Thai star Thongchai Jaidee shot a flawless seven-under-par 65 to take the second round lead at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on Friday. Seven birdies left him with a two-day total of 10-under-par 134, while Australia's Scott Barr trailed by two in second place after shooting his second successive 68, at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event. Australia's Wade Ormsby was in third position on 137, while reigning Open Championship winner Ernie Els shot 70 to take tied fourth place with Hung Chien-yao of Taiwan and Australians Kieran Pratt, Jake Higginbottom and Scott Hend.

Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn fired a seven-under par 64 on Thursday to seize a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship. "Today, I played very good, so my putting helped me a lot," said Jutanugarn, whose nine birdies more than countered the only blemish on her card, a double-bogey five at the par-three 17th. "I made a lot of putts, but today I still missed on my driver and long irons." The 17-year-old, who is playing on a sponsor's exemption, had a two-shot lead over US veteran Cristie Kerr.

Leading first-round scores on Thursday in the US PGA Tour $6.7 million Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow (USA unless noted, par-72): 67 - Ryan Moore, Nick Watney, Robert Garrigus, Derek Ernst, Rory McIlroy (NIR), Daniel Summerhays, Nate Smith 68 - Boo Weekley, Phil Mickelson, Zach Johnson, Lucas Glover, Kevin Streelman, Jason Kokrak 69 - David Hearn (CAN), Robert Karlsson (SWE), George McNeill, Jordan Spieth, John Rollins, Russell Henley, Rod Pampling (AUS), Shawn Stefani, Steven Bowditch (AUS)

In the face of two wrongs, Masters officials came up with a right in opting not to disqualify Tiger Woods from the first major of the year, golf's global governing bodies said Wednesday. The Royal & Ancient and the US Golf Association, governing bodies of the game worldwide, issued a lengthy statement on the contentious issue saying Masters officials acted correctly in exercising discretion but that the case shouldn't set a general precedent.