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Senior Players Championship

OWINGS MILLS, MD.

As Bernhard Langer sank one birdie putt after another, it appeared as if nothing could stop the momentum that thrust him atop the leaderboard in the Constellation Senior Players Championship. Then the rain came — again. Langer made five birdies on the back nine Friday to take a two-shot lead over Corey Pavin before the second thunderstorm of the day suspended play late in the second round. The 59-year-old Langer was 6-under par through 16 holes and 13 under for the tournament. The three-time defending champion had his only bogey of the day on No. 1, a 360-yard par 4. Langer rebounded with birdies on Nos. 3 and 5, then opened the back nine with four straight birdies. He added another birdie on No. 16 before lightning and thunder forced the final 30 players on the course to scurry for cover. Pavin was the clubhouse leader after shooting a 68. Brandt Jobe was at 10 under with two holes to play, and Scott McCarron shot a 68 to get to 9 under at the midpoint. A fierce early afternoon shower caused a delay of 2 hours, 24 minutes. The rain did nothing to ease the humidity and heat on a sweltering day at the Caves Valley Golf Club. The second stoppage occurred at 5:44 p.m. and lasted for 35 minutes before play was called for good. The round will be completed this morning. The third round will start later than planned, so the groups will be threesomes off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees. Play on Friday began with Pavin in a second-place tie with Langer and Steve Flesch, one shot behind Larry Mize. Pavin wasted no time making his move, sinking birdies on the first five holes. He was still in control until he bogeyed 16 and 18 to fall into second place. “I made a bad swing on 16. On 18, I was trying to cut if off the tee and I just hit a pull,” he said. “It’s not a big deal. I just throw it away and just back at all the good things I did.”

As Bernhard Langer sank one birdie putt after another, it appeared as if nothing could stop the momentum that thrust him atop the leaderboard in the Constellation Senior Players Championship. Then the rain came — again. Langer made five birdies on the back nine Friday to take a two-shot lead over Corey Pavin before the second thunderstorm of the day suspended play late in the second round. The 59-year-old Langer was 6-under par through 16 holes and 13 under for the tournament. The three-time defending champion had his only bogey of the day on No. 1, a 360-yard par 4. Langer rebounded with birdies on Nos. 3 and 5, then opened the back nine with four straight birdies. He added another birdie on No. 16 before lightning and thunder forced the final 30 players on the course to scurry for cover. Pavin was the clubhouse leader after shooting a 68. Brandt Jobe was at 10 under with two holes to play, and Scott McCarron shot a 68 to get to 9 under at the midpoint. A fierce early afternoon shower caused a delay of 2 hours, 24 minutes. The rain did nothing to ease the humidity and heat on a sweltering day at the Caves Valley Golf Club. The second stoppage occurred at 5:44 p.m. and lasted for 35 minutes before play was called for good. The round will be completed this morning. The third round will start later than planned, so the groups will be threesomes off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees. Play on Friday began with Pavin in a second-place tie with Langer and Steve Flesch, one shot behind Larry Mize. Pavin wasted no time making his move, sinking birdies on the first five holes. He was still in control until he bogeyed 16 and 18 to fall into second place. “I made a bad swing on 16. On 18, I was trying to cut if off the tee and I just hit a pull,” he said. “It’s not a big deal. I just throw it away and just back at all the good things I did.”

Scottish Open

IRVINE, SCOTLAND

Rory McIlroy’s preparations for next week’s British Open took another hit on Friday when the world No. 4 failed to make the weekend at the Scottish Open, his third missed cut in his last four events.McIlroy wasn’t close with a 7-foot birdie putt on No. 18 and shot 1-under 71 in his second round, with his 1-over total certain to fall short of the cut mark at Dundonald Links. He was 10 strokes off a three-way lead held by Padraig Harrington (68), Callum Shinkwin (68) and Alexander Knappe (65).