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Novak in charge in finale

Andrew Novak took advantage of more benign weather Friday and the absence of the pressure facing so many others in the PGA Tour's season finale. He had a 7-under 65 on the Plantation Course at Sea Island (Georgia) to take a one-shot lead into the weekend. Novak has gone three months without competition dating to the Tour Championship, the culmination of a breakthrough year. His wife gave birth to their first child two weeks ago. And then he went 61-65 to lead over Stanford alums Michael Thorbjornsen and Patrick Rodgers. Nico Echavarria (Arkansas Razorbacks) is at 11-under 131, five shots behind Novak. Matt Atkins (Henderson State) shot a 69 for the second day in a row but missed the cut by three strokes. Tayl0r Moore (Razorbacks) and Austin Cook (Jonesboro,

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