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Bethesda, Md. • Jon Rahm was surprised about the level of fan support he has received at the Quicken Loans National, far away from his native Spain and where he went to school at Arizona State.

It helped that Rahm was playing with local guy Bobby Hurley III and helped even more that the two players went shot-for-shot Friday to share the lead. Rahm and Hurley were tied at 11 under, three strokes ahead of Vijay Singh going into the weekend at Congressional.

Rahm, who's playing his first event as a professional, said he couldn't be happier by following a great first round with a second-round 67.

"I'm just lucky to be here today," said Rahm, who led Thursday after a 64. "If you tell me 10 years ago when I was 11 years old that I would be leading a PGA Tour event when I was 21, I wouldn't believe you."

Rahm would've had sole possession of the lead had he not missed a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole. As a result, he was tied with Hurley, a Naval Academy graduate who lives in nearby Annapolis and grew up in Leesburg, Virginia.

Hearing chants of the Annapolis zip code and more from the galleries, Hurley shot a 6-under 65.

"I just hit a lot of good shots," Hurley said. "I was just able to keep the pedal down and continue to attack the golf course, which is not something you usually do around Congressional. But being soft I was able to take advantage of the conditions and get the ball a little closer to the hole than you're used to."

Before Rahm and Hurley even got onto the Blue Course on Friday, Singh put on a show to rival what Ernie Els did Thursday. Singh turned in a 66 that was most memorable for his shot from the edge of the water on No. 18.

The 53-year-old Singh hasn't won on the PGA Tour since 2008. He would be the oldest PGA Tour winner if he captures the Quicken Loans National, but said he wasn't thinking about making that kind of history.

"It would be good to win," the three-time major champion said. "But it's only halfway, so I'll be focused on my game tomorrow and see what happens."

Singh looked to be in trouble on the 18th when he hit into the rough under a tree and then landed his approach shot just inches from the water. He rolled up his pants and waded in to hit the shot that dropped him to 8 under at Tiger Woods' annual tournament

LPGA Tour

In Rogers, Ark., Japan's Ayako Uehara matched the course record with a 9-under 62 to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship.

Uehara, who entered the event at Pinnacle Country Club ranked 214th in the world and without a top-10 finish this year, needed only 25 putts in her bogey-free round. She was 6 under on her final nine, birdieing the last two holes to best a 63 she shot in Malaysia in 2014.

Playing in muggy conditions after overnight rain, Uehara took advantage of the soft greens during the morning to match the course record of 62 set by Angela Park and Jane Park in 2008.

Taiwan's Candie Kung had a 64, and 13 players shot 65.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko opened with a 66, and local favorite Stacy Lewis had a 67.

Tour Champions

In Madison, Wis., Estaban Toledo and Gene Sauers each shot 9-under 63 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' inaugural American Family Insurance Championship.

Toledo made five straight birdies on his first nine at University Ridge, added three more on Nos. 1, 2 and 4 and capped his bogey-free round with another on the par-5 ninth..

Sauers also closed his bogey-free round with a birdie on No. 9. —

Friday's scores

PGA Tour — Quicken Loans National Par Scores

At Congressional Country Club

Bethesda, Md.

Purse: $6.9 million

Yardage: 7,569 Par 71 (36-35)

(a-amateur)

