HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Sean Dougherty shot an 8-under 64 on Monday on the Hershey Country Club's West Course to break Sam Snead's 36-hole scoring record in the PGA Professional National Championship.

Dougherty, the 32-year-old PGA head professional at Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kan., had a 12-under 131 total - a stroke better than the mark set by Snead in 1971. Dougherty opened with a 67 on the East Course,

Jeff Sorenson, Dougherty's playing partner, was two strokes back along with Scott Erdmann. Sorenson, a PGA teaching professional at Columbia Country Club in Minneapolis, and Erdmann, a PGA assistant professional at Oswego Lake Country Club in Oregon, had 68s. Erdmann also played the West Course.

Eight-five players in the 312-man field made the cut for the final two rounds on the East Course, the site of Byron Nelson's 1940 PGA Championship victory. The final top 20 players will earn spots in the PGA Championship on Aug. 11-14 at Atlanta Athletic Club.

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