Mathew Goggin birdied four of the first five holes Friday before strapping in for a wild ride of birdies and bogeys that ultimately added up to an even-par 72 at the Memorial that tied him for the lead with two-time champion Kenny Perry, who recovered from a rugged start for a 71 at Dublin, Ohio.

They were at 7-under 137, one shot clear of Jerry Kelly.

Only three players broke 70 on Friday, with former Virginia Tech golfer Johnson Wagner turning in a remarkable 67. Twenty players couldn't break 80.

ALSO FRIDAY

CURTIS CUP: Duke golfer Amanda Blumenherst and Stacy Lewis each won two matches to help the Americans take a 4-2 lead against Great Britain & Ireland in St. Andrews, Scotland.

The United States has not lost these amateur matches since 1996.

Blumenherst and Tiffany Joh looked to be coasting in the morning foursome match by taking a 5-up lead through 12 holes until Breanne Loucks and Florentyna Parker won four of the next five. But on the 18th hole, Parker's 6-foot birdie putt to halve the match just missed, giving the Americans a 2-1 lead after the morning session.

Sally Watson won both her matches for GB&I, including a foursomes victory with Michele Thomson over Duke golfers Mina Harigae and Jennie Lee.

GINN TRIBUTE: Karrie Webb shot a 66 and shared the lead at 13 under with Sophie Gustafson (65) after two rounds of the LPGA tournament at Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Annika Sorenstam also had a 66 and moved from a tie for 60th into a tie for eighth.

PRINCIPAL CLASSIC: R.W. Eaks and Lonnie Nielsen shot 5-under 66s to share the first-round lead at West Des Moines, Iowa.

Joey Sindelar, Tom Purtzer, Kirk Hanefeld and Mark McNulty were one stroke back. Loren Roberts, who finished second at Glen Oaks in 2006, was at 3 under along with Clarence Rose.

WALES OPEN: Scott Strange shot a 5-under 66 and extended his lead to four strokes after two rounds at Newport, Wales.

Strange was four shots ahead of Jeev Singh (68), Alvaro Velasco (68), Benn Barham (64) and English tour rookie Robert Dinwiddie, who eagled the last hole for a 65.

LADIES GERMAN OPEN: Michelle Wie shot a 3-under 69 to keep pace at the event, where she was tied for sixth three shots off the lead after the rain-delayed second round at Munich, Germany.

Lora Fairclough of England had a 68 to take the lead at 10-under 134 on the Ladies European Tour.

BANK OF AMERICA OPEN: Skip Kendall braved the elements on his way to a 7-under 65 and surged to the clubhouse lead at the Nationwide Tour event at Glenview, Ill. Play was delayed due to weather and suspended due to darkness.

(PGATour.com)

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