Baddeley, Byrd lead BMW Championship as Tiger Woods, Stricker stay in hunt

A crowded leaderboard at the BMW Championship sees Aaron Baddeley and Jonatan Byrd on top, but with FedEx Cup front-runners Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker just a shot behind. Woods has two consecutive 67s to sit at 8-under, along with Stricker, Justin Rose and Camilo Villegas, all one shot behind the pacesetters as weekend play begins at Cog Hill …

Australia’s Robert Allenby, whose place in next week’s Tour Championship appears secure despite being 10 shots back at the BMW Championship, saw his caddie, Matthew Tritton, quit on him on the 16th hole on Friday …

Oliver Wilson goes into the weekend with the lead at the European Masters in Switzerland …

Kristy McPherson, Katherine Hull and Teresa Lu ware tied for the lead after shooting 66s at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship, which has battled rain delays. …

At WorldGolf.com, Chris Baldwin spent a day trailing Tiger Woods, and saw just how crazy a day in the life of the world’s best golfer can be.