HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. - Dorothy Delasin kept pouring in birdies and expanding her lead Friday in the LPGA Championship, which turned out to be a lesson for more than one player.
Michelle Wie, playing in the same group, realized that putts really do drop into the cup every now and then. She started making some birdies of her own, kept pace with Delasin and wound up with a 4-under 68 to get back into the mix.
Karrie Webb saw a leaderboard with Delasin at 10 under par and didn't blink.
“The biggest lesson I've learned in the majors is to hang in there,” said Webb, who won the Kraft Nabisco Championship two months ago after starting the final round seven shots behind. “Funny things happen.”
Strange things happened, for sure.
Delasin hooked a tee shot into the woods and made double bogey. She chunked a wedge from a sodded divot and made bogey on one of the easiest holes at Bulle Rock. And she had to settle for a 1-under 71, which still made her the clubhouse leader at 6-under 138 by one shot over Wie and three others.
Then, blue skies quickly yielded to the rumble of thunder, causing a five-hour rain delay.
Annika Sorenstam played one hole right after lunch, and when she got to the second tee it was almost time for dinner. The three-time defending champion made two birdies and was 3 under through eight holes when the second round was suspended by darkness.
PGA Tour
Vijay Singh shot a 7-under 64 on Friday and shares the second-round lead of the Barclays Classic with David Howell.
Singh, a two-time champion here, is winless in 21 starts since the Buick Open last July. The three-time major champion made a 45-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth on the Westchester Country Club course.
Howell, playing in one of the final groups of the day, followed his opening 66 with a 68 to match Singh at 8 under.
Fredrik Jacobson shot a 68 to finish at 7 under, and 1991 winner Billy Andrade (70) and Joey Sindelar (68) were another stroke back.
First-round leader Adam Scott had a 72 to drop into a tie for sixth at 5 under with Luke Donald (65), Brett Quigley (66), Geoff Ogilvy (68), Frank Lickliter (67), Arron Oberholser (69), Kevin Sutherland (67) and Ben Crane (66).
Champions Tour
The first round of the Bank of America Championship was postponed until Saturday because of rain that made the Nashawtuc Country Club course saturated and unplayable.
A regular Champions Tour event is scheduled for 54 holes; 36 holes must be completed for it to count as official. The 2005 Bayer Advantage Classic in Kansas City was the tour's last event that was shortened to 36 holes.
Karrie Webb saw a leaderboard with Delasin at 10 under par and didn't blink.
“The biggest lesson I've learned in the majors is to hang in there,” said Webb, who won the Kraft Nabisco Championship two months ago after starting the final round seven shots behind. “Funny things happen.”
Strange things happened, for sure.
Delasin hooked a tee shot into the woods and made double bogey. She chunked a wedge from a sodded divot and made bogey on one of the easiest holes at Bulle Rock. And she had to settle for a 1-under 71, which still made her the clubhouse leader at 6-under 138 by one shot over Wie and three others.
Then, blue skies quickly yielded to the rumble of thunder, causing a five-hour rain delay.
Annika Sorenstam played one hole right after lunch, and when she got to the second tee it was almost time for dinner. The three-time defending champion made two birdies and was 3 under through eight holes when the second round was suspended by darkness.
PGA Tour
Vijay Singh shot a 7-under 64 on Friday and shares the second-round lead of the Barclays Classic with David Howell.
Singh, a two-time champion here, is winless in 21 starts since the Buick Open last July. The three-time major champion made a 45-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth on the Westchester Country Club course.
Howell, playing in one of the final groups of the day, followed his opening 66 with a 68 to match Singh at 8 under.
Fredrik Jacobson shot a 68 to finish at 7 under, and 1991 winner Billy Andrade (70) and Joey Sindelar (68) were another stroke back.
First-round leader Adam Scott had a 72 to drop into a tie for sixth at 5 under with Luke Donald (65), Brett Quigley (66), Geoff Ogilvy (68), Frank Lickliter (67), Arron Oberholser (69), Kevin Sutherland (67) and Ben Crane (66).
Champions Tour
The first round of the Bank of America Championship was postponed until Saturday because of rain that made the Nashawtuc Country Club course saturated and unplayable.
A regular Champions Tour event is scheduled for 54 holes; 36 holes must be completed for it to count as official. The 2005 Bayer Advantage Classic in Kansas City was the tour's last event that was shortened to 36 holes.
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