Golf Roundup

Els tames Blue Monster Ernie Els was in the lead and off the golf course, and he wasn't sure which made him feel better. Rushing to finish as dark clouds gathered over the Blue Monster, Els made one last birdie for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead over Robert Allenby before heavy rain temporarily halted play Friday in the CA Championship. Eighteen players had to wait nearly three hours before they could resume the second round. When it finally ended, Els had his first lead after any round on U.S. soil since he won the Honda Classic two years ago. He was at 10-under 134, courtesy of three straight birdies early in his round, when his shotmaking was supreme, and how he held it together when the wind and weather changed quickly and dramatically. Allenby was tied for the lead until a three-putt from 50 feet in rain so strong he could barely see the flag. The bogey gave him a 67 and will put him in the final group with Els on Saturday. Charl Schwartzel got up-and-down for par behind the 18th green when the round resumed to finish off a 70. He was at 7-under 137, along with Bob Hope Classic champion Bill Haas, who had a 66. Padraig Harrington (68) and Soren Hansen (69) were 6 under, while defending champion Phil Mickelson (69) was six shots out of the lead. Kendall on top Skip Kendall topped the Puerto Rico Open leaderboard at 5 under after nine holes when first-round play was suspended because of darkness in the rain-delayed PGA Tour event. Heavy morning rain suspended play just 20 minutes after the first tee time and the round didn't resume until 4:35 p.m. Downpours also forced the suspension of play Thursday. when 6.6 inches fell at oceanside Trump International Golf Club-Puerto Rico. The 45-year-old Kendall holed a 7-iron shot from 159 yards for eagle on the par-4 10th on Thursday, then chipped in for birdie on the par-3 11th Friday morning. He also birdied the par-4 13th and par-3 16th. Richard S. Johnson and Kevin Streelman were 4 under. Johnson completed eight holes, and Streelman played seven. John Daly was 1 under through eight. Women's Australian Open MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Italy's Giulia Sergas shot a 4-under 69 to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Women's Australian Open. Sergas had a 7-under 139 total on the Commonwealth Golf Club course. South Koreans Choi He-yong (69) and Yang Soo-jin (72) were 4 under, and Karrie Webb, the four-time winner coming off a victory last week in the Australian Ladies Masters, was another stroke back after a 70.