Hoch Leads Memorial By Two As Tiger Barely Makes Cut

Scott Hoch hit his share of errant shots in Friday’s second round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, but he made enough 15-foot putts to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and take the 36-hole lead with a 12-under 132, two strokes better than Tommy Tolles.

“I’ve been fooling a bunch of people, including myself, this week,” Hoch said after missing his own 36-hole record for the tournament by one stroke. “I’d like to feel better about my game.”

Tiger Woods shot a 75 - including a 42 on the back nine - and made the 36-hole cut with the worst possible score, a 147 that was 15 strokes behind Hoch. It was his worst round of the year by two strokes, but he’s made 20 consecutive cuts.

Lurking three strokes behind Hoch was Vijay Singh at 135. Jack Nicklaus, the tournament host and designer of the course, shot a 70 and was at 139, seven back. Former Pullman resident Kirk Triplett shot a 72 for a total of 142.

Sloshing her way to five birdies in 14 holes, Annika Sorenstam was one player who didn’t want play to be halted at the LPGA Michelob Light Classic in St. Louis. She held the lead at 7-under-par.

Play was suspended about 5:30 p.m. following a 4-hour rain delay. Weather permitting, competition will resume this morning with most of the field due to complete the round and then play the third round. Only 28 players completed their round.

A hot start propelled East Tennessee senior Keith Nolan into sole possession of first place after three rounds of the 100th annual NCAA men’s golf championships in Lake Forest, Ill.

Nolan fired a 32 on the front nine and finished with a 2-under-par 69. He was at 7-under 206 for three rounds over the Conway Farm Golf Club course, a par-71, 6,726-yard layout.

Pepperdine, at 9-over 861, leads the team standings, with second-round leader and host Northwestern in second place, two shots behind. Second-ranked Oklahoma State and Ohio State were at 15 over and defending champion Arizona State was 16 over.