ST. LOUIS -- Longtime Kentucky pals Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry have shared a massive gallery the first two rounds of the Senior PGA Championship. Now, they also share the lead. "Its been a great couple of days," Cochran said after the pair each shot 5-under-66 on Friday. "Hes one of my best friends. We had a good time out there." Cochran and Perry had matching 69s in the opening round, they tied for the best score in the second round and are the only players to break 70 both rounds. They bonded in high school in Paducah, a three-hour drive from St. Louis. When they play together for the third straight day Saturday as the final twosome, the following is likely to grow. "Its been pretty neat for me to play alongside him for the last two days and for both of us to play tremendous," Perry said. "We play a lot together." The relationship is tight enough that Perry can joke that at dinners Cochran is "like a woman" with non-stop patter. "Hes got more stories. Hes hilarious. Hes so fun to be around, and Im always the guy listening," Perry said. "He controls everything when were out." On the course, Cochran admires Perrys control, rhythm and power. "The only thing I have to watch out for is Kenny hits it a long way," Cochran said. "When someone hammers it you want to jump up and swing a little harder than you should. "So, I try not to do that." Japans Kiyoshi Murota was two strokes back after a 70. Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf, tied for the lead after the first round, matched Loren Roberts at 4 under. Roberts had a 68, and Haas and Waldorf shot 72. The 54-year-old Cochran tied for seventh in the 1992 PGA Championship at Bellerive won by Nick Price. Cochran was tied for second after two rounds before falling back with a 76. The left-hander began play on the back nine and had five birdies in a span of six holes, peaking at 8 under before a bogey on No. 6. He was proudest of a birdie on perhaps the most challenging hole on the course, the 477-yard par 4 at No. 10 with a creek guarding the green, hitting a 5-iron approach to about 4 feet. "I kind of felt like I hit the lottery a little bit," Cochran said. "Anytime you birdie that hole, you really feel like youve done something good." The 52-year-old Perry had five birdies in a bogey-free round, helped by a handful of 300-plus drives. Though somewhat new to the Champions Tour, he has been impressed by the consistency. "They dont back up out here," Perry said. "Youve got to keep your foot on the gas pedal, keep making birdies." Waldorf had a rocky round with six bogeys and five birdies, and joked when he was asked for a recap, "Oh great, my whole card were going to go through." Like Cochran, Waldorf was a contender in the 92 PGA with a ninth-place finish. Defending champion Roger Chapman just made the cut at 4 over after a 74. "I havent played very well this week," Chapman said. "So yeah, if I make the cut its a bonus." Bernard Langer made a 12-stroke improvement with a 67 and also was 4 over, rebounding from an opening round marred by consecutive triple bogeys. Georgia club pro Sonny Skinner, who was a stroke back after the first round, shot 73. He was among 10 players, including Tom Watson, at 2 under. Peter Jacobsen, who won the 2004 U.S. Senior Open at Bellerive, made a six-stroke improvement with a second-round 69 and is 2 over. Notes: Perry is 18 under his last four rounds in the Senior PGA Championship, including a record 62 last year at Harbor Shores in Benton, Mich. ... Four players have had bogey-free rounds -- Haas and Mark Wiebe on Thursday and Perry and Langer on Friday. ...There have been five eagles on the par-5 17th hole, one of them by Cochran in the opening round. ... Last year, Chapman was just the third player since 2000 to win the tournament after holding or sharing the lead after two rounds. ... 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Im now going to carry on training before doing some more cross country races.OConnor is also continuing to show her growing maturity and ability to perform under pressure on the biggest stages with a four-medal haul in Indianapolis where the top swimmers from America were taking on the best in Europe.The 20-year-old from Bath was one of seven Brits competing for the European All Stars and she didnt disappoint, although the hosts easily secured their seventh successive Duel in the Pool since the event started in 2003. Jessica Judd preparing for the summer season in the competitive world of cross country Fresh from her two silvers at the European Short Course Championshipsـin Israel last weekend, OConnor began the event by finishing third in the 100m Butterfly clocking a stunning 55.dddddddddddd.93 seconds.Team USA won eight of the days first nine races to put them in control and OConnor carried on impressing in the water with bronze in the 200m Freestyle behind fierce rival but this time team-mate Katinka Hosszu.She then helped Europe to a brilliant 1-2 when Hungarian Hosszu won the 200m Individual Medley to earn vital points for the teams cause.The Americans had already cruised to glory, but pride was still at stake and OConnor anchored the final leg (52.43) in the 4x100m Freestyle relay to bring home a gold for Europe.OConnor said: Competing at Duel in the Pool was an amazing experience and it was so much fun to compete as Team Europe. The atmosphere in the pool was great and I loved it.It was a comfortable 155-107 triumph for Team USA win over Europe to retain their 100 per cent record in the Duel in the Pool, but OConnor can reflect on a dazzling show in her four events. WHATS COMING UP FOR OUR SCHOLARS25 NOV-DEC 21: Holly Bradshaw, South Africa training campDEC 9-23: Olivia Breen, Winter training camp in Doha11-13 DEC: Siobhan-Marie OConnor, Scottish Course Nationals17-20 DEC: Siobhan OConnor, ASA National Short Course Champs, Sheffieldw/c 28th DEC: Elise Christie, British Champs, Milton KeynesAlso See:Duel in the PoolDouble silver for OConnorAbout the ScholarshipMeet the athletes ' ' '