Professional Golf roundup \ Friday’s events

February 14, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

LPGA

KAHUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Michelle Wie put herself into contention for her first LPGA Tour victory, shooting a 2-under 70 in difficult conditions in the second round of the season-opening SBS Open. Making her debut as an LPGA card-carrying member, Wie used a three-birdie run to surge to the top of the leaderboard with an 8-under 136, with the afternoon groups still on the course. She also closed the first round with three consecutive birdies. First-round leader Angela Stanford was also at 8 under through six holes. Angela Park (68) was at 7 under, two shots ahead of Japan’s Momoko Ueda (71) and rookie of the year Yani Tseng, who was 1 over through nine holes. The 19-year-old Wie is seeking her first title in her 49th start on the LPGA Tour.

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Retief Goosen is sporting a new look at a tournament he has never played. After an 8-under 64 in the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, he’s hopeful of seeing some old results. Goosen hit a 3-iron to 8 feet for an eagle on the second hole at Pebble Beach, then picked up even more momentum by holing a 70-foot chip on the par-3 fifth green for birdie. With short birdies on two of the last four holes, he was at 12-under 132 and had a two-shot lead over Dustin Johnson. Mike Weir of Canada had a steady round of 69 at Pebble Beach and was among those at 8-under 136, while the highest-ranked players continue to occupy the bottom part of the leaderboard. British Open and PGA champion Padraig Harrington had a 73 at Pebble Beach as the breeze strengthened but the skies remained surprisingly clear, leaving him at 3-over 147 and in serious jeopardy of missing the cut. Also at 3 over was Vijay Singh, who had a 75 at Pebble Beach.

Champions Tour

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Jerry Pate and Bernhard Langer were in the lead at 8 under after the opening round of the Allianz Championships.

Women’s Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time defending champion Karrie Webb struggled in tough afternoon conditions and shot a 2-over 75 to fall two shots off the lead after the second round. Webb trails Lee Chang-hee after the South Korean shot a 70 for a two-round total of 7-under 139.

Associated Press