BC-GLF–LPGA Tour

Published 5:00 am Sunday, September 29, 2019

By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Mi Jung Hur kept her two-stroke lead in the Indy Women in Tech Championship on Saturday, birdieing five of the final eight holes for a 6-under 66.

Hur rebounded from an opening bogey with a birdie on the par-5 second. She added birdies on Nos. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and18 to get to 17 under at Brickyard Crossing, the layout that features four holes inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

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The South Korean player won the Ladies Scottish Open last month for her third LPGA Tour victory.

Marina Alex, coming off the United States’ Solheim Cup loss to Europe, was second after a 64.

Puerto Rico’s Maria Torres had a 66 to get to 13 under.

Alfred Dunhill

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Victor Perez and Matthew Southgate got out in front on 20-under par after the third round.

Perez shot an 8-under 64 at Kingsbarns while Southgate returned a 7-under 65 at St. Andrews, leaving them two shots clear of Paul Waring after his 7-under 65 at Carnoustie.

None of those players are in the top 100 of the world rankings, with Southgate as low as No. 300.

The first-round leader, Justin Walters, is ranked No. 444 and the second-round leader, Matthew Jordan, is No. 292.

Champions Tour

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Steve Flesch shot a 4-under 67 at Poppy Hills to take the second-round lead in the Pure Insurance Championship.

After opening with a 68 on Friday at Pebble Beach, Flesch had five birdies and a bogey at Poppy Hills to reach 8 under in the event that pairs a PGA Tour Champions player with a junior from The First Tee programs around the country.

The 52-year-old Flesch won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic last year for his first senior title after winning four times on the PGA Tour.