Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Ga., yesterday, shooting his second 6-under 66 in a row to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.

Byrd, seeking his fourth PGA Tour victory, shared the lead with Kenny Perry, Ryan Palmer and two others when the second round began.

The course was drenched with more than an inch of rain Thursday and, though no precipitation fell in the second round, overcast conditions kept the sun from drying off the fairways and greens and making the course play faster.

Perry and Palmer shot 69s to drop into a tie for second. Parker McLachlin, another first-round leader, shot a 70 to drop into a three-way tie for fourth with Charles Howell III (69) and David Toms (69) at 8 under.

Defending champion Zach Johnson (70) and Sugarloaf resident Stewart Cink (71) were seven strokes back at 5 under.

Byrd, who finished sixth in 2006 and tied for ninth in '07, was in the final group two years ago when Phil Mickelson finished the tournament a staggering 28 under.

• Regions Charity Classic: Andy Bean and Monday qualifier Mike Goodes shot 7-under 65s to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour event in Hoover, Ala.

• Irish Open: France's Michael Lorenzo-Vera shot a 2-under 70 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round in Adare. Lorenzo-Vera, 23, the PGA European Challenge Tour money leader last year, had a 6-under 138 total. Germany's Marcel Siem (71) was second, and Australia's Richard Green (74) and Spain's Pablo Larrazabal (70) followed at 4 under.

• Sybase Classic: Steady rain saturated three greens, flooded a couple of bunkers and created conditions unplayable so tournament officials wiped out play in Clifton, N.J., rescheduled the second round until today and reduced the $2 million tournament from 72 holes to 54. Rachel Hetherington, Annika Sorenstam and Song-Hee Kim shared the first-round lead with 5-under 67s.