Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic. Byrd, seeking his fourth PGA Tour victory, shared the lead with Kenny Perry, Ryan Palmer and two others when the second round began.

Despite being under par for the round and having a share of the lead, Rachel Hetherington wasn’t overly disappointed Friday when the LPGA Tour took the rare step of washing out play in the Sybase Classic. Steady rain had saturated three greens, flooded a couple of bunkers and created conditions that would have forced players to compete on two very different courses if the round at the Upper…

Andy Bean and Monday qualifier Mike Goodes shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Regions Charity Classic. Leading money winner Bernhard Langer was two strokes back on the 7,503-yard Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge course. A two-time winner this year on the 50-and-over tour, Langer tied for 15th Sunday in The Players Championship on the PGA…