Champ finishes 2nd in Junior PGA tourney

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Cameron Champ of Sacramento shot a 72 Friday to finish in second place, three strokes back of Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Ala., in the Junior PGA Championship.

The 16-year-old Shelton closed with a 70 to finish with a four-round total of 275, 13 under par. He had a course-record 64 Thursday.

Champ, a 17-year-old home-schooled junior, finished with a 278 total.

Said Shelton, who birdied the first two holes Friday: "I was able to pick up where I left off yesterday to start the round. I didn't really struggle until my bogey at the 11th."

He was tied with four holes left, but Champ had a triple bogey on the par-5 15th after driving into the water.

"Just had a bad hole. It kind of sealed the deal for me," Champ said. "I need to go back and learn from this and figure out what I need to do better the next time. It's a learning experience."

Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn retained her title in the girls division.

The 16-year-old Jutanugarn, a 10-stroke winner last year, birdied the last four holes at Sycamore Hills for a 5-under 67 and 14-under 274 total, three strokes better than 15-year-old Samantha Wagner of Windermere, Fla.

Casie Cathrea of Livermore was sixth with 284.

PGA Tour in Akron, Ohio – Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods each carried momentum into the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational. That meant the best 36-hole score for Furyk in his PGA Tour career, and the worst start for Woods in nearly fourth months.

Furyk had another good day with the putter, making a few birdies early and saving par from the bunker four times on the back nine in the World Golf Championship tournament at Firestone for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain. Furyk was at 11-under 129, two shots clear of Cabrera-Bello, who had a 65.

Woods, a seven-time winner at Firestone, can't seem to get anything going. After shooting a 70 Thursday, he had a 72 Friday and was at 2-over 142, leaving him 13 shots behind on the course where he had never finished worse than fifth the first 11 times he played. It was his highest 36-hole score to par since his 3-over 145 start at the Masters.

Reno-Tahoe Open in Reno – Alexandre Rocha had seven birdies and an eagle to take the second-round lead at the Montreux Golf and Country Club.

The 34-year-old Brazilian had 24 points in the modified Stableford scoring system that gives players eight points for a double eagle, five for an eagle, two for a birdie, zero for a par, minus-one for a bogey and minus-three for a double bogey or worse.

J.J. Henry had his second eagle of the tourney, and John Mallinger had six birdies to move into a tie for second at 22.

Champions Tour in Blaine, Minn. – Gil Morgan, 65, shot his age for a share of the first-round lead in the 3M Championship. Chien Soon Lu, Steve Pate and Peter Senior also shot a 7-under 65 at the TPC Twin Cities.

On an ideal sunny day with a slight breeze, Morgan had seven birdies in his bogey-free round.

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