10/31/2008 - Sonoma, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Bean posted a six-under-par 66 on Friday to move atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Bean finished 36 holes at 10-under 134 and is one clear at Sonoma Golf Club.
Overnight co-leader Nick Price, who is still searching for his first victory on the Champions Tour, birdied the last for a three-under 69 and is in the clubhouse at minus-nine.
Tom Jenkins fired an eight-under 64 and vaulted into a tie for third place. Scott Hoch (66) and Gene Jones (67) joined Jenkins at eight-under-par 136.
This is the final event of the season and it's reserved for the top-30 players on the money list, or in this case the top 29. Tom Watson is eligible but is recovering from hip surgery.
At stake, besides this tournament title, is the year-long Charles Schwab Cup Championship and its $1 million annuity.
Jay Haas leads Fred Funk by only 12 points, making this the closest race heading into the season finale. Bernhard Langer, Eduardo Romero and John Cook all can win as well, although the leader is in good shape.
Haas carded a three-under 69 on Friday and is part of a large group tied for ninth at minus-six. Cook shot a 68 to match Haas at 138, while Langer and Romero are tied for 22nd at minus-one.
Funk only managed a one-under 71 and is 28th in the 29-player field at plus- one.
Bean flew out of the gate on Friday with back-to-back birdies at one and two. He dropped his only shot of the round at the par-three seventh, but his play on the back nine jumped him up the leaderboard.
Bean started off his second nine same as the first. He birdied 10 and 11 to get to seven-under par for the championship.
At the par-five 13th, Bean rolled in an eight-foot birdie putt to tie for first. One hole later, he drained a long birdie putt to grab sole possession of the lead.
Bean polished off his third birdie in a row thanks to an 18-footer at the 15th. He had a putt of similar length for a fourth consecutive birdie at 16 but missed.
Bean nearly holed a chip from off the green at 17 but settled for par. He knocked his approach to seven feet at 18, but the ball stayed above ground.
However, Bean is in decent shape for a third win on the Champions Tour and a second this year. He took home the trophy at the Regions Charity Classic.
Price didn't do much on Friday. He birdied the par-three fourth but waited for his next birdie until the 15th.
The three-time major winner rolled in a 22-footer for birdie at the last to get into the final group on Saturday, when inclement weather is expected to hammer the area.
"I kind of scratched it around today and shot 69, so I'm really happy," said Price. "If the conditions are really bad, I don't think anyone's going to score well tomorrow."
David Eger shared the first-round lead with Price, but could muster only a one-under 71. He is tied for sixth place with Loren Roberts and Brad Bryant, who both shot 68s on Friday, at seven-under 137.
Haas and Cook were joined in ninth by Senior Players Championship winner D.A. Weibring (68), Tom Kite (70) and Mike Goodes (71).
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