Sorenstam zooms into lead at LPGA Championship

Never shy about making wagers, Laura Davies would have taken any odds that her slim lead early Friday afternoon at the LPGA Championship would not hold up with Annika Sorenstam still on the course.

"That's not a joke, that's a fact," Davies said. "She hasn't had a bogey yet this week. She's already at 6 (under par). She's getting on my nerves."

Except for her first bogey of the tournament, Sorenstam proved her correct.

Sorenstam seized control of the second leg of the Grand Slam with a blazing finish, three times stuffing her approach shots inside 2 feet for tap-in birdies that gave her a 5-under 67 and a two-shot lead over Davies at Bulle Rocke in Havre De Grace, Md.

Sorenstam, who has won five of her seven tournaments this year, was at 9-under 135 and will play with Davies in the final group today.

Natalie Gulbis stayed with Sorenstam as long as she could. She missed three birdie chances inside 6 feet over the final five holes and finsihed at 71. She was at 6-under 138.

Marisa Baena (69), Tina Fischer (71), Laura Diaz and Moira Dunn (68) were at 5-under 139, followed by a 15-year-old girl Michelle Wie, who had a 1-under 71 and was five shots behind.

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Robert Allenby shot a 6-under 65 to take the second-round lead in the Booz Allen Classic in Bethesda, Md.

Allenby's round was the best of the day on a surprisingly player-friendly Blue Course at Congressional Country Club, giving him a 9-under 133 total and a two-stroke advantage over first-round leader Matt Gogel, Lee Westwood and fellow Australians Adam Scott and Steve Elkington.