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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Champions Tour Player of the Year Jay Haas shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead in the Allianz Championship with first-round leader Craig Stadler and England's Mark James.

Jay Haas has been straighter off the tee than his two co-leaders. (Pete Fontaine/WireImage)

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LEADERS THRU 36 HOLES

Cat. Haas James Stadler Eagles 0 0 1 Birdies 12 11 12 Pars 23 25 20 Bogeys 1 0 3 Others 0 0 0 Driving Distance 275.5 260.0 290.5 Driving Accuracy 85.7% 71.4% 57.1% Greens in Regulation 88.9% 83.3% 77.8% Putts per Round 30.0 27.5 27.5 Putts per GIR 1.75 1.67 1.68 Sand Saves 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1

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"I'd love to play as well as I did today for the rest of my life," Haas said. "It was just a nice round of golf. I drove the ball really well, hit a lot of good iron shots, made some real nice putts."

Stadler followed his opening 63 with a 70 join Haas and James (69) at 11-under 133 on The Old Course at Broken Sound. Morris Hatalsky (67) was a stroke back, and Dana Quigley (65), Brad Bryant (67) and Andy Bean (69) were 9 under. Nick Price, making his Champions Tour debut after turning 50 on Jan. 28, was 2 under after his second straight 71.

Haas, a six-time winner in 36 starts on the 50-and-over tour, had eight birdies and a bogey. Stadler, winless the last two seasons after topping the leaderboard eight times in his first two years on the tour, had five birdies and three bogeys.

"Pretty much sloppy would sum it up very well," Stadler said. "Every thing was kind of ugly. Fortunately, I made a couple of birdies."

James is making his first start of the year.

"My state of mind is good," said James, a two-time winner on the Champions Tour. "I'm up there with one round to go and that's all one can hope for. I'm delighted with my position, especially since its my first tournament of the year."

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