Molder closes fast, takes Houston Open lead

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - Bryce Molder birdied four of the last seven holes for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Houston Open, the final event before the Masters next week at Augusta National.

Molder had a 9-under 135 total on Redstone's Tournament Course.

First-round co-leader Cameron Percy (69) and fellow PGA Tour rookie Alex Prugh (66) were tied for second, and Lee Westwood (68), Anthony Kim (69), Joe Ogilvie (67) and Kevin Stadler (70) were 7 under after another windy day.

Ernie Els, Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson made the cut, but were far off the pace after failing to break par in the second round. Els (74) and Couples (73) were even par, and Mickelson (76) was 1 over.

Els is trying to win his third straight start and the 50-year-old Couples is warming up for the Masters after three consecutive wins on the Champions Tour.

Kim takes 1-shot lead in Kraft Nabisco

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - South Korean Song-Hee Kim shot a 4-under 68 on Friday in the second round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship to top a leaderboard loaded with majors winners.

Kim has top-10 finishes in all three events this year as she chases her first LPGA Tour victory. Her two-day total of 7-under 137 gave her a one-shot lead over majors winners Cristie Kerr (67), Karen Stupples (69) and Lorena Ochoa (70).

Karrie Webb (70), a two-time winner here and a seven-time major winner overall, was two strokes back, tied with Stacy Lewis (68).