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Posted on: Saturday, February 14, 2009

Goosen's looking good in AT&T Pebble Beach

Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Retief Goosen is sporting a new look at a tournament he has never played. After an 8-under 64 in the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the two-time U.S. Open champion is hopeful of seeing some old results.

Wearing prescription sunglasses for the first time in his career, Goosen hit a 3-iron to 8 feet for an eagle on the second hole at Pebble Beach, then picked up even more momentum by holing a 70-foot chip on the par-3 fifth for birdie.

With short birdies on two of the last four holes, Goosen, who is winless on the PGA Tour since 2005, is at 12-under 132 and two ahead of Dustin Johnson.

Mike Weir of Canada had a 69 at Pebble Beach and was among those at 8-under 136, while the highest-ranked players continue to occupy the bottom part of the leaderboard.

British Open and PGA champion Padraig Harrington had a 73 at Pebble Beach, leaving him at 3-over 147 and in jeopardy of missing the cut. Also at 3 over was Vijay Singh, who had a 75 at Pebble Beach.

Hawai'i's Dean Wilson, a Castle High alum, shot 71 at Pebble Beach and was tied for 13th at 139. Punahou alum Parker McLachlin shot a 73 at Poppy Hills and was at 149.

ELSEWHERE

Allianz Championships: Jerry Pate and Bernhard Langer shot 8-under 64s yesterday to share the lead in the Champions Tour's Allianz Championships at the Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Fla.

Fulton Allem opened with a 66, while Mike Goodes, Russ Cochran, Larry Mize, Tom Jenkins, John Harris and Mark James were at 67

Women's Australian Open: Two-time defending champion Karrie Webb struggled to a 2-over 75 to fall two shots off the lead after the second round of the Women's Australian Open at Melbourne, Australia.

Webb, who had a 66 in the first round, trails Lee Chang-hee after the South Korean shot a 70 for a two-round total of 7-under 139.

Malaysian Open: Danny Chia of Malaysia shot a 7-under 65 for a 13-under 131 total and a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Malaysian Open at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Teenager Noh Seung-yul, 17, the overnight leader with a 62, shot a 73 and was at 135 on the Saujana Golf and Country Club's Palm Course.

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