Golf: Angel Cabrera tied for lead at Wells Fargo Championship
Charlotte, N.C. • Angel Cabrera never knows when he's going to play his best golf. This could be shaping up as one of those weeks at the Wells Fargo Championship.
On a Quail Hollow course that lets the Argentine hit driver on just about every hole, two exquisite short-game shots late in the second round carried Cabrera to a 3-under 69 on Friday and a share of the lead with Martin Flores going into the weekend.
It was the first time Cabrera had at least a share of the 36-hole lead on the PGA Tour since the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont. The last time he was part of the lead after any round was in the 2013 Masters.
With one of the most powerful and reliable swings in golf, the mystery about the 44-year-old Argentine is that his only two on the PGA Tour are majors — Oakmont for the U.S. Open, and Augusta National when he won the Masters in a playoff in 2009.
Flores couldn't ask for a better start, and his finish wasn't too bad, either. Flores began his second round birdie-eagle when he holed out with a wedge from 105 yards in the 11th fairway. He added a pair of birdies late in his round for a 68.
LPGA Tour
Irving, Texas • Meena Lee shot a season-best 64 that included a nine-hole stretch without a par and Caroline Masson had her second straight 67 to share the lead in the North Texas LPGA Shootout.
At 8-under 134, Lee and Masson were stroke ahead of Texan Stacy Lewis and Natalie Gulbis.
The 65 on Friday for Gulbis was her first sub-70 round this season, putting her in contention for her first victory in seven years.
Champions Tour
The Woodlands, Texas • Bernhard Langer birdied the final six holes for a share of the lead with Bart Bryant in the Champions Tour's Insperity Invitational.
Langer matched Bryant at 6-under 66 at The Woodlands Country Club. Langer won the 2007 event at Augusta Pines and successfully defended his title in 2008 at The Woodlands. —
Golf results
PGA-Wells Fargo Championship
At Quail Hollow Club Course
Charlotte, N.C.
Purse • $6.9 million
Yardage • 7,562; Par • 72
Second Round
Martin Flores 67-68—135 -9
Angel Cabrera 66-69—135 -9
Justin Rose 69-67—136 -8
Shawn Stefani 69-68—137 -7
J.B. Holmes 70-67—137 -7
Kevin Kisner 72-66—138 -6
Martin Kaymer 69-69—138 -6
Stewart Cink 68-70—138 -6
Geoff Ogilvy 72-67—139 -5
Martin Laird 69-70—139 -5
Jonathan Byrd 68-71—139 -5
Michael Thompson 71-69—140 -4
Retief Goosen 70-70—140 -4
Robert Streb 71-69—140 -4
Jason Bohn 73-67—140 -4
Charles Howell III 69-71—140 -4
Roberto Castro 71-70—141 -3
Jim Furyk 72-69—141 -3
Zach Johnson 71-70—141 -3
Webb Simpson 68-73—141 -3
Chris Kirk 71-70—141 -3
Ryan Moore 70-71—141 -3
Derek Ernst 73-68—141 -3
Scott Langley 70-71—141 -3
Kevin Streelman 72-69—141 -3
John Merrick 71-70—141 -3
Vijay Singh 69-72—141 -3
Kevin Na 69-72—141 -3
Hideki Matsuyama 69-72—141 -3
Michael Putnam 73-69—142 -2
Cameron Tringale 74-68—142 -2
Rory Sabbatini 74-68—142 -2
Phil Mickelson 67-75—142 -2
Brendon de Jonge 80-62—142 -2
Daniel Summerhays 70-72—142 -2
Danny Lee 71-71—142 -2
Wes Roach 71-71—142 -2
Bud Cauley 75-68—143 -1
Ernie Els 76-67—143 -1
Kevin Chappell 73-70—143 -1
Mike Weir 72-71—143 -1
Gary Woodland 71-72—143 -1
Davis Love III 75-68—143 -1
Sang-Moon Bae 72-71—143 -1
Will Wilcox 71-72—143 -1
Brian Harman 70-74—144 E
Carl Pettersson 73-71—144 E
Scott Brown 71-73—144 E
Brendan Steele 72-72—144 E
Ben Martin 71-73—144 E
Andrew Svoboda 72-72—144 E
David Hearn 70-74—144 E
Ricky Barnes 72-72—144 E
Mark Wilson 72-72—144 E
Pat Perez 73-71—144 E
Jim Herman 76-68—144 E
