CHAMPIONS

• Morse extends lead at Q-School

  
  

  Coral Springs, FL (Sports Network) - John Morse carded a three-under 69 Wednesday to push his lead to three strokes after two rounds of the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament.

  Morse completed 36 holes at eight-under-par 136.

  Mark W. Johnson, a former winner on the Champions Tour, is alone in second at minus-five after posting a one-under 71 Wednesday.

  Morse and Johnson were just two of 11 players who broke par in the second round.

  Jay Don Blake (71) and Robert Thompson (73) share third place at two-under-par 142, while David Ogrin (72), Chris Starkjohann (71), Jim Chancey (72) and Kim Young (71) are tied for fifth at minus-one.

  Morse was steady to start his round at the TPC at Eagle Trace as he parred the first five holes. After tripping to a bogey on the sixth, he bounced back with three birdies in the next four holes to climb to minus-seven.

  He ran off six straight pars from the 11th before carding his final birdie at the 17th.

  Johnson faltered to bogeys on the first and fourth. However, he recovered those shots with birdies at five and nine.

  Around the turn, Johnson moved to six-under with birdies on 11 and 12. He tripped to a bogey on the 13th, but atoned for that error with a birdie on 15. Johnson dropped another stroke on 16 before parring the final two holes.

  Jon Fiedler is alone in ninth place at even-par 144 after shooting 73 Wednesday.

  James Mason, a former winner on the Champions Tour, shares 10th place at plus-one with Tim Conley, Paul Trittler, Massy Kuramoto and Mike Lawrence.

  11/19 16:12:33 ET