Defending champ Huston leads in NY
Defending champion John Huston shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Brad Faxon after the second round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
Huston had a 12-under 132 total in the Champions Tour event at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, New York. Faxon shot a 66.
Huston is playing a lot like he did last year at En-Joie, and said his previous success on the course gives him confidence heading into the final round.
"It's a similar feeling. Anytime you're near the lead, you feel like you should have a chance," said Huston, a seven-time winner on the PGA Tour said. "You just try to keep the momentum that you had going and not really think about, there's a long ways to go."
Faxon had eight birdies and one-putted 12 greens.
Willie Wood and Peter Senior were three strokes back at 9 under. Wood had a 68, and Senior shot 67. Wood was one of 12 players who finished the rain-delayed first round Saturday.
LEADING SECOND-ROUND SCORES (US unless stated)
132 – John Huston 65 67
133 – Brad Faxon 67 66
135 – Willie Wood 67 68, Peter Senior (AUS) 68 67
136 – Fred Funk 67 69, Dick Mast 69 67
137 – Bill Glasson 68 69, Tom Lehman 69 68, Mark McNulty (IRE) 67 70, Michael Allen 66 71, Mark O'Meara 68 69, Kenny Perry 65 72
138 – Steve Lowery 70 68, Bernhard Langer (GER) 65 73, Mark Calcavecchia 70 68, Roger Chapman (ENG) 71 67, John Cook 66 72, Joey Sindelar 67 71
139 – Joel Edwards 69 70, Loren Roberts 69 70, Brad Bryant 72 67, Tommy Armour III 68 71, Tom Jenkins 71 68, Jay Don Blake 69 70
140 – Jeff Sluman 68 72, Mark Wiebe 68 72, Chien Soon Lu (TPE) 69 71, Andrew Magee 70 70, Mike Goodes 71 69, Jay Haas 70 70
141 – Steve Jones 70 71, Lonnie Nielsen 70 71, Jeff Hart 75 66, Mike Reid 74 67, Corey Pavin 70 71
Selected:
142 – Tom Watson 70 72
143 – David Frost (RSA) 70 73
149 – Fulton Allem (RSA) 71 78
