Two share lead at Greenbrier

Brendon de Jonge watches his tee shot on No. 3 hole. He and Webb Simpson are atop the leaderboard at 7 under. (STEVE HELBER / AP)

Associated Press

Posted: July 30, 2011

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Brendon de Jonge and Webb Simpson share the lead halfway through the Greenbrier Classic.

De Jonge shot a 3-under-par 67 on Friday while Simpson had a 68. They are at 7 under.

First-round leader Trevor Immelman shot a 70 and was at 6 under. Five others are 2 shots back.

The redesigned Old White TPC course showed its teeth Friday with Simpson and de Jonge the only two of the top 10 from the first round to break par in the second.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - Tiger Woods already has missed two major championships this year. He doesn't plan on missing the last one.

Woods has formally entered the PGA Championship, to be played Aug. 11-14 at Atlanta Athletic Club. He has been out of golf for nearly three months so that injuries to his left leg can properly heal. He will make his return next week in the World Golf Championship event at Firestone.

Women's British Open

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - Germany's Caroline Masson shot a 7-under 65 to take a surprising 1-stroke lead after the second round.

Playing in the last group of the day, the 22-year-old Masson had seven birdies without a bogey on the Carnoustie Golf Links to move to 11-under 133, 1 stroke ahead of South Korea's Inbee Park and Meena Lee.

Masson, competing in only her second season on the European Tour, had four birdies in a front-nine 32.

Park shot a 64 while Lee, who started the second round with a 2-stroke lead, closed with two birdies in a 69.

European Tour

KILLARNEY, Ireland - Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke, the British Open champion, crashed out of the Irish Open, while fellow countrymen Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell both made the cut.

Germany's Marcel Siem took the second-round lead at 10-under 132 after a stunning eagle on the 16th hole. India's Jeev Milkha Singh, who only managed a 70 after Thursday's 63, and Denmark's Soeren Hansen (66) were tied for second, 1 shot back.