Friday on the links | Friday’s pro golf results

FRYS.COM OPEN

NAPA, CALIF.

Brendan Steele felt no different about his game Friday than when he tied the course record with a 63 in his opening round at the Frys.com Open. The difference was seven shots. What didn’t change was his position on the leaderboard. Steele had to settle for pars on the closing three holes at Silverado that tend to produce birdies, giving him a 2-under 70 on a course that was getting firmer and featured much stronger pin positions. All that mattered was a two-shot lead going into the weekend. He was at 11-under 133. that, you probably have a pretty good-sized lead.” He’ll take the two-shot margin over Will Wilcox (67), Jhonattan Vegas (71), Graham DeLaet (68) and Harold Varner III (70), who missed a 10-foot birdie putt on his final hole that would have put him in the final group on the weekend in his rookie debut.

LPGA KEB HANA BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA

Lydia Ko took advantage of Sung Hyun Park’s struggles to take the lead Friday in the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship. The second-ranked Ko made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead over Lexi Thompson. Park followed her course-record 62 with a 74 to drop two shots behind. Ko moved into position to regain the No. 1 spot in the world from South Korean star Inbee Park, one of her playing partners Friday. The South Korean-born New Zealander Ko would take the top spot with a victory and also could move up under other scenarios depending on where Inbee Park finishes.Ko had a 10-under 134 total on Sky 72’s Ocean Course. She tied for second last week in the LPGA Malaysia after winning her previous two starts in Canada and France, where she became the youngest major champion.

SAN ANTONIO CHAMPIONSHIP

SAN ANTONIO

Wes Short Jr. birdied three of the last four holes for a 5-under 67 and a one-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s San Antonio Championship. The 51-year-old former University of Texas player had seven birdies and two bogeys on TPC San Antonio’s AT&T Canyons Course. He won the Quebec Championship last year for his lone victory on the 50-and-over tour and also won the PGA Tour’s 2005 Las Vegas event. Paul Goydos, Jeff Sluman, Stephen Ames, Duffy Waldorf and Scott Dunlap were tied for second. Charles Schwab Cup leader Colin Montgomerie opened with a 71. He has a 39-point lead over Jeff Maggert with three events left in the season-long competition. Maggert had a 72.

Associated Press