MUNICH: George Coetzee of South Africa birdied four of his last six holes Friday for a second straight 5-under 67 to sit tied for the lead with Henrik Stenson at the midway point of the BMW International Open. Stenson had looked certain to protect his overnight lead after making an eagle on the par-5 sixth hole for the second day in a row, but the Swede finished with two bogeys for a 70. Stenson and Coetzee were at 10-under 134 to sit one stroke ahead of Pablo Larrazabal of Spain, who carded a 67. Stenson is looking for his first trophy since 2009, having dropped from fourth in the rankings to 124th. Bradley leads Torrential rain washed out most of the opening day of the Travelers Championship Thursday. More than one inch of rain was dumped on the course during morning thunderstorms. Play was suspended before lunch time and never resumed, forcing tournament organizers to reschedule the opening round for Friday, when more foul weather is forecast. Only six players managed to complete their opening rounds with Kris Blanks entering the clubhouse with the lowest score of two-under-par 68. But there were 21 players ahead of him still on the course, headed by American Michael Bradley, who was at six under, with two holes to play. Bradley's round featured seven birdies, including six in eight holes between the sixth and 13th holes. His only blemish was a bogey at the par-4 fourth hole. Tseng in front In New York, world No. 1 Yani Tseng tied the course record with a six-under-par 66 to grab the lead in Thursday's weather-shortened opening round of the LPGA Championship, the second major of the women's season. The 22-year-old Tseng of Taiwan, the youngest golfer to win three major championships, took dead aim at pins on the rain-softened greens of Locust Hill to offset two bogeys with eight birdies, seven of them from inside six feet. The Taiwanese led US Women's Open champion Paula Creamer by one stroke, with her fellow Americans Angela Stanford, Diana D'Alessio and Stacy Prammanasudh, and Lee Mee-na of South Korea another shot back on 68. Seven players were tied in the clubhouse at three-under 69 including Kraft Nabisco winner Stacy Lewis, fellow American Morgan Pressel, Amy Hung of Taiwan, South Korea's Park Hee-young and Minea Blomqvist of Finland.
