Goggin, Perry lead field

The first sign of hope at the Memorial came from the scoreboard, which showed Mathew Goggin coming back to the pack after a blazing start. The second sign came from the gray skies that promised some relief from a brutal test of golf.

Goggin birdied four of the first five holes before strapping in for a wild ride of birdies and bogeys that ultimately added to an even-par 72 that left him tied for the lead with two-time champion Kenny Perry, who recovered from a rugged start for a 71 at Dublin, Ohio.

They were at 7-under 137 and one shot clear of Jerry Kelly, who had a 138.

Only three players broke 70, with Johnson Wagner turning in a remarkable 67.

Twenty players couldn’t break 80.

Goggin is the 36-hole leader for the first time on the PGA Tour, and part of him wishes he had it alone. He was bogey-free through seven holes, but then made only two pars the rest of the way. Three straight bogeys preceded a birdie, and he followed that with a double bogey into the water at No. 12, then two more birdies.

Phil Mickelson chopped his way to a 75 and was 10 shots behind while Ernie Els shot a 78 and missed the cut.

LPGA

Karrie Webb continued to show off her Hall of Fame style at the Ginn Tribute – and just in time, Annika Sorenstam did, too.

Webb shot a 66 and shared the lead at 13-under with Sophie Gustafson (65) after two rounds of the LPGA tournament at Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Sorenstam was seven shots behind, but at least she still was part of the tournament that she hosts – something that looked doubtful midway through the round.

Tracy Hanson of Rathdrum shot a 74 for a 144 total and made the cut while Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., missed the cut at 147 after shooting a 73.

Champions Tour

R.W. Eaks and Lonnie Nielsen shot 5-under 66s to share the first-round lead at the Principal Charity Classic in West Des Moines, Iowa. Joey Sindelar, Tom Purtzer, Kirk Hanefeld and Mark McNulty are one stroke back at 4-under 67.

NCAA men

Kevin Chappell shot a 4-under par 68 to help UCLA take a three-stroke lead over Clemson and Southern California after the third round of the NCAA men’s Division I golf championship at West Lafayette, Ind.

At 210, Chappell also took the individual lead by four strokes over Clemson’s Kyle Stanley and Washington’s Nick Taylor.