Toms not all wet at NEC
David Toms finished at 4-under-par 66 just ahead of a downpour yesterday during the second round of the NEC Invitational in Akron, Ohio, leaving him the clubhouse leader.
Toms was at 5-under 135, although still three shots behind Stewart Cink.
Cink played eight holes in the morning to polish off a 7-under 63. He was at 8 under and facing a 25-foot birdie putt on the 11th hole when play was suspended.
Tiger Woods (3 under through 30 holes) looks like he'll hang onto his No. 1 ranking for at least another week.
PGA champion Vijay Singh, who only needed to finish higher than Woods at Firestone to become No. 1 for the first time in his career, was 5 over for the tournament with three holes left in his round.
USGA -- Ryan Moore, a champion in three prestigious amateur events, kept rolling along in the US Amateur, moving into the semifinals with a 3-and-2 victory over Jason Hartwick at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Moore will oppose Jeff Overton in today's semifinals. Overton advanced with a 2-up win over Andrew Svoboda.
In the other semifinal, Chris Nallen plays Luke List. Nallen beat Dayton Rose, 6 and 5, in the easiest match of the day. List was a 3-and-2 winner over 47-year-old Danny Green, who was the oldest player in the field.
LPGA -- Suzann Pettersen shot 68 for a 9-under 135 and a one-shot lead over Hee-Won Han and Reilly Rankin at the
PGA -- Rookie Vaughn Taylor (10-under 134) birdied three holes down the stretch for a second straight bogey-free 67 and a two-shot second-round lead over Scott McCarron, Hunter Mahan, and Joe Ogilvie at the rain-delayed Reno-Tahoe Open.
Champions -- Mark Lye birdied five of his first eight holes and finished with a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke lead over Bobby Wadkins after the first round of the Greater Hickory Classic in Conover, N.C.
