Curtis among three players tied for lead at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Ben Curtis shot a 3-under 69 on Friday for a share of the lead with Justin Rose and Stephen Ames at the Memorial Tournament.

Curtis, who won the British Open at Royal St. George's last year, navigated Muirfield Village without a bogey for the second straight day to wind up at 7-under 137.

Tiger Woods gave himself a chance for a fourth title at the Memorial. Despite a double bogey on the par-3 12th that killed his momentum, Woods shot 68 and was three shots off the lead.

Jack Nicklaus showed some life, too. The 64-year-old tournament host was robbed of an ace on No. 12, but still managed a 1-over 73 and made the cut.

Rose looked as if he would have the lead to himself until he chopped the 18th hole and took double bogey, ruining an otherwise brilliant round. He settled for a 67 to match the best score of the tournament and put him in the final group with Curtis on Saturday.

Ames, who took a double bogey on the 18th to cost him the lead Thursday, this time finished in style hitting his approach into 4 feet for a birdie on the final hole and a 68. The trio had a one-shot lead over Ernie Els (70), K.J. Choi (67) and Fred Couples (69).

LPGA TourAURORA, Ill. -- Tina Barrett shot a 6-under 66 at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic for a one-stroke lead over a bunched field heading into the weekend.

Barrett played a bogey-free round to lead five players grouped at 5 under: Nancy Scranton, Liselotte Neumann, Jessica Reese, Cristie Kerr and Catherine Cartwright.

There was one noticeable name absent atop the leaderboard: Annika Sorenstam.

The two-time defending champion finished five strokes off the lead with a 1-under 71.

Champions TourADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Sammy Rachels birdied five of the last seven holes for an 8-under-par 64 and a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Farmers Charity Classic.

Rachels didn't have a putt longer than 12 feet on the back-nine run and posted his best round of the season.

Champions Tour rookie Sam Torrance was second after an opening 65 at the 7,080-yard Egypt Valley Country Club. Fred Gibson, Stewart Ginn, Dave Eichelberger, Vicente Fernandez and Bob Gilder are two shots back at 6 under.

European TourNEWPORT, Wales -- England's Simon Khan equaled a European tour record by shooting a 27 on the front nine and finished with an 11-under 61 to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Wales Open.

Eleven players share the European PGA Tour record of 60.

Paul Casey shot a 9-under 63 and was in second place at 12 under. Colin Montgomerie (68) and Ireland's Peter Lawrie (64) were another three strokes back.

NCAA ChampionshipHOT SPRINGS, Va. -- Peter Tomasulo and Jeff Hood both shot under par to help California make up an eight-stroke deficit in the final round and claim its first NCAA men's golf championship.

Tomasulo shot a 67 and Hood a 69 as the Golden Bears combined for a 1-under 279 in the final round -- the only team to shoot under par in the rainy, cool conditions. Cal finished with an overall score of 1,134, six strokes ahead of UCLA (1,140), the third-round leader.

Arizona (1,148) finished third followed by Texas (1,149) and Georgia Tech (1,151). UNLV's Ryan Moore shot a 4-under-par 66 in the final round to claim the individual title.

-- From wire reports