RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) " The powerful desert wind that tore through the Coachella Valley on Friday blew a new set of players to the top of the leaderboard of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Kristy McPherson and Christina Kim teed off well before the wind started gusting and jumped into the lead at 6-under 138 at the halfway point of the LPGA Tour's first major of the season. McPherson shot a 70, and Kim had a 69 at Mission Hills, where palm trees swayed and flags snapped in the breeze.
Cristie Kerr also teed off in the morning and shot a 68 to finish at 5 under. First-round leader Brittany Lincicome (74) was 4 under, and Jimin Kang (70) and Lindsey Wright (71) were 3 under. Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was tied for 26th at 2 over after her second straight 73, while Michelle Wie had an 81 to finish at 8 over and make the cut by a stroke.
Shell Houston Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) " England's Paul Casey shot a 2-under 70 for a share of the lead with Australians Geoff Ogilvy and John Senden at 8 under during the suspended second round of the Shell Houston Open.
Casey was one of only five players to complete two rounds Friday after high wind suspended play Thursday afternoon. The horns sounded at 7:43 p.m. Friday with 65 players on the course and 72 others scheduled to start their second rounds Saturday.
Ogilvy, the winner of the season-opening Mercedes-Benz and Accenture Match Play, played 14 holes in the second round, while Senden completed 10.
Bo Van Pelt (67) was 7 under along with Jonathan Byrd, Henrik Stenson, Tommy Armour III and Colt Knost. Bryd played 16 holes in the second round, Stenson 13, Armour 11 and Knost eight.
Estoril Open
CASCAIS, Portugal (AP) " England's Ross McGowan shot a 2-over 73 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Estoril Open.
McGowan had a 5-under 137 total at Oitavos Dunes. He opened with a 64. Spain's Carlos del Moral (71) and Scotland's Chris Doak (70) were tied for second.