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Spieth maintains advantage at Travelers Championship

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Jordan Spieth shot a 1-under 69 on Friday to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship.

A windy afternoon kept anyone from catching him at TPC River Highlands. It also kept fourth-ranked Jason Day from making the cut for a second straight week. He bogeyed the 18th for a 70 to finish at 2 over. No. 3 Rory McIlroy had a 73, also closing with a bogey, but managed to just sneak into the weekend at even par.

Despite a 2 over in the second round, Washington native Steve Wheatcroft made the cut and is tied for 55th place at 1 under heading into the weekend. Wheatcroft’s 3-under 67 Thursday originally had him in 19th place.

Patrick Reed (66) and Troy Merritt (68) were tied for second.

Lagergren, Stalter share BMW lead: Joakim Lagergren and Joel Stalter took the lead at the BMW International Open at 9 under at the midway point Friday, one stroke ahead of former champions Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson.

Lagergren (66) had eight birdies and two bogeys for a 6 under in the second round. Stalter (68) soon joined him for a share of the lead. Both are bidding for their first European Tour title.

Garcia (70) was on course for the lead but bogeys on the 14th and 17th set the Masters champion back before he finished with his fourth birdie. Garcia is playing his first event in Europe since his Masters win.

Stenson, the defending champion, went one better with a 69 as he joined Garcia, Richard Bland, Rikard Karlberg and Thomas Detry at 8-under.

“I’m not on top of my game by any means but I think it was a good kind of professional fighting display,” Stenson said.

Broadhurst’s big day: Paul Broadhurst shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ American Family Insurance Open.

The Englishman had an eagle and seven birdies – three on his final four holes – at University Ridge. He won the Senior British Open and PURE Insurance Championship last year.

Brian Henninger had a 65, and tournament host Steve Stricker joined Kenny Perry and Billy Andrade at 66.

Park leads in Arkansas: Sung Hyun Park nearly matched the course record with an 8-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the NW Arkansas Championship.

The South Korean, ranked eighth in the world in her first full season on the LPGA Tour, finished with nine birdies and needed only 24 putts to take a two-shot lead over Mel Reid, Ally McDonald and So Yeon Ryu.

Reid had a hole-in-one on the par-3 11th and reached as low as 8 under before falling back with a pair of back-nine bogeys.

Local favorite Stacy Lewis was one of five players three shots off the lead at 66.

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