Saturday, May 22, 2004
Leonard, Lewis atop Colonial
The Associated Press
FORT WORTH, Texas - Justin Leonard looked as if he were on his way to another record round at the Colonial. Then he stumbled and had to settle for a share of the lead.
With a 6-under-par 64 Friday, Leonard ended the second round at 6-under 134 and as co-leader with fellow Texan J.L. Lewis.
Leonard, who had a closing 61 in last year's Colonial, was 7 under through 11 holes in the second round Friday. Then he had consecutive bogeys before completing his lowest round of the season.
"I've been struggling the last few months and showing signs of playing well at times," Leonard said. "So to go out and shoot a round like I did today, it feels pretty good. Hopefully, this is the beginning of some good play."
The eight-time PGA winner has missed just one cut in 13 tournaments. But Leonard hasn't finished better than 25th since tying for ninth at the FBR Open on Feb. 1.
First-round leader Craig Perks (71) overcame a 4-over start through five holes and was within one stroke of the lead at 5-under 135. Perks was tied with Robert Gamez (64), Jeff Maggert (69) and Northern Kentuckian Steve Flesch (69). Zach Johnson, Lee Janzen and Stewart Cink were at 136.
LPGA TOUR: Becky Morgan, 29, spent another day in the fairway and turned it into a four-stroke lead halfway through the Sybase Classic in New Rochelle, N.Y.
The native of Wales had her usual driving accuracy in a 7-under 64 that gave her an 11-under 131 total, four shots in front of Grace Park, Young-A Yang and Amy Hung.
CHAMPIONS TOUR: D.A. Weibring shot a 6-under 65 for a two-stroke lead in the opening round of the Allianz Championship in West Des Moines, Iowa.
A 40-foot putt for birdie on No. 10 and 30-footers on 3 and 12 highlighted his bogey-free round at windy Glen Oaks, which played much tougher than in the tournament's first three years, when it was held in the drier, firmer conditions of late summer.
DEUTSCHE BANK OPEN: Alex Cejka was limping from a hamstring injury but shot an 8-under-par 64 for a three-stroke lead halfway through the PGA European Tour event in St. Leon-Rot, Germany. The Czech-born German matched his own course record and was at 11-under 133 at the $3.82 million event.
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