Bronson La'Cassie 71-73—144 E
Ted Potter, Jr. 72-73—145 +1
Johnson Wagner 75-70—145 +1
Justin Hicks 74-71—145 +1
Kevin Tway 73-72—145 +1
Jim Renner 71-74—145 +1
Josh Teater 72-73—145 +1
Heath Slocum 77-68—145 +1
Kyle Stanley 74-71—145 +1
Bill Haas 75-70—145 +1
Hunter Mahan 72-73—145 +1
Rory McIlroy 69-76—145 +1
Rickie Fowler 74-71—145 +1
Robert Allenby 73-72—145 +1
Y.E. Yang 73-72—145 +1
Brian Davis 74-71—145 +1
LPGA-North Texas Shootout
At Las Colinas Country Club Course
Irving, Texas
Purse • $1.3 million
Yardage • 6,410; Par • 71
Second Round
a-denotes amateur
Meena Lee 70-64—134 -8
Caroline Masson 67-67—134 -8
Stacy Lewis 71-64—135 -7
Natalie Gulbis 70-65—135 -7
Christina Kim 67-69—136 -6
Julieta Granada 71-66—137 -5
D. Claire Schreefel 71-66—137 -5
Dori Carter 67-70—137 -5
Cristie Kerr 67-70—137 -5
Suzann Pettersen 66-71—137 -5
Kim Kaufman 72-66—138 -4
Moira Dunn 70-68—138 -4
Felicity Johnson 70-68—138 -4
Megan McChrystal 70-68—138 -4
Azahara Munoz 70-68—138 -4
P. Phatlum 70-68—138 -4
T. Suwannapura 70-68—138 -4
Katherine Kirk 69-69—138 -4
Jenny Shin 69-69—138 -4
Sarah Kemp 71-68—139 -3
Inbee Park 71-68—139 -3
Tiffany Joh 74-66—140 -2
Ji Young Oh 73-67—140 -2
Haru Nomura 70-70—140 -2
P.K. Kongkraphan 68-72—140 -2
Amelia Lewis 68-72—140 -2
Michelle Wie 67-73—140 -2
Na Yeon Choi 72-69—141 -1
Jennifer Johnson 71-70—141 -1
Jee Young Lee 71-70—141 -1
Victoria Elizabeth 70-71—141 -1
Brittany Lang 70-71—141 -1
Lexi Thompson 70-71—141 -1
Sun Young Yoo 70-71—141 -1
Jodi Ewart Shadoff 69-72—141 -1
Juli Inkster 69-72—141 -1
Xi Yu Lin 68-73—141 -1
Mina Harigae 74-68—142 E
Karine Icher 73-69—142 E
Jennifer Song 73-69—142 E
Pat Hurst 72-70—142 E
Jessica Korda 72-70—142 E
Sarah Jane Smith 72-70—142 E
Stacey Keating 71-71—142 E
Sydnee Michaels 71-71—142 E
Lorie Kane 69-73—142 E
Megan Grehan 76-67—143 +1
Christel Boeljon 73-70—143 +1
Brooke Pancake 73-70—143 +1
Alena Sharp 73-70—143 +1
Gerina Piller 72-71—143 +1
Amy Anderson 71-72—143 +1
Sue Kim 71-72—143 +1
Joanna Klatten 71-72—143 +1
Paola Moreno 71-72—143 +1
Angela Stanford 71-72—143 +1
Paz Echeverria 70-73—143 +1
Danielle Kang 70-73—143 +1
Ryann O'Toole 70-73—143 +1
Chella Choi 69-74—143 +1
Mi Hyang Lee 69-74—143 +1
Cydney Clanton 67-76—143 +1
Laura Diaz 77-67—144 +2
Emma Jandel 74-70—144 +2
Beatriz Recari 74-70—144 +2
Pernilla Lindberg 73-71—144 +2
Jennifer Rosales 73-71—144 +2
Ayako Uehara 73-71—144 +2
Austin Ernst 72-72—144 +2
Nicole Jeray 72-72—144 +2
Alejandra Llaneza 72-72—144 +2
Champions-Insperity Invitational
At The Woodlands CC
The Woodlands, Texas
Purse • $2 million
Yardage • 7,002; Par • 72 (36-36)
First Round
Bart Bryant 32-34—66 -6
Bernhard Langer 35-31—66 -6
Esteban Toledo 34-33—67 -5
Joe Daley 34-34—68 -4
Jeff Maggert 33-35—68 -4
Fred Funk 34-34—68 -4
Steve Lowery 34-35—69 -3
Tommy Armour III 36-33—69 -3
Steve Pate 35-34—69 -3
Bob Tway 32-37—69 -3
Mark O'Meara 35-34—69 -3
Fred Couples 35-34—69 -3
Joey Sindelar 35-34—69 -3
Mark Brooks 35-35—70 -2
Gene Sauers 37-33—70 -2
Wes Short, Jr. 36-34—70 -2
Willie Wood 35-35—70 -2
Jay Haas 36-34—70 -2
Dan Forsman 35-35—70 -2
Mike Goodes 35-36—71 -1
Rod Spittle 36-35—71 -1
Gary Hallberg 36-35—71 -1
Gil Morgan 36-35—71 -1
Peter Senior 35-36—71 -1
Colin Montgomerie 33-38—71 -1
Mark Wiebe 36-35—71 -1
Rocco Mediate 34-37—71 -1
Olin Browne 34-37—71 -1
Russ Cochran 35-36—71 -1
Mark McNulty 37-34—71 -1
Michael Allen 34-37—71 -1
Brad Bryant 36-36—72 E
Tom Purtzer 34-38—72 E
Billy Andrade 35-37—72 E
Scott Simpson 37-35—72 E
Jim Rutledge 36-36—72 E
Tom Pernice Jr. 35-37—72 E
Loren Roberts 37-35—72 E
Mike Reid 35-37—72 E