Scott comes back to the field at Bay Hill ADVERTISING Scott comes back to the field at Bay Hill ORLANDO, Fla. — Adam Scott still has the lead at Bay Hill. At least five other players suddenly have a realistic
Scott comes back to the field at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. — Adam Scott still has the lead at Bay Hill. At least five other players suddenly have a realistic chance at winning.
Scott lost more than half his lead Saturday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He missed three par putts inside 8 feet and had to settle for a 1-under 71. That gave him a three-shot lead over Keegan Bradley going into the final round.
Bradley’s approach to the 18th narrowly cleared the rocks and set up a 4-foot birdie putt for a 66.
Scott was at 15-under 201.
Andrade shoots 65, shares Champions lead
SAUCIER, Miss. — Billy Andrade shot a 7-under 65 to share the lead with Fred Funk after the second round of the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak on Saturday.
Andrade had the low round of the day, capping it with a 20-foot birdie putt on 18. Funk shot a 67.
The 50-year-old Andrade is playing in just his fourth Champions Tour event. His best finish was eighth place at the ACE Group Classic in February.
Fred Couples started the day with a two-stroke lead, but fell into a tie for second place after shooting a 71. Jay Haas and Jeff Maggert both had 69 to join Couples one stroke behind the leaders.
Lydia Ko leads JTBC Founders Cup
PHOENIX — Lydia Ko topped the crowded leaderboard in the JTBC Founders Cup, pulling ahead with two late birdies.
The 16-year-old New Zealander shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to reach 16-under 200 at Desert Ridge. She tapped in for birdie on the par-5 15th after missing an 8-foot eagle putt and took the outright lead with a 10-footer on the par-3 17th.
Ko won the Canadian Women’s Open as an amateur the last two years and took the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December in Thailand in her second start as a professional. She has five victories in pro events, also winning in Australia and New Zealand.
Sharapova advances at Sony Open
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Maria Sharapova converted her ninth match point to beat Lucie Safarova 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-2 in the third round at the Sony Open on Saturday.
Sharapova closed out the victory 56 minutes after her first match point, which came in the tiebreaker. She had another match point in that set, and seven more in the final game.
Earlier Serena Williams needed 2½ hours to beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
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