Walker out in front with a 1-stroke lead

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Jimmy Walker left the booming, highlight-reel drives to his playing partner. A low score was good enough for him.

Walker shot an 8-under 62 on Friday to take the lead at 12-under 128 after two rounds in the Wyndham Championship.

Defending champion Webb Simpson (63) was 1 stroke back. First-round leader Carl Pettersson (68), Tim Clark (67), Sergio Garcia (63), and rookie Harris English (64) were at 10 under.

Tim Herron matched the tournament record with a 61, but was still 7 strokes back.

Play was halted for 1 hour, 17 minutes late in the day when a system of thunderstorms passed through.

Walker, who began the day 4 strokes back, had eight birdies in compiling one of the best two-day scores in event history. Only Pettersson at 125 in 2008 was better than Walker through 36 holes at Sedgefield Country Club.

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. - Mika Miyazato and Sydnee Michaels shot 7-under 65 in 100-degree heat to share the first-round lead in the Safeway Classic.

Miyazato and Michaels each had eight birdies and a bogey on Pumpkin Ridge's Ghost Creek Course.

Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park, and Pornanong Phatlum were a stroke back. So Yeon Ryu, the Toledo Classic winner last week, was 2 shots behind at 67 along with Brittany Lincicome, Alison Walshe, and Jee Young Lee.

Playing in the first group of the day, Michaels took advantage of cooler temperatures by making birdies on the first four holes. The LPGA Tour rookie from UCLA shot a 5-under 30, then finished with birdies on two of her final three holes. The 65 was her best score of the season.

Miyazato, winless on the LPGA Tour, made four consecutive birdies during the middle of her round and pulled into a tie for the lead with a birdie on the 431-yard, par-4 18th. The Japanese player has five top-10 finishes this season.

ENDICOTT, N.Y. - Bernhard Langer topped the leaderboard at 7 under when first-round play in the Dick's Sporting Goods Open was suspended because of rain.