Couples has lead in front of hometown crowd
SAMMAMISH, Wash. - Fred Couples shot a 5-under-par 65 Saturday for a share of the U.S. Senior Open lead, feeding off a raucous hometown crowd hoping the native son can win his first U.S. Golf Association championship.
SAMMAMISH, Wash. - Fred Couples shot a 5-under-par 65 Saturday for a share of the U.S. Senior Open lead, feeding off a raucous hometown crowd hoping the native son can win his first U.S. Golf Association championship.
Couples matched Bernhard Langer (68) at 5-under 205 at tree-lined Sahalee Country Club, with Langer birdieing the final hole to pull even with Couples. They were the only players under par after three rounds.
"Today I didn't hear many family because it was loud and so much fun," Couples said. He shot a 4-under 31 on the front nine, making birdies at Nos. 2, 5, 7, and 9, and holing a bunker shot on the sixth to save par. He added a birdie at the 16th to post the best round of the week.
Langer's streak of 20 consecutive holes without a bogey ended at the 12th, but he rebounded with the birdie at No. 18.
Bill Sautter of Warrington, an assistant pro at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, was at 228. Two other area golfers, amateurs Buddy Marucci of Villanova and Chris Lange of Bryn Mawr, did not make the cut.
LPGA Tour
SOUTHPORT, England - Yani Tseng shot her third consecutive 4-under-par 68 to take a 4-stroke lead into the final round of the Women's British Open.
The 21-year-old star from Taiwan took advantage of the short, 472-yard, par-5 final hole at Royal Birkdale by hitting an 8-iron to within 20 feet with her second shot. She rolled in the eagle putt to finish off her round, doubling her cushion over Australian Katherine Hull.
Tseng is at 12 under and has just one bogey through 54 holes.
American Morgan Pressel equaled the course record with a 7-under 65 to move to 3 under.
PGA Tour
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Jeff Overton shot a 4-under 66 for a 3-stroke lead entering the final round of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic.
Overton, the second-round leader, was at 18 under through three rounds on the Old White course.
D.A. Points three-putted the par-5 17th for bogey, finished with a 61, and was alone in second at 15 under. Boo Weekley shot a 67 to reach 13 under.
European Tour
KILLARNEY, Ireland - Ross Fisher of England took a 1-shot lead over Francesco Molinari of Italy into the final round of the Irish Open after shooting an even-par 71 for a 201 at the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club. Molinari shot a 69.