Levi-Fergus, Senior-Lyle share lead at Legends of Golf

SAVANNAH, GA. (AP) — Wayne Levi (FSY) and Keith Fergus (FSY) shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play for part of the second round lead with Peter Senior (FSY), Sandy Lyle (FSY) at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf on Saturday, Senior and Lyle are combined in a 61 which left them with Levi and Fergus at 20-under 124 in the event the Champions Tour at The The Club at Savannah Harbor. Warm, dry weather made the main scoring pattern conditions and team did its best to take advantage of better-ball event.You almost feel you must do at least a couple on each hole, "said Senior. "When you make a bogey, you think you have fallen back two. It's like a double-bogey in other tournaments. "It was the short-hitting Levi who sparked the team's surge protection. He holed from a Greenside bunker for birdie on the ninth and then the No. 11 hit a 3-wood to within 30 feet and sank the putt for an eagle on the 530-yard, par-5. "If we can put two balls on the Green (in Regulation), and have a chance at birdie, we'll be in good shape," said Levi, whose last victory on the senior circuit came in 2004, There are plenty of big name players within striking range of the leaders.Kenny Perry (FSY) and Scott Hoch (FSY) shot a 62 and was one stroke behind in a tie with first-round co leaders Tom Kite (FSY) and Gil Morgan, who had a reform Bob Tway (FSY) and Tom Pernice Jr. (62) birdied the last three holes to get to 126. They were together with Ian Baker-Finch (FSY) and Joe Ozaki (62), Corey Pavin and Tom Lehman (FSY) (62) and first-round co leaders Ted Schulz and Gary Hallberg (FSY) (64).Tom Watson (FSY) and Andy North (FSY) (62) were tied at 127 with Hal Sutton (FSY) and Larry Mize (FSY) (64).Watson and North has ten majors between them, eight by Watson. "It will take 29 or 30 i will win this, "said Lyle. "You cannot stop or people will go right past you.", Ireland's Des Smyth (FSY) and England's Mark James shot 63 to 9-under 126 to win the 36-hole Raphael Division. Groups by Ben Crenshaw (FSY)-Curtis Strange (64) and Gary Koch (FSY)-Roger Maltbie (FSY) (63) tied to the other at 127. John Cook (FSY) and Joey Sindelar (FSY) withdrew from the League legends due to Sindelars bad backs.Sindelar damaged it last week during a tournament in Tampa, but felt well enough to start this event. But he was in pain after four holes on Friday and left the course.Cook played only the last 14 holes and had the team only three strokes of the lead with a 65. After round out Sindelar perhaps he could play, but he changed his mind early Saturday, said he would Cook played one of Saturday's round, but did not think it was fair to finish the tournament in this way.