Pampling thrives in sand, leads Colonial

Rod Pampling spent plenty of time in the sand during the second round of the Colonial. So what was he doing from there?

"Making pars," Pampling quipped after his career-best 7-under 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.

And even a couple of birdies.

Pampling was 5-for-5 in sand saves, including his last two holes, to get to 10-under 130 and a stroke ahead of first-round leader Stewart Cink (67), Stephen Ames (66) and PGA Tour rookie Charley Hoffman (66).

On Pamling's closing hole, the 408-yard ninth, Pampling hit his tee shot into a left fairway bunker and his approach over the green into more sand before blasting to 6 feet. At the eighth, he hit a greenside bunker and saved par with an 11-foot putt.

Tim Herron (65), Peter Lonard (66) and Dean Wilson (65), best known at Colonial as Annika Sorenstam's playing partner three years ago, were two strokes back at 132.

Kenny Perry, the defending champion, was six strokes off the lead after five birdies and five bogeys in a round of 70 Friday. Perry had record 19-under totals in 2003 and 2005 at the Colonial to win by wide margins.

Fredrik Jacobson matched his career best with a 62, a bogey-free round that was the best of the day. He joined Jim Furyk (67), Arron Oberholser (68), Richard Johnson (65) and Henrik Bjornstad (64) at 7 under.

LPGA Tour

Heavy rain wipe out play in the LPGA Tour's Sybase Classic, leaving open the possibility the tournament will be cut to 54 holes.

Fifteen players have yet to finish the first round at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. They were scheduled to do that this morning, with the second round to follow.

Natalie Gulbis, Beth Bauer and Hee-Won Han shot 3-under 68s on Thursday before rain and darkness forced the suspension of play. Allison Hanna, Nancy Scranton, Kim Saiki and Teresa Lu had 69s, and Sun Young Yoo was 2 under with a hole to play.

-- The Associated Press