Langer clickety-clicks to take seniors' lead in Florida

LUTZ, Florida. -- Bernhard Langer shot a 5-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Mark O'Meara and Mike Reid after two rounds of the US Champions Tour's Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am tournament at Lutz, Florida on Saturday.
Langer, the German star who won the Allianz Championship in February in Boca Raton for his ninth US over-50s title, has a 9-under 133 total at TPC Tampa Bay.
"My game plan seems to be working so far, so I'll play the same way I have the past two days," Langer said.
O'Meara shot a 69, and Reid had a 68.
Fred Couples, trying to match the tour record for victories in consecutive starts of four set by Chi Chi Rodriguez in 1987, followed his opening 71 -- his only score higher than 68 in 14 senior rounds -- with a 67 to move into a tie for 12th at 4 under.
"I need to be 5 or 6 under to really make a move," said the 50-year-old Couples, sixth last week in the Masters. "I don't know what I need to shoot on Sunday -- 8 under -- to be there. I need a hot round but I've had few of them this year."
Tom Kite (67) is in fourth place at 7 under, and defending champion Nick Price (70) another stroke back along with Keith Fergus (68) and Dan Forsman (66).
Tom Watson, the 2007 and 2008 winner, is 5 under after a 70. A one-stroke winner over Couples in the season-opening event in Hawaii, the 60-year-old Watson tied for 18th in the Masters. Hal Sutton (67) and Tom Pernice Jr. (70) also are 5 under.
O'Meara is winless on the Champions Tour after winning 16 times on the US PGA Tour.
"I want to win. There's no question about it," O'Meara said. "It's been a while. Second's nice, but I've had enough seconds. I don't want anymore.
"Bernhard is out there playing well and he's always a force. I've probably got to shoot 4 under or better in the final round to have a chance and hopefully get over the hurdle."
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2x71)
1 Bernhard Langer 67 66 -- 133
T2 Mark O'Meara 65 69 -- 134
T2 Mike Reid 66 68 -- 134
4 Tom Kite 68 67 -- 135
T5 Keith Fergus 68 68 -- 136
T5 Nick Price 66 70 -- 136
T5 Dan Forsman 70 66 -- 136
T8 Tom Watson 67 70 -- 137
T8 Hal Sutton 70 67 -- 137
T8 Tom Pernice, Jr. 67 70 -- 137
T8 Tommy Armour III 67 70 -- 137
T12 David Eger 70 68 -- 138
T12 Fred Couples 71 67 -- 138
T12 Loren Roberts 70 68 -- 138
T15 Vicente Fernandez 70 69 -- 139
T15 Tom Jenkins 67 72 -- 139
T15 Mike Goodes 68 71 -- 139
T15 Peter Senior 70 69 -- 139
T15 Kirk Hanefeld 70 69 -- 139
T15 Tim Simpson 71 68 -- 139
T21 Russ Cochran 67 73 -- 140
T21 Andy Bean 71 69 -- 140
T21 Jay Haas 69 71 -- 140
T21 Ronnie Black 71 69 -- 140
T25 Morris Hatalsky 71 70 -- 141
T25 Gil Morgan 72 69 -- 141
T25 Larry Nelson 70 71 -- 141
T25 Lonnie Nielsen 70 71 -- 141
T25 Peter Jacobsen 73 68 -- 141
T30 Olin Browne 72 70 -- 142
T30 Phil Blackmar 71 71 -- 142
T32 Tom Wargo 73 70 -- 143
T32 Bob Tway 71 72 -- 143
T32 Jeff Sluman 73 70 -- 143
T32 Tom Purtzer 72 71 -- 143
T32 Fuzzy Zoeller 75 68 -- 143
T37 Bruce Fleisher 75 69 -- 144
T37 Mark James 74 70 -- 144
T37 Brad Bryant 71 73 -- 144
T37 Jay Sigel 73 71 -- 144
T37 Walter Hall 70 74 -- 144
T37 David Frost 2 72 72 -- 144
T37 Larry Mize 71 73 -- 144
T44 Scott Simpson 74 71 -- 145
T44 Gene Jones 74 71 -- 145
T44 Sandy Lyle 71 74 -- 145
T44 Blaine McCallister 72 73 -- 145
T44 Jim Roy 3 73 72 -- 145
T44 Joe Ozaki 75 70 -- 145
T44 Tom Lehman 74 71 -- 145
T44 Joey Sindelar 76 69 -- 145
T44 Fred Funk 77 68 -- 145
T44 Leonard Thompson 70 75 -- 145
T44 D A Weibring 73 72 -- 145
T55 Wayne Levi 75 71 -- 146
T55 James Mason 74 72 -- 146
T55 Bob Gilder 69 77 -- 146
T58 Andy North 73 74 -- 147
T58 Hale Irwin 74 73 -- 147
T60 David Peoples 74 74 -- 148
T60 John Cook 77 71 -- 148
T62 John Jacobs 76 73 -- 149
T62 Fulton Allem 79 70 -- 149
T62 Bruce Summerhays 77 72 -- 149
T62Bruce Vaughan 82 67 -- 149
T62 Paul Azinger 72 77 -- 149
T62 Jerry Pate 74 75 -- 149
T62 Chip Beck 75 74 -- 149
69 Denis Watson 73 77 -- 150
T70 Mark Wiebe 74 77 -- 151
T70 Bobby Wadkins 75 76 -- 151
T70 Allen Doyle 76 75 -- 151
T70 Craig Stadler 77 74 -- 151
74 Gary Hallberg 76 76 -- 152
75 J C Snead 79 74 -- 153
76 Mike Hulbert 79 75 -- 154
77 Jim Dent 75 82 -- 157
78 Dave Eichelberger 80 80 -- 160