KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The major known as “Glory’s Last Shot” turned into one last chance for Tiger Woods. KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The major known as “Glory’s Last Shot” turned into one last chance for Tiger Woods. ADVERTISING On
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The major known as “Glory’s Last Shot” turned into one last chance for Tiger Woods.
On the toughest scoring day in PGA Championship history, Woods made putts from one end of Kiawah Island to the other Friday for a 1-under 71 that gave him a share of the lead with Vijay Singh and Carl Pettersson going into the weekend.
In a relentless wind that began at sunrise and whipped up the Atlantic waters with 30 mph gusts, par never looked better in this championship. There were more rounds in the 90s than in the 60s. More than 30 players failed to break 80, including Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar and Hunter Mahan.
Singh, a three-time major champion who hasn’t won in nearly four years, scratched out five birdies in a remarkable round of 3-under 69. Only three other players managed to break par in the second round — Michael Hoey of Northern Ireland at 70, and Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter at 71.
Choi leads Farr by a stroke
SYLVANIA, Ohio — Chella Choi shrugged off two bogeys to start the back nine, birdieing three late holes for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot lead after the second round of the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.
Choi, winless in her four years on the LPGA tour, started with a 66 and was at 9-under 133 at rainy Highland Meadows Golf Club.
Inbee Park, coming off a victory in the Evian Masters, had the day’s low round, climbing 29 spots on the leaderboard with a 65. Mika Miyazato had a 68, and Hee Kyung Seo a 66 to join Park at 8 under. Top-ranked Yani Tseng and Michelle Wie missed the cut.
Ko, Jutanugarn to face
off in U.S. Women’s Amateur
CLEVELAND — Lydia Ko and Ariya Jutanugarn set up a semifinal showdown in the U.S. Women’s Amateur with quarterfinal victories at The Country Club.
Jutanugarn, from Thailand, beat UCLA’s Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., 5 and 4. The 16-year-old Jutanugarn successfully defended her title last week in the Junior PGA Championship. She also won the Canadian Women’s Amateur this summer and the 2011 U.S. Girls’ Junior.
The 15-year-old Ko, the South Korean-born New Zealander who tops the world amateur rankings, beat South Africa’s Paula Reto 3 and 1. Ko won the New South Wales Open in January in Australia at 14 to become the youngest player to win a professional tour event
Canada’s Nicole Zhang will face Jaye Marie Green of Boca Raton, Fla., in the other semifinal. Zhang, a Notre Dame player, beat Australia’s Su-Hyun Oh 2 and 1, and Green topped Mexico’s Marijosse Navarro, also 2 and 1.
