the lead. Ernie Els shot a 70 and was in a group of six players, including Mark Calcavecchia and Robert Allenby, 5 shots behind Davis.

First-round leader Luke Donald shot a 74, including a quadruple bogey on the 14th, to fall 6 shots behind.

HSBC Women's Champions: Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa took a 7-stroke lead in the inaugural HSBC Women's Champions at Singapore, following her season-opening 66 with a 65. The Mexican star, an eight-time winner last year, is making her first start of the year after skipping the World Cup and the LPGA Tour's opening events in Hawaii.

Annika Sorenstam (67) and Paula Creamer (71), the winners in Hawaii, were tied for second at 6 under with South Korea's In-Kyung Kim.

Johnnie Walker Classic: India's Shiv Kapur shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the second-round lead with Australia's Unho Park in the European Tour's Johnnie Walker Classic at Gurgaon, India. Park had a 66 to match Kapur at 10-under 134 on the DLF Golf and Country Club.