SYLVANIA, Ohio — Se Ri Pak was solid, but hardly spectacular for a change at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

Still, her 3-under 68 yesterday was good enough to give her a five-stroke lead after two rounds. The four-time tournament winner is at 11-under 131.

She was satisfied with her second round after going 8 under on the first day, saying she was content to just limit her mistakes.

"I don't have any complaints," Pak said. "I'm not trying to go really low."

She birdied two holes on the front nine and hit out of a left-side bunker on the 10th hole to within 3 feet of the cup to save par. Pak birdied the 12th and rolled in a 22-foot birdie putt on No. 16 after posting her only bogey of the round on No. 15.

Another South Korean with the same last name, Jin Young Pak, shot a 2 under 69 to put her at 136, five strokes behind the leader. The rookie said she's never met Se Ri Pak even though they are from towns about four hours apart.

They'll be paired today. The 21-year-old Pak admitted she'll be a little nervous playing with someone she grew up admiring.

"It's like a dream come true," she said. "She's a hero in Korea."

Carri Wood (69) and Meg Mallon (65) were tied at 5 under after two rounds. Mallon put together the best score yesterday, with six birdies and no bogeys.

Wood earned a place in the Women's British Open as the top five LPGA Tour members after 36 holes who aren't exempt for the Open won spots in the Aug. 2 to 5 tournament at St. Andrews in Scotland.

"It's the birthplace of golf," said Wood, who bogeyed her final hole when her putt hit a spike mark. "Who wouldn't want to go over there and play."

EUROPEAN PGA

LUSS, Scotland — Gregory Havret and Jose Manuel Lara shared a one-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson yesterday, while Colin Montgomerie missed the cut at the Scottish Open.

Havret birdied five holes on the back nine for a 64. Lara had an eagle and two birdies on his last six holes for a 65. They finished at 10-under 132. Mickelson shot a 68 for 133.

Montgomerie, who won the European Open on Sunday, shot a 3-over 74, missing the cut the week before the British Open for the first time in his career.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Craig Stadler shot a 3-under 69 to tie Scott Hoch and qualifier Rod Spittle for the first-round lead at the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Open.

After a one-year hiatus, professional golf returned to En-Joie Golf Club on a perfect summer day, with temperatures around 80 under partly cloudy skies. But gusting 25-mph winds in the afternoon helped prevent low scores on the narrow 6,974-yard course.

Only 20 players broke par, but 17 of them were within two shots of the lead. And Bruce Vaughan, Massy Kuramoto, Ed Dougherty, Bruce Fleisher, Tim Simpson, Tim Conley and Jack Ferenz were tied for fourth just one shot back.