HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Colt Knost shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Carl Pettersson after the second round of the RBC Heritage.
Knost, tied for the first-round lead with Chad Campbell and Vaughn Taylor after a 67, had three birdies in a four-hole stretch midway through the round and finished at 9-under 133.
Pettersson had a 65, his best ever showing in 32 career rounds at Harbour Town Golf Links. Boo Weekley (66) and Harris English (68) were another shot off the lead at 6 under.
World No. 1 Luke Donald rebounded from an opening 75 to shoot 69 and slip inside the 2-over par cut line.
Ex-Cat Jim Furyk, the 2010 champion, was a stroke off the lead Thursday, but ballooned to a 75 Friday to fall 10 shots off the pace.
Champions Tour
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LUTZ, Fla. - Bruce Fleisher shot a 6-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Michael Allen and Chien Soon Lu after the first round of the Champions Tour's Encompass Insurance Pro-Am.
The 63-year old Fleisher, making his third start of the year, had seven birdies and a bogey. He won the event in 2000 and 2003.
Bernhard Langer, Russ Cochran, Corey Pavin, Peter Senior and Brad Bryant were two strokes back at 67. Langer, the 2010 winner, missed the tournament last year because of a thumb injury.
European Tour
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - South Africa's Hennie Otto shot an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead with countryman Jbe Kruger during the suspended second round of the Malaysian Open.
Play was suspended for the day because of a threat of thunderstorms.
