Peter Jacobsen shot a 3-under-par 68 to move past Oak Tree member Gil Morgan on Friday for a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Senior PGA Championship in Edmond, Okla.
Brad Bryant shot a 4-under 67 to tie Morgan (70) for second.
Morgan, who led by one stroke after the first round, had six birdies for the second straight day but this time had four bogeys to finish at 6-under after two rounds.
Darron Stiles grabbed a two-stroke lead with a 6-under 64 after the second round of the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., where winds gusting to 20 mph for a second straight day played havoc with the dry fairways and hard greens at the TPC at Southwind.
Tim Herron, who won at Colonial last week, shot a 65 and was tied with Tom Pernice (68) and first-round leader Chris Smith (71) at 135.
The cut at 4 over was the highest since this event moved to Memphis in 1989.
Rookie Virada Nirapathpongporn shot a 5-under 67 to take sole possession of the lead after two rounds at the LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, N.Y.
The former Duke star, who won the 2002 NCAA title and 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur, was at 133, one shot ahead of Brandie Burton (68) and Nancy Scranton (69).
Southern California's Dewi-Claire Schreefel had two late birdies in a 3-under-par 69 to capture medalist honors, and Duke won its second consecutive team title in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
-- The Associated Press
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