Tim Clark gets hot at Crowne Plaza, while Justin Rose is sweet at BMW PGA Championship

Tim Clark used a second-round, bogey-free 6-under 64 to vault to the top of the leaderboard heading to the weekend at the Crowne Plaza Invitational. Arron Oberholser is a shot back at 10-under for the tounament. Jim Furyk leads a group two shots off the pace, while first-round leader Anthony Kim is three shots off the pace. There were 27 players still on the course when play was suspended Friday because of darkness, after many players failed to finish their rounds on Thursday due to inclement weather. …

Justin Rose finished strong, scoring birdies on his final three holes to climb to the top of the leaderboard and share the lead at the European Tour’s BMW PGA Championship. While many big names, like Ernie Els (76) struggled Friday, Ross Fisher and Marcus Fraser moved into a tie for third, just one shot off the lead. …

Beth Bader shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Young Kim into the weekend at the LPGA Corning Classic. Paula Creamer is third, three shots off the pace, while Natalie Gulbis led a group five shots back. Early leader and sister of Annika, Charlotta Sorenstam, slumped to a second-round 73 and is six shots back at 7-under. …

Kelly Jo Dowd, who realized her dream of seeing her teen daughter Dakoda play in an LPGA event, has died after years battling breast cancer. She was 42. Her death came a little more than one year after seeing her daughter play in the Ginn Open in Reunion, Fla.