Second round

Billy Hurley III 66-65 — 131 -11

Jon Rahm 64-67 — 131 -11

Vijay Singh 68-66 — 134 -8

Webb Simpson 67-68 — 135 -7

Bill Haas 66-69 — 135 -7

Ernie Els 66-69 — 135 -7

Harold Varner III 66-69 — 135 -7

Robert Garrigus 67-69 — 136 -6

Mark Hubbard 67-69 — 136 -6

Rickie Fowler 68-68 — 136 -6

Byeong Hun An 69-68 — 137 -5

John Senden 67-70 — 137 -5

David Hearn 70-67 — 137 -5

Kyle Reifers 66-71 — 137 -5

Sam Saunders 67-70 — 137 -5

Marc Leishman 67-71 — 138 -4

Patrick Reed 68-70 — 138 -4

Justin Thomas 69-69 — 138 -4

Erik Compton 68-70 — 138 -4

Jason Kokrak 69-69 — 138 -4

Gary Woodland 69-69 — 138 -4

Michael Kim 68-70 — 138 -4

Camilo Villegas 66-72 — 138 -4

Keegan Bradley 70-68 — 138 -4

Tyrone Van Aswegen 69-70 — 139 -3

Patrick Rodgers 70-69 — 139 -3

Hudson Swafford 70-69 — 139 -3

Nick Taylor 69-70 — 139 -3

Robert Streb 69-70 — 139 -3

Kevin Streelman 71-68 — 139 -3

Daniel Summerhays 70-69 — 139 -3

Will MacKenzie 68-71 — 139 -3

Lucas Glover 68-71 — 139 -3

Kevin Chappell 70-69 — 139 -3

Charley Hoffman 67-72 — 139 -3

Charles Howell III 74-66 — 140 -2

Arjun Atwal 70-70 — 140 -2

Martin Laird 68-72 — 140 -2

Ben Martin 72-68 — 140 -2

Jim Herman 69-71 — 140 -2

Smylie Kaufman 67-73 — 140 -2

Rob Oppenheim 69-71 — 140 -2

Wesley Bryan 66-74 — 140 -2

Dawie van der Walt 70-70 — 140 -2

Sean O'Hair 68-72 — 140 -2

Chris Stroud 69-71 — 140 -2

Chad Collins 72-69 — 141 -1

Tom Hoge 69-72 — 141 -1

John Huh 72-69 — 141 -1

Rod Pampling 70-71 — 141 -1

Blayne Barber 68-73 — 141 -1

Zac Blair 71-70 — 141 -1

Andres Gonzales 69-72 — 141 -1

Derek Fathauer 71-70 — 141 -1

Bryson DeChambeau 70-71 — 141 -1

Wes Roach 72-69 — 141 -1

Jamie Lovemark 66-75 — 141 -1

Patton Kizzire 70-71 — 141 -1

Jhonattan Vegas 65-76 — 141 -1

Scott Langley 68-73 — 141 -1

Chesson Hadley 68-73 — 141 -1

Jim Furyk 73-68 — 141 -1

Fabian Gomez 67-74 — 141 -1

Shawn Stefani 71-70 — 141 -1

Steve Marino 67-74 — 141 -1

Aaron Baddeley 73-68 — 141 -1

Francesco Molinari 69-73 — 142 E

Luke Guthrie 71-71 — 142 E

Jon Curran 69-73 — 142 E

James Hahn 70-72 — 142 E

Anirban Lahiri 71-71 — 142 E

Roberto Castro 71-71 — 142 E

Brendan Steele 73-69 — 142 E

Chris Kirk 72-70 — 142 E

Brian Harman 69-73 — 142 E

Tony Finau 69-73 — 142 E

Chez Reavie 72-70 — 142 E

Kyle Stanley 69-73 — 142 E

Failed to Qualify

Scott Pinckney 69-74 — 143 +1

Stuart Appleby 72-71 — 143 +1

Troy Merritt 71-72 — 143 +1

Jeff Overton 72-71 — 143 +1

Brett Stegmaier 72-71 — 143 +1

Matt Jones 72-71 — 143 +1

Ben Crane 72-71 — 143 +1

Scott Stallings 73-70 — 143 +1

Cameron Tringale 73-70 — 143 +1

Sung Kang 71-72 — 143 +1

Luke List 68-76 — 144 +2

Steve Wheatcroft 72-72 — 144 +2

Brendon de Jonge 71-73 — 144 +2

Si Woo Kim 67-77 — 144 +2

Tim Wilkinson 70-74 — 144 +2

Ryan Palmer 69-76 — 145 +3

Morgan Hoffmann 72-73 — 145 +3

Jordan Niebrugge 72-73 — 145 +3

Brian Stuard 73-72 — 145 +3

Vaughn Taylor 70-75 — 145 +3