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Creamer Builds Lead To 6 Shots

The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 12, 2008

SYLVANIA, Ohio - Picking up where she left off after a course-record 60, Paula Creamer shot a 6-under-par 65 Friday to build a six-stroke lead through two rounds of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

Chasing her third win this season on the LPGA Tour, Creamer shattered the tournament's 36-hole record by six shots. She stands at 17-under 125 - the lowest two-round total on tour this year by five strokes.

The 21-year-old Creamer, who missed the cut at the Farr a year ago, needed a birdie on one of the two closing par-5 holes to tie the tour record for fewest shots taken through two rounds. Instead, she parred both, missing a short birdie putt and then saving a par on the 18th after missing the green with her approach.

Creamer had seven birdies and her only bogey of the tournament a day after she had 11 birdies including nine of the final 11 holes.

Eun-Hee Ji shot a 66 and is at 11-under 131. No one else is within 10 shots of Creamer.

PGA: Kenny Perry again sizzled following a sluggish start and was two strokes off the lead after the second round of the John Deere Classic at Silvis, Ill.

Playing as well as anyone on the PGA Tour the past two months, the 47-year-old Perry birdied six of his final 10 holes while shooting 5-under 66. That put him in a three-way tie for second place at 11-under 131 with first-round co-leader Charlie Wi (67) and Eric Axley (66).

The strong finish wasn't enough to move past Will MacKenzie (64), who is 13 under, but it kept Perry in contention for his third victory in five starts.

PGA EUROPEAN: Phil Mickelson had a hole-in-one at the Scottish Open to make the cut and go into the weekend five strokes behind leader Angel Cabrera. After missing a succession of makable putts, Mickelson's 5-iron at his 14th hole, the 190-yard fifth, headed straight for the pin, landed 12 feet short, bounced once and rolled into the hole.

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