ON THE LINKS

ON THE LINKS

Friday’s pro golf results

PHOENIX OPEN

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.

James Hahn shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Friday to take the lead in the suspended second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Hahn had a 10-under 132 total on TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course to enter the weekend a stroke ahead of Rickie Fowler and Danny Lee. Fowler birdied his final hole for a 68, and Lee had a 66. An estimated 160,415 fans, not counting a large bobcat that sauntered between the first and second holes in the afternoon, packed the grounds. The crowd broke the Friday record of 123,674 set in 2014 and was the 10th-largest figure for any day in tournament history.

COATES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

OCALA, FLA.

Lydia Ko putted on one green and played six holes in a span of 11 hours before ending a long Friday in the same place she started — with a share of the lead in the Coates Golf Championship. Ko three-putted from 15 feet for bogey in frigid morning weather to complete the rain-delayed second round. In the afternoon, she made one birdie to get back to 7-under par through six holes. Ko was tied with Ha Na Jang, who played 24 holes on Friday. The third round was to resume this morning, with the tournament finishing in the afternoon.

ALLIANZ CHAMPIONSHIP

BOCA RATON, FLA.

Former major champions Corey Pavin and Todd Hamilton shot 6-under 66s in blustery conditions Friday to share the first-round lead in the Allianz Championship. Pavin won the 1995 U.S. Open among his 15 PGA Tour titles. He made four birdies in a five-hole stretch on The Old Course despite 20-mph winds and temperatures in the 50s at the start of the PGA Tour Champions event. Hamilton, the 2004 British Open champion, reeled off four consecutive birdies on his back nine. Pavin has won just once in 111 starts on the PGA Tour Champions circuit — he took the 2012 Allianz Championship, thanks to a left-handed chip with an 8-iron that saved par.

DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Ernie Els surged into contention Friday at the Dubai Desert Classic, while Rory McIlroy struggled just to make the cut. The 46-year-old Els, who has dropped to 205th in the world after struggling with yips over the past year, shot a 5-under 67 to move to within one shot of the lead at the halfway stage of a tournament he has won three times. Spain’s Rafael Cabrera-Bello, winner here in 2012, shot his second consecutive 67 to grab a one-stroke lead heading into the weekend.

Associated Press