ON THE LINKS Friday’s professional golf results

Sanderson Farms Championship

JACKSON, MISS.

Ryan Armour shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-shot lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship. The 41-year-old Armour has never won on the PGA Tour and has only four top 10s in 104 career events. He made four straight birdies on the back nine and finished just before a wave of thunderstorms swept over the Country Club of Jackson and suspended play for the day. There were 30 players still on the course when play ended. They’ll finish their second rounds on Saturday in what’s expected to be much colder weather. Armour is at 10-under 134. Tyrone Van Aswegen is one back after shooting a 65 on Friday. Vaughn Taylor shot 66 and is two shots back, along with Seamus Power, who has two holes left to play.

HSBC Champions

SHANGHAI

Dustin Johnson was handed a new putter 15 minutes before he teed off and shot a 9-under 63 for a one-shot lead over Brooks Koepka going into the weekend at the HSBC Champions. Johnson birdied his last four holes at Sheshan International using a TaylorMade Spider with a different insert. He was on the range when he got the new putter, rapped a few shots on the practice green and then made just about everything he looked at. Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world and winner of the HSBC Champions four years ago, was at 13-under 131. Koepka birdied his first two holes and two of his last three holes for a 68. Justin Rose shot 68 and was four shots behind.

Asia-Pacific Amateur

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

Min Woo Lee of Australia holed a 60-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole for a 3-under 68 to build a one-shot lead in the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Lee is the 19-year-old brother of LPGA player Minjee Lee and regarded as the longest hitter among the six Australians at Royal Wellington Golf Club. But it was his putter that carried him to the lead going into the weekend. Lin Yuxin of China also made eagle on his final hole, the par-5 ninth, for a 67 and had the lead until Lee made his eagle. Lee was at 7-under 135. Shae Wools-Cobb, the first-round leader, had a 74 and was two shots behind. The winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur earns a spot in the Masters and the British Open next year.

PowerShares

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.

David Toms had a hole-in-one in his round of 6-under 66 on Friday, good enough for a share of the first-round lead with Jeff Maggert at the PowerShares QQQ Championship. Toms used a 5-iron to ace the 188-yard third hole at Sherwood Country Club. He birdied his next two holes and made three more birdies on the back nine.

Associated Press