Mediate ups advantage to 4 shots at Senior PGA

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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Rocco Mediate stretched his Senior PGA Championship lead to four strokes Friday at Harbor Shores, birdieing the final two holes for a 5-under 66.

“I haven’t been here in a long time,” Mediate said. “I’m looking forward to trying to drive it in the first fairway and see what happens from there. That’s all you can really do. … They’re going to be coming and it’s going to be fun. It’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s nervy. It’s cool.”

The 53-year-old Mediate opened with a 62 on Thursday to tie the tournament and course records set by Kenny Perry in the 2012 final round on the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout.

“I love it. This place, it’s just evil. In a good way,” Mediate said. “It’s just a great place. It really shows you the control you have. That’s why Jack built these greens, I’m sure he said, `Well, let’s see how good these guys are?”

On Friday, Mediate started play on the 10th tee and birdied the par-4 16th and 18th. He added birdies on the par-5 fifth, par-4 eighth and par-5 ninth, leaving an eagle putt an inch short on the last.

“I had some moments out there where it went a little south, but I covered up with the short game today,” Mediate said. “I made some ridiculously good putts to save, and I made a …

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