GOLF ROUNDUP : MALLON USES THE SOFT TOUCH SHE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF RAIN AT DU MAURIER.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Meg Mallon Meg Mallon (b. April 14 1963, Natick, Massachusetts) is an American professional golfer. Mallon attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan and The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987. shot a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Karrie Webb Karrie Anne Webb (born 21 December 1974) is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S. and Pat Hurst Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969) is an American golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California. after the third round of the du Maurier Classic, the final major championship of the season for women. Mallon took advantage of the soft greens following a five-hour rain delay, surprising the gallery with a birdie on the difficult par-4 seventh en route to a 10-under 206 total on the Edmonton Country Club course in Alberta. Webb, a 21-year-old Australian, began the round with a four-stroke lead over Mallon at 11-under, but dropped five strokes on the front nine. She rallied on the back nine with three birdies for a round of 74. Hurst, the LPGA's 1995 rookie of the year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
Nancy Lopez, winless since the 1993 Youngstown-Warren LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Classic, shot a bogey-free 69 to move within two strokes of the lead. Rosie Jones was another stroke back at 209 after a 68. Swedish stars Liselotte Neumann and Annika Sorenstam also moved into contention, joining Kathy Postlewait and Dana Dormann at 210. Neumann, a three-time winner this year, shot a 67, and Sorenstam, the two-time U.S. Open winner, had a 70. Postlewait also shot a 70, while Dormann had a 71. Leonard maintains edge: Justin Leonard made his only mistake early in the third round, then settled down to shoot a 3-under-par 69 for a one-stroke lead over Bob Tway at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich. Leonard, 24, seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour, made his only bogey on the sixth hole. He then held off every challenge with a deft short game and solid putting to reach 18-under 198. Dave Stockton Jr., also seeking his first victory, and first-round leader Rick Fehr were three strokes off the pace at 201. Stockton shot a 66, Fehr had a 70. Low scores are not uncommon at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club is a golf course located in Grand Blanc, Michigan, a suburb of Flint, Michigan, United States. Warwick Hills is home to the Professional Golfers' Association's Buick Open Tournament. The course was opened in June 1957. . A closing round of 63 today would bring Leonard in at 27-under, matching the tour record shared by Ben Hogan and Mike Souchak. Robert Wrenn set the Buick Open record of 26-under in 1987. At one point, shortly after the leaders had teed off, there were eight players tied at 12-under. But Leonard and Tway soon began distancing themselves from the pack. Conner shoots another 65: Frank Conner, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his first senior victory, shot a second straight 5-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead over Dave Eichelberger at the VFW See Video for Windows. Senior Championship in Belton, Mo. Conner, 50, whose best finish was a tie for fifth in the American Express Invitational, matched Eichelberger shot-for-shot on the narrow Loch Lloyd layout before benefiting from a two-shot swing on No. 17 when playing partners Eichelberger and Jim Colbert both took double bogeys. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Meg Mallon lets loose a drive before a rain delay. T he weather proved to her benefit, as she grabbed the lead. Associated Press |
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