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SportsOctober 21, 2006

Justin Rose was still on the course and still atop the leaderboard when the sun went down Friday. Rose, coming off a 12-under 60 on Thursday, was 17 under through 16 holes when the second round in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., was suspended because of darkness. Clubhouse leader Tag Ridings was second, four strokes back after a 66...

Justin Rose was still on the course and still atop the leaderboard when the sun went down Friday.

Rose, coming off a 12-under 60 on Thursday, was 17 under through 16 holes when the second round in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., was suspended because of darkness. Clubhouse leader Tag Ridings was second, four strokes back after a 66.

Rose also had a four-shot lead when the round started following a 70-minute fog delay. Rose shot the 60 Thursday on the Palm Course, and was nearly as good Friday on the tougher Magnolia Course.

Champions Tour

Fred Funk got off to a fast start in his third career Champions Tour start, shooting a 6-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead in the AT&T Championship in San Antonio.

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The 50-year-old Funk, a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour, had six birdies in his bogey-free round on the Oak Hills course.

Scott Simpson, Dan Pohl and R.W. Eaks opened with 66s.

LPGA Tour

Americans Heather Young and Nicole Castrale shot 7-under 65s in hot conditions Friday to share the first-round lead in the Honda LPGA Thailand in Chonburi, Thailand, the first of three straight LPGA Tour events in Asia.

-- The Associated Press

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