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Ames shot a 6-under-par 66 at Hualalai Golf Club, leaving him at
12-under 132 through two rounds. He is level with first-round
leader Ernie Els of South Africa, who shot a 68 on Friday, and
Fiji's Vijay Singh, who carded a second-round 67.
Jim Furyk (second-round 66), Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez (66),
Brett Quigley (66), New Zealand's Steven Alker (67) and South
Africa's Retief Goosen (67) are tied for fourth at 11 under.
Shane Bertsch (67) and David Toms (68) share ninth place at 9
under.
The PGA Tour Champions' season-opening event has a limited field
of 42 players.
Ames, 57, earned his second career Champions win last June at
the Principal Charity Classic. His action-packed Friday round
included an eagle at the par-5 fourth hole, six birdies and two
bogeys.
Singh, 58, made his lone bogey on par-3 fifth hole, but that was
surrounded by birdies on the fourth, sixth and seventh holes.
His back nine featured three birdies.
Els, 52, added to his lead by logging three consecutive birdies
on Nos. 2, 3 and 4, but he gave back two of those strokes with a
double bogey at No. 5. He produced three birdies and 10 pars
over his final 13 holes.
"I had an excellent start, I was 3 under, then I made a really
bad error in judgment on the par 3," Els said. "I hit it in the
water, made double bogey. That really set me back because I was
really in a great rhythm. Then it was kind of a battle, but I
hit some really good shots, I just couldn't get the putts in the
hole.
"It was just one of those kind of days, but I lost a lot of
momentum with that tee shot on the fifth, but I thought I hung
in well."
Reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion Bernhard Langer, 64,
managed just a 71 on Friday, leaving him tied for 13th at 7
under.
--Field Level Media
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