LAS VEGAS — Brett Stegmaier topped the leaderboard Friday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in only his fifth career start on the PGA Tour.
The 32-year-old former University of Florida player was 6-under-par for the round and 11-under overall with three holes left when second-round play was suspended because of darkness.
Stegmaier eagled the par-5 16th on his opening nine and had four birdies on the 15 holes he was able to finish at TPC Summerlin. He earned a tour card in the Tour Finals series.
Former UNLV player Chad Campbell was a stroke back along with Morgan Hoffmann and Tyler Aldridge. The 41-year-old Campbell had a 4-under 67. Hoffmann shot a 66, and Aldridge had a 68.
Rickie Fowler followed his opening 72 with a 65 to reach 5-under. He eagled the par-5 13th in a back-nine 30.
Denver native Mark Hubbard was among the leaders after the darkness-shortened second round. Hubbard was a 9-under when his day ended on the 17th hole.
Ji keeps lead
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Ji Eun-hee took a one-stroke lead over Lydia Ko into the weekend in the LPGA Taiwan Championship, overcoming a double bogey with three straight birdies in tricky wind conditions at Miramar.
The 29-year-old South Korean player finished with a 3-under 69 to reach 9-under 135.
She made the double bogey on the par-5 sixth after hitting her drive left into the jungle, rallied with birdies on Nos. 9-11 and closed with seven straight pars.
Ji won the 2008 LPGA Championship and 2009 U.S. Women’s Open, both major tournaments, for her lone LPGA Tour titles. The Associated Press
