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James Hahn shoots bogey-free 65 to move into lead at Phoenix Open

James Hahn tees off at the second hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Friday.

James Hahn tees off at the second hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Friday.

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James Hahn shot a bogey-free six-under-par 65 on Friday to take the lead in the suspended second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hahn had a 10-under 132 total on TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course to enter the weekend a stroke ahead of Rickie Fowler and Danny Lee. Fowler birdied his final hole for a 68, and Lee had a 66.

An estimated 160,415 fans, not counting a large bobcat that sauntered between the first and second holes in the afternoon, packed the grounds. The crowd broke the Friday record of 123,674 set in 2014 and was the 10th-largest figure for any day in tournament history.

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Hahn is right at home at golf’s biggest party, becoming an Internet sensation as a rookie in 2013 when he celebrated a birdie on the par-three 16th with a “Gangnam Style” dance. He won last year at Riviera for his first PGA Tour title.

Ko, Jang share lead at LPGA tournament

Lydia Ko hit the ball only 22 times in a span of 11 hours Friday in the Coates Golf Championship and finished where she started — with a share of the lead, and still a long way from the finish line.

Ko three-putted from 15 feet for bogey in 39-degree weather to finish the rain-delayed second round in the morning. In the afternoon, she made one birdie in six holes to get back to 7-under par and share the lead with Ha Na Jang, who played 24 holes on Friday.

None of the 75 players who made the cut finished the third round, which was to resume Saturday morning.

Jang played her entire second round Friday morning, when temperatures eventually climbed into the 50s. She made 15 pars, two birdies and a double bogey for an even-par 72 and the 36-hole lead. Jang was even par through six holes of the third round when play was halted by darkness.

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Lexi Thompson was among five players who were one shot out of the lead.

Pavin, Hamilton share lead on Champions Tour

Former major champions Corey Pavin and Todd Hamilton shot six-under 66s in blustery conditions to share the first-round lead in the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Fla.

Pavin won the 1995 U.S. Open among his 15 PGA Tour titles. He made four birdies in a five-hole stretch on The Old Course despite 20-mph winds and temperatures in the 50s at the start of the PGA Tour Champions event.

Hamilton, the 2004 British Open champion, reeled off four consecutive birdies on his back nine.

Pavin has won just once in 111 starts on the PGA Tour Champions circuit — he took the 2012 Allianz Championship, thanks to a left-handed chip with an 8-iron that saved par. This was Hamilton’s fourth start in the 50-and-older competition.

Another major champion, 1996 British Open winner Tom Lehman, was tied for third with Billy Andrade after 67s. Four players are tied at four under. Defending champion Paul Goydos was tied for 13th with a 70.

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