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SportsApril 23, 2005

Brett Quigley and Gavin Coles shared the lead after two rounds of the Shell Houston Open on Friday, one stroke in front of a four-man group that included defending champion Vijay Singh and John Daly. Singh held a one-stroke lead after his opening 64, but he had a 1-under 71 in the second round that included a bogey at the par-5 9th that snapped a string of 64 holes at par or better at the Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas...

Brett Quigley and Gavin Coles shared the lead after two rounds of the Shell Houston Open on Friday, one stroke in front of a four-man group that included defending champion Vijay Singh and John Daly.

Singh held a one-stroke lead after his opening 64, but he had a 1-under 71 in the second round that included a bogey at the par-5 9th that snapped a string of 64 holes at par or better at the Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas.

Quigley shot a second 67 and Coles had a 69 to share the lead at 10-under 134.

Jeff Maggert (68) and Joe Ogilvie (67) joined Daly (67) and Singh at 135.

LPGA Tour

Carin Koch opened a 3-under 69 with an eagle 2 and went on to take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA's Corona Morelia Championship in Morelia, Mexico.

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Koch, who started the second round two strokes behind first-round leader Natalie Gulbis, holed a sand wedge from 97 yards for the eagle on No. 1, a 376-yard par-4. Wendy Ward had a 69 and was at 4-under 140 .

Gulbis (75) and Maria Hijorth (72) were tied for third at 3 under.

European PGA Tour

Adam Scott shot a course-record 9-under 63 to complete the first round of the Johnnie Walker Classic that had been delayed because of strong wind in Beijing.

Champions Tour

Tom Purtzer tied a course record with a 7-under 65 that gave him a one-stroke lead in the first round of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in Savannah, Ga.

Des Smyth had a 66 at The Club at Savannah Harbor, an island layout in the middle of the Savannah River,.

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