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Golf: Creamer surges into lead at LPGA tournament
By The Associated Press
Saturday, November 10, 2007 | No comments posted.
MOBILE, Ala. — Paula Creamer made a big move Friday at Magnolia Grove to join Lorena Ochoa and Suzann Pettersen as the LPGA Tour’s only multiple winners this year.
After birdieing the final seven holes Thursday for a share of the lead in the Tournament of Champions, Creamer shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Friday to open a five-stroke advantage at 12-under 132.
“I feel very confident. I’m hitting the ball really well,” Creamer said. “There is a lot of golf left. But at the same time, I like where I am at, obviously. ... I know people are going to try to go as low as they can the next two days. ... I’m going to just have to try to match it each time and we’ll see what happens on Sunday.”
The 21-year-old Californian, the SBS Open winner in February for her lone victory of the season and third in three years, birdied three of the final four holes on The Crossings Course, rolling in a 35-footer on the par-4 18th.
Jin Joo Hong was second at 7 under after a 67. Annika Sorenstam (67) and Pat Hurst (69) were 6 under, and Karen Stupples (67) was another stroke back in the event limited to tournament winners from 2004-07 and active Hall of Famers.
Pettersen was 4 under after a 71 that included two penalty strokes. She’s coming off consecutive victories in South Korea and Thailand and has won three of her last four starts to raise her season victory total to five.
Ochoa, the defending champion, was 1 under after a 69.
Already the player of the year, Ochoa has won seven times this season and earned a record $3,337,993. Last year at Magnolia Grove, the Mexican star had weekend rounds of 63 and 65 for a 10-stroke victory and 21-under 267 total, both tournament records.
Pettersen was penalized two strokes on the par-5 13th, the first for accidentally moving her ball while trying to remove a loose branch and the second for failing to play the ball from its original location.
HSBC Champions
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 66 to move within one stroke of leader Kevin Stadler after the second round of the HSBC Champions.
Stadler shot a 69 to reach 11-under 133 on the Sheshan International course. Mickelson birdied four of the last five holes.
England’s Ross Fisher (68) and Scotland’s Simon Yates (66) were 8 under, and Fiji Singh (70) was another stroke back along with South Africa’s Andrew McLardy (69).
After birdieing the final seven holes Thursday for a share of the lead in the Tournament of Champions, Creamer shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Friday to open a five-stroke advantage at 12-under 132.
“I feel very confident. I’m hitting the ball really well,” Creamer said. “There is a lot of golf left. But at the same time, I like where I am at, obviously. ... I know people are going to try to go as low as they can the next two days. ... I’m going to just have to try to match it each time and we’ll see what happens on Sunday.”
The 21-year-old Californian, the SBS Open winner in February for her lone victory of the season and third in three years, birdied three of the final four holes on The Crossings Course, rolling in a 35-footer on the par-4 18th.
Jin Joo Hong was second at 7 under after a 67. Annika Sorenstam (67) and Pat Hurst (69) were 6 under, and Karen Stupples (67) was another stroke back in the event limited to tournament winners from 2004-07 and active Hall of Famers.
Pettersen was 4 under after a 71 that included two penalty strokes. She’s coming off consecutive victories in South Korea and Thailand and has won three of her last four starts to raise her season victory total to five.
Ochoa, the defending champion, was 1 under after a 69.
Already the player of the year, Ochoa has won seven times this season and earned a record $3,337,993. Last year at Magnolia Grove, the Mexican star had weekend rounds of 63 and 65 for a 10-stroke victory and 21-under 267 total, both tournament records.
Pettersen was penalized two strokes on the par-5 13th, the first for accidentally moving her ball while trying to remove a loose branch and the second for failing to play the ball from its original location.
HSBC Champions
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 66 to move within one stroke of leader Kevin Stadler after the second round of the HSBC Champions.
Stadler shot a 69 to reach 11-under 133 on the Sheshan International course. Mickelson birdied four of the last five holes.
England’s Ross Fisher (68) and Scotland’s Simon Yates (66) were 8 under, and Fiji Singh (70) was another stroke back along with South Africa’s Andrew McLardy (69).
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