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Choi takes slender lead into Final Round of Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

Chella Choi shot her second-consecutive 6-under 66 on Saturday to push her to 17-under par and takes a one-shot lead at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist broke the tournament and course record with an 11-under 61 and is in a tie for second with Jessica Korda at 16-under par. LPGA and World Golf Halls of Famer Karrie Webb sits in solo fourth at 15-under par and trails the lead by two.

Choi marks the fourth different leader this week in Mobile and holds the lead heading into the final round for the first time in her career. After her seven birdie, one bogey performance on Saturday, Choi said her confidence is at an all-time high and for the first time in her career has had no problem looking at the leaderboard to size up competing scores.

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Griffin makes the most of mist opportunity at SK Telecom Open

Australian Matthew Griffin won his second OneAsia title in less than a year on Sunday when the final round of the one billion won (U.S. $900,000) SK Telecom Open was called off without a shot being played because of thick fog at Pinx Golf Club on Korea's Jeju Island.

Griffin can credit a spectacular 40 foot putt from off the back of the 18th green on Saturday for the win, as it meant he held a one-shot lead over Korean veteran Kang Wook-soon at the end of three rounds.

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Tullo right on the mark in Madeira

Mark Tullo is in pole position to claim a maiden European Tour title as the Chilean edged into a one-shot lead after an intense battle of wits in the third round of the Madeira Islands Open – Portugal – BPI at Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra.

The Santiago native played in the final group alongside the second round leader Craig Lee and American Peter Uihlein, who carded a stunning 64 on the second day to move into contention, and the lead was exchanged back and forth between the three throughout the day.

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McDowell takes sweet revenge on Colsaerts at the Volvo World Match Play

 

Graeme McDowell went some way to avenging his Volvo World Match Play Championship final defeat to Nicolas Colsaerts of 12 months ago by despatching the Belgian in the quarter-final of the at the Thracian Cliffs and Beach Resort in Bulgaria.

The Northern Irishman, who was also beaten by Colsaerts in the same event in 2011, vanquished his Ryder Cup team mate on the 17th hole to record a 2&1 victory and book a semi-final date with South African Branden Grace, who defeated Englishman Chris Wood by the same score.

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Aussie Griffin digs deep to grab SK Telecom Open lead

 

Australian Matt Griffin stayed on course for a second OneAsia title in less than a year with an even-par 72 on Saturday that gave him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the one billion won (U.S. $900,000) SK Telecom Open on Korea's Jeju Island.

After two days of perfect weather, a stiff wind and late afternoon rain played havoc with the field, and only 10 players broke par around the 6,732 metre (7,361 yard) Pinx Golf Club course.

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Korda leads from Webb and Choi at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

Jessica Korda shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Friday to take the second-round lead at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic and heads into the weekend at 13-under par. It was Korda’s second-consecutive bogey-free round in Mobile and was firing on all cylinders to take a one-shot lead over LPGA and World Golf Halls of Famer Karrie Webb. Webb had quite the day herself, finishing with a 9-under 63 which included three-consecutive birdies to close out her round.

But the round of the week so far went to second-year LPGA Tour member Sydnee Michaels who beat the tournament record by two strokes with a 10-under 62. It was Michaels’ career-best round by three shots and was a 10-stroke improvement from her first-round 72. The UCLA product jumped from T63 to a tie for fourth at 10-under par alongside Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum and Thidapa Suwannapura.

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Lee defies conditions for Madeira lead

Craig Lee moved into a one shot lead at the Madeira Islands Open – Portugal – BPI courtesy of a four under par second round of 68, on a weather-affected day when former US Amateur Champion Peter Uihlein threatened the magic number 59.

Lee, a Challenge Tour graduate in 2011, was forced to come off the course for an hour and 20 minutes early on his round after fog fell over the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra course, where the second round was later suspended due to darkness.

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Déjà vu for ‘the Dude’ at Volvo World Match Play

Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts is hoping for some Volvo World Match Play Championship déjà vu after sneaking into the knock-out stages in the same fashion as he did 12 months ago, when he proceeded to dominate the weekend action and defeat Graeme McDowell in the final.

Colsaerts, or ‘the Dude’ to his friends, was beaten by Branden Grace on Thursday but won his second group match on Friday morning against Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

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Tom Watson eyes historic Birkdale win

Tom Watson will be aiming for a unique treble when he returns to Royal Birkdale for this year’s Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex, 30 years after winning The Open Championship at the Merseyside venue.

Watson is bidding to win a third Senior Open title on a course where he previously won a Claret Jug, having already completed the ‘Open-Senior Open double’ at both Turnberry and Muirfield. The 63 year old American won the last of his five Open Championships at Royal Birkdale in 1983, finishing one shot clear of compatriots Hale Irwin and Andy Bean.

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