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Allen races out to five-shot lead at Encompass Insurance Pro-Am: @xtgolf

LUTZ, Fla. -- Michael Allen talked more about a pair of pars than an eagle as he took a commanding lead at the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am. Allen shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a five-stroke lead after the second round of the Champions Tour event. ENCOMPASS INSURANCE PRO-AM The Encompass Insurance Pro-Am was born in 1988 as the GTE Suncoast Classic. What's in the winners' bags this week? Golf on TV Watson rises to No. 4 in ranking after Masters win Friday recap Saturday recap "The key to the thing was I made two good pars," Allen said. "I hit a bad shot on 14. My second shot went into the water and I was able to get up and down from about 100 yards and make par. Then 17, I had to make about a 15-footer there and I was able to. So those two things were really nice." Allen played the front nine in even par, then birdied the par-3 11th and made a 40-foot eagle putt on t...

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