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Eric Booker, a PGA rookie, made the transition from the Nike Tour look easy Friday, shooting a bogey-free 63 for a share of the second-round lead in the $2.6 million Compaq Classic at New Orleans.
Booker, fourth in earnings on the Nike Tour last year, birdied half the holes on the course, including the 18th, considered one of the toughest holes on the PGA circuit.
Booker’s two-day total of 131, 13 strokes under par, tied him for the lead with Omar Uresti. They were two ahead of Steve Flesch and three up on Blaine McCallister.
– Becky Iverson made eight birdies for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Kris Tschetter before play was suspended in the LPGA Titleholders Championship at Daytona Beach, Fla.
