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Dana Quigley shot a tournament-record 10-under 62 and leads after the first round of the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship on Friday.

John Chin and Jack Newman advanced to the championship with semifinal victories Friday at the 83rd U.S. Amateur Public Links.

Christina Kim’s second-round 68 at the LPGA State Farm Classic looked ordinary compared to her opening 63, but it included a birdie putt on her last hole that gave her a one-stroke lead over the charging Michelle Wie and three others.

Greg Norman has a long, sordid history with golf’s majors. Can a 53-year-old Shark rekindle past glory? No way, writes ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.

Richard S. Johnson was disappointed his score wasn’t lower while Nick Flanagan was just happy to be playing well on the PGA Tour.

Greg Norman’s been on the wrong end of miraculous shots at majors. But the Shark showed Friday that he still has a few tricks up his sleeve and now trails by one stroke heading into the third round at Royal Birkdale, writes Gene Wojciechowski.

Jack Nicklaus noticed some old faces atop the leaderboard during a brief visit to British Open on Friday, making him wonder if younger players have too much money and not enough desire.

Rocco Mediate nearly didn’t qualify for the 137th British Open. Lucky for him, the U.S. Open runner-up played well — and got some help — to reach the field. Mediate parlayed that good fortune into a share of the first-round lead at Royal Birkdale, writes ESPN.com’s Bob Harig.

The massacre that produced 19 scores of 80 or higher during the first round of the British Open was pure beauty. And it’ll only get better for us watching and worse for those playing, writes ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski.

Richard S. Johnson aced the 14th hole on his way to shooting a 63 that gave him a one stroke lead over the Pappas brothers after the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship on Thursday.