Saturday, May 25, 2002
Bartholomew, Diaz share Corning lead
The Associated Press
CORNING, N.Y. — Jean Bartholomew shot a 5-under 67 to tie Laura Diaz for the second-round lead in the LPGA Corning Classic.
Diaz, who began the day tied for the lead with Beth Bader and Sherri Steinhauer at 6 under, carded three birdies and stayed out of trouble in shooting a 69 for a 9-under 135 total.
Rookies Beth Bauer and Jung Yeon Lee of South Korea, each vying for her first victory on tour, were one stroke behind. Bauer shot a 68, and Lee had a 69. Bartholomew took advantage of the short par-5s, going 6 under on the four holes over the first two days. Her 8-foot eagle putt on the 449-yard, par-5 fifth put her at 8 under. She followed that with a birdie on No.9, then parred out on the back nine.
SENIOR TOUR: Former amateur stars Jay Sigel and David Eger shot 5-under 67s to share the lead in the Farmers Charity Classic at Ada, Mich.
John Jacobs, No.2 on the tour money list, opened with a 68, and two-time defending champion Larry Nelson topped a nine-player group at 69 on the Egypt Valley Country Club course.
Sigel, 58, birdied four of the first eight holes and added birdies at Nos.12 and 13 before dropping a stroke on No.16 with his lone bogey. The 67 is his best opening round since August.
Eger, a former PGA Tour and USGA official playing his third senior tour event since turning 50 in March, shot his first sub-par round of the year.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Colin Montgomerie hit a spectator in the head with his tee shot and missed a 2-foot par putt on the final hole, part of a late collapse that dropped him out of the lead midway through the Volvo PGA Championship at Virginia Water, England.
Montgomerie is bothered by a back injury.
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