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Friday’s Results

WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP

GREENSBORO, N.C.

Ryan Armour shot a career-best 9-under 61 on Friday for a share of the lead with Webb Simpson after two rounds at the Wyndham Championship. Armour and Simpson were at 13-under 127 halfway through the PGA Tour’s final event of the regular season. Simpson shot a 64. Henrik Stenson was a stroke behind them after a 66. Ollie Schniederjans and Vaughn Taylor and were 11. Schniederjans shot 63, Taylor had a 66. First-round leader Matt Every followed his 61 with a 72 to slip six strokes off the lead.

SOLHEIM CUP

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA

Europe took a 21/2 — 11/2 lead over the U.S. on Friday after foursome play at the Solheim Cup. European star Anna Nordqvist and England’s Georgia Hall won their match by three holes. Karine Icher teamed with Catriona Matthew to beat their American counterparts by a hole. Solheim rookie Danielle Kang of the U.S. sunk a birdie putt on No. 18 to give her duo a one-hole victory. The American tandem of Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr birdied their final two holes to halve their match with Mel Reid and Charley Hull. Opening day play will wrap up with four four-ball matchups at Des Moines Golf and Country Club.

DICK’S SPORTING GOODS OPEN

ENDICOTT, N.Y.

Kevin Sutherland shot a 7-under 65 for a share of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open lead Friday, three years scorching the En-Joie course for the only 59 in PGA Tour Champions history. Sutherland had eight birdies and a bogey to join Wes Short Jr. atop the first-round leaderboard. Winless on the 50-and-older tour, Sutherland hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation on the course softened by morning rain. Short also had eight birdies and bogey. He was coming off a 62 in the final round of the 3M Championship two weeks ago in Minnesota. Colin Montgomerie was a stroke back along with Mark Brooks, Russ Cochran and Corey Pavin. Montgomerie holed out from 80 yards for eagle on the par-4 10th. Joey Sindelar, from nearby Horseheads, had a 67. He won the PGA Tour’s B.C. Open in 1985 and 1987 at En-Joie.

FIJI INTERNATIONAL

NATADOLA BAY, FIJI

Scott Hend shot a 6-under 66 Friday to move into a four-way share of the lead after the second round of the Fiji International. The 44-year-old Australian was level with first-round leader Daniel Pearce of New Zealand, who shot 71, and Australia’s Jason Norris and Malaysia’s Gavin Green (69 each), all with 7-under par totals of 137 on the ocean-side Natadola Bay course. The leading group had a two-stroke advantage over Australians Adam Bland, David McKenzie and Peter Wilson, who shot 71s. Three former U.S. Masters champions easily made the cut. Angel Cabrera had 69 and was at 3 under, four strokes behind. Mike Weir (71) and hometown favorite Vijay Singh (72) were at 1 under in the tournament sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, European and Asian tours.

Associated Press