Apr 26, 2013 3 min read

AVONDALE, La. – Lucas Glover smoothly rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday, giving him the outright lead in the Zurich Classic – and showing he has regained his touch on the greens.

Distancing himself from the putting problems that sabotaged good ball-striking rounds, Glover shot a 5-under 67 to reach 12 under and take a one-stroke lead over Boo Weekley.

“I’ve been hitting it good for a couple months and finally started making some putts,” said Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open winner who won the last of his three PGA Tour titles in 2011. “I mean, I was hitting it as good as I can hit it. But at the same time, if you putt poorly. …”

Weekley had a 68. He holed out with a wedge from 105 yards for an eagle on the par-4 10th, his first hole in the second round at TPC Louisiana.

“I couldn’t tell it went in because it’s got a little bit of an upper lip in the front of it,” Weekley said. “I saw it bounce, and then I didn’t see it no more. Then the people in the background started hollering and whooping, I was like, ‘Wow, that really went in.’ I didn’t believe it.”

Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur playing on a sponsor exemption, followed his opening 72 with a 69 finish at 3 under to make the cut. He tied for 58th two weeks ago in the Masters after becoming the youngest player to make the cut at Augusta National, and said Thursday that he will play in a U.S. Open qualifier in two weeks in Dallas.

“I think I played a very good round today,” Guan said. “I made a lot of birdies and a couple of good up and downs.”

Glover missed the cuts in three of his past four events, mainly because of the putting woes.

“Obviously, making a lot of them to make that many birdies,” Glover said. “But a few hiccups today, but you get that here. You get out of position, and it’s hard to make par. But luckily I’ve been in position more than not. So I’m pretty pleased with my play.”

Masson leads Shootout: Caroline Masson bogeyed three of her last four holes Friday for an even-par 71, leaving her with a one-stroke lead after the second round of the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout.

Faxon tops Champions: Brad Faxon’s steady putting helped he and teammate Jeff Sluman to 10 birdies and a one-shot lead in the Champions Tour’s Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.

Wheatcroft off pace: Steve Wheatcroft, a Trinity High School graduate, shot four-over-par 76 to fall off the pace at the South Georgia Classic on the Web.com tou. Wheatcroft has a two-round total of 147, 11 shots behind the leader, Hudson Swafford.