CHAMPIONS/PGA Morgan ties course mark, shares lead

David Duval shot a course-record 62 to move into a tie for second place.
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Gil Morgan tied the course record with a 4-under 66 Friday to grab a share of the lead with Allen Doyle, after the second round of the Senior PGA Championship.
Morgan needed only 28 putts, including a 3-foot birdie putt on the final hole, to tie the course record, which also was matched by Seiji Ebihara of Japan on Friday.
Doyle, who won the Senior PGA title in 1999, shot a 67 on an up-and-down afternoon at Aronimink Golf Club. He had seven birdies and four bogies.
"If someone told me at the beginning of the day that I'd have seven birdies, I'd have questioned their sanity," Doyle said.
He and Morgan both are at 4-under 136 for the tournament.
John Jacobs also shot 67 and was a stroke back at 137. Tom Kite, Mike San Filippo and Ebihara were two strokes back and defending champion Fuzzy Zoeller was three behind. Kite shot 68, while San Filippo and Zoeller each shot 70.
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POTOMAC, Md. -- At a point in his career when 69 is a notable accomplishment, David Duval flirted with another 59.
Breaking out of a 11/2-year slump that had critics questioning his desire, Duval shot a course-record 62 Friday to move into a tie for second place at the FBR Capital Open.
"It goes without saying I haven't played particularly well for a year or so," Duval said. "However, contrary to what people want to say, I have been working quite hard and haven't been able to put it together through an entire round."
Duval's nine-birdie round moved him from 3 over to 6 under at the halfway point, two shots behind leader Rory Sabbatini. Sabbatini shot a 66 for a two-day total of 134, while Notah Begay, Tom Gillis and Niclas Fasth joined Duval at 136.
Turnabout
Duval missed the cut in nine of 12 previous tournaments this year. This was only the sixth time in 31 rounds that he has shot in the 60s. He was the PGA Tour's top money-winner in 1998, but he plummeted to 80th on the list last year and has been working with David Leadbetter to turn his game around.
Duval had a second-round 83 at this year's Masters, but he said no one noticed when he immediately headed to the Augusta driving range for 21/2 hours of practice.
"In some ways I've been insulted by it, and in some ways I've gotten a real kick out of it," Duval said, "especially the talk of lack of desire, lack of work ethic. ... So many obstacles have been thrown my way, but it hasn't hurt my love of the game."
3 shots off pace
Rich Beem, the 199 champion, Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton and Patrick Sheehan were three shots off the lead in the final warmup before the U.S. Open. First-round leader Robert Gamez shot a 74 to fall to even par for the tournament.
Today's third round will begin early because of thunderstorms forecast for the evening. Threesomes will start at the first and 10th holes at 7:30 a.m, with the leaders teeing off at 9:30 a.m.