Riley, Toms Share Lead

The only thing Chris Riley knew about Firestone Country Club was that it usually took a score of about 12 under par to win, and the trophy always went to Tiger Woods. It might not be that simple this year.

As the wind and rough sent Woods to his worst score in 22 rounds at Firestone, Riley and David Toms pulled away to share the lead after two rounds of the NEC Invitational at Akron, Ohio.

Riley and Toms each had a three-under-par 67 and were the only players to break par among the final dozen who teed off late Friday afternoon as the course turned crusty and brown, and made par difficult on the closing holes.

They were at seven-under 133, one shot ahead of Fred Funk, who had a 62, and Vijay Singh, who played bogey-free on the back nine and shot a 65.

With a double bogey on 18, Woods had a 72, ending his streak of 13 rounds of par or better at Firestone, where he has won the last three times. Woods is at three-under 137.

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In the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont, Pa., David Oh of Cerritos followed up Thursday’s second-round victory over Trip Kuehne with a 2-and-1 victory over Bill Haas of Greenville, N.C., the son of PGA Tour pro Jay Haas.

Oh will play Nick Flanagan in today’s semifinals. The 36-hole final is Sunday. Flanagan advanced with a 1-up victory over Jerry Courville of Milford, Conn.

In the other quarterfinal matches, Casey Wittenberg of Memphis, Tenn., defeated George Zahringer of New York, 1-up, and Lee Williams of Alexander City, Ala., beat Pat Carter of Huntington, W.Va., 4 and 3.

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Tim Herron shot a seven-under 65 and his 10-under 134 gave him the clubhouse lead in the rain-delayed second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open. He was one stroke ahead of Craig Barlow, who also had a 65. About half of the 132-player field was unable to complete the second round.

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Meg Mallon shot a six-under 66 and took a three-stroke lead over Kim Saiki and Janice Moodie after the second round of the Wachovia Classic at Kutztown, Pa.

She is at 10-under 134. Saiki had five consecutive birdies in shooting a 65, the best round of the tournament.

Moodie had a 68.

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Bruce Lietzke shot a six-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead in the Allianz Championship at West Des Moines, Iowa.

Don Pooley and David Eger were tied for second at 66.

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Michelle Wie, the 13-year-old sensation, failed to become the first female to make the cut in a men’s professional tournament this year.

Wie shot a seven-over-par 79 for a 36-hole total of nine-over 153, missing the cut by five strokes in the Bay Mills Open Players Championship at Brimley, Mich., the final event of the Canadian Tour season.