MONTY AND CHAPMAN T31 IN US SENIOR TOUR EVENT

 LATE BIRDIES KEEP LANGER IN 

TWO-SHOT TOSHIBA CLASSIC LEAD

FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
NEWPORT BEACH, California (AP) -- Bernhard Langer maintained a two-stroke lead Saturday in the Champions Tour's Toshiba Classic, making four birdies in a late five-hole stretch for a 5-under 66.
Langer, the 2008 winner, had a 13-under 129 total at Newport Beach Country Club. The 56-year-old Florida-based German won the season-opening event in Hawaii in January for his 19th victory on the 50-and-over tour.
Kenny Perry and Chien Soon Lu had a share of second spot. Perry made a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 65, and Lu shot 66.
Fred Couples, Scott Dunlap, Esteban Toledo and Jeff Hart were 10 under.
Langer opened with a birdie, then made his first bogey of the tournament on his next hole. He added two more birdies on the front nine but also had another bogey.
On the back nine, Langer birdied Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 17. On No. 15, he hit son Jason in the gallery on his approach shot. Langer then hit a flop shot over a bunker to 10 feet and made the birdie putt.
"I was told it hit him," Langer said. "But it was more like it bounced a few times and rolled up to him. He was OK."

Perry also had a strange incident. On No. 9, he tried to cut the corner on the dogleg right and caught a palm tree about 37 yards from the tee box. Fortunately, the ball fell to the side of the tree. Perry hit a 4-iron layup, followed by a 9-iron to 4 feet and made the putt for par.
"That hole's got me," Perry said. "If I had to play a lot of holes like it, I wouldn't play much."
Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson made a 30-foot eagle putt on the last hole for 63, tied for the best round of the day. It was the first time on the Champions Tour the 64-year-old Watson has bettered his age on the tour. He was tied for 12th at 8 under.
"When you are 64, it doesn't happen that much anymore," Watson said. "I have been rolling in a lot of putts though."  
BRITSWATCH: Colin Montgomerie and Roger Chapman are T31 on 137. Monty has scored 67-70, Chapman 70-67. Sandy Lyle had a pair of 72s for 144 and is T68

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 142 (2x71) Players from USA unless stated
129 Bernhard Langer (Germany) 63 66
131 Kenny Perry 66 65, Chien Soon Lu (Taiwan) 65 66
132 Scott Dunlap 68 64, Esteban Toledo (Mexico) 67 65, Fred Couples 65 67, Jeff Hart 65 67

SELECTED SCORES
133 Peter Senior (Australia) 70 63 (T8)
134 Tom Watson 71 63 (T12)
137 Colin Montgomerie (Scotland) 67 70, Roger Chapman 70 67 (T31)
144 Sandy Lyle 72 72 (T68)

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