Double bogeys hurt Ochoa at Half Moon Bay

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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Angela Stanford’s rare double eagle turned into a huge boost for her to stay near the top of the leaderboard on a day when playing conditions were challenging for everybody.

A pair of double bogeys and a bogey on the 18th cost two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa, who had a tough back nine after she began the day so well in the second round of the Samsung World Championship.

Na Yeon Choi of South Korea survived the changing wind and decreasing temperatures along the Pacific Ocean to shoot a 1-under 71 Friday, giving her a 4-under 140 total and a two-stroke lead over Stanford (73), Ochoa (73), Paula Creamer (74) and Song-Hee Kim (73).

PGA

VERONA, N.Y. — Jeff Overton shot a 3-under 69 to take a one-shot lead over Tag Ridings (68) in the blustery Turning Stone Resort Championship.

Playing through wind, rain and even a brief shower of hail, Overton was at 8-under 136. Two weather delays totaling nearly 1 1/2 hours prevented the entire field from finishing before darkness fell, but Overton’s lead was safe.

Steve Allan, one of 23 players who didn’t complete the round, was at 3 under with three holes to play.

In the clubhouse and alone in third at 6 under was Australian rookie Jason Day (69), one shot ahead of Robert Allenby (68), Mark Hensby (69) and Charles Howell III (68). Dustin Johnson (68), Brad Elder (69), Brian Davis (69), and Kyle Thompson (69) were tied for seventh at 4 under.

Defending Turning Stone champ Steve Flesch (73) finished the two rounds at 3-over 147, good enough to make the projected cut by a shot.

Alfred Dunhill

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Markus Brier shot a 2-under 70 at St. Andrews to take a one-stroke lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Brier had an 8-under 136 total.

Robert Karlsson (70), Soren Hansen (73), Martin Kaymer (72) and Rory McIlroy (69) were tied for second. Karlsson, Hansen and Kaymer played at St. Andrews, while McIlroy was at Carnoustie.

Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Kim Wi-joong shot a 4-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead while Anthony Kim followed his opening 64 with a 73 to drop three shots back.