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Bjerregaard shoots 66 to open 3-stroke lead at BMW Masters
JUSTIN BERGMAN Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark makes a putt on the 9th hole dur- falling four strokes back. just come up one place
Associated Press ing the second round of the BMW Masters golf tournament at The Spaniard recovered to better than last time,” Bjer-
SHANGHAI (AP) — Lucas the Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, China Friday, Nov. 13, shoot a 71 and tie for sec- regaard said.
Bjerregaard is learning how 2015. ond place at 9 under with Ian Poulter (68), Paul Casey
to deal with the pressure of Thongchai Jaidee (68). (69) and An Byeong-hun
playing from the front, and (AP Photo) Bjerregaard has been in (71) were tied for fourth at
closing in on a maiden Eu- top form this autumn, post- 8 under on Friday, while Pe-
ropean Tour title, too. ing four top-10 finishes on ter Uihlein (66) sank seven
The Dane heads into the the European Tour and straight birdies to jump into
weekend with a three- falling just short of cap- a tie for seventh at 7 under
stroke lead at the BMW turing his first title at the with Ross Fisher (71).
Masters after carding a Hong Kong Open three Playing alongside Bjer-
6-under 66 in Friday’s sec- weeks ago. Playing in the regaard, Uihlein began his
ond round. final group, the 24-year-old birdie spree on the par-
Bjerregaard trailed over- Dane led Justin Rose by a 5 15th hole and narrowly
night leader Sergio Garcia stroke down the stretch be- missed matching the Euro-
for much of the day before fore a double-bogey gave pean Tour record of eight
surging into the lead with victory to the Englishman. consecutive birdies when
three birdies in his last four Still, it was a far better fin- his 20-foot putt on the par-
holes to match his opening- ish than the last time Bjer- 3 fourth hole slid just to the
round score. He’s now shot regaard played in the final right of the cup.
below 70 in 12 of his last 13 group on a Sunday at the Uihlein started the day in
rounds since mid-October, Alfred Dunhill Champion- a tie for 48th place but is
going a combined 47 un- ship last December — he suddenly only five strokes
der. collapsed with a 17-over 89 off the pace going into the
Garcia, meanwhile, ran in the final round. weekend.
into trouble on his back “It was nice in Hong Kong “It was weird. I was level-
nine on a cold, blustery to prove to myself and par going into 15, 1 over
day at Lake Malaren Golf prove to everyone else for the day, and I felt like I
Club. He bogeyed No. 12 that I can still compete up played 24 holes really, re-
and hit into the water on there, so hopefully I can do ally well,” the American
No. 13 for a double-bogey, that again this week and said.q
Minjee Lee leads LPGA Tour’s Lorena Ochoa Invitational
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Min- golf and take it one shot at ger. The South Korean star used to it.” off after losing a five-stroke
jee Lee shot her second a time. ... Still, two rounds to made a 20-foot eagle putt She has four victories this lead in the final round.
straight 3-under 69 on Fri- go and that’s a long way.” on the par-5 second, and season, winning two of the “It’s just everything about
day to take a one-stroke Second-ranked Inbee Park, had three birdies and four five majors. this place, the people, the
lead over four players in the defending champion Chris- bogeys. “Not a great strik- Sei Young Kim, also from culture, the food, there’s
LPGA Tour’s Lorena Ochoa tina Kim, Angela Stanford ing game today, but I still South Korea, won the nothing negative you
Invitational. and rookie of the year Sei feel really good about the event two weeks ago in could really say about this
The 19-year-old Australian Young Kim were tied for putter,” Park said. “Just a China for her third victory tournament,” Christina Kin
player two-putted from 50 second in the 36-player few bad shots, too many of the season. Stanford is said. “It’s just wonderful.”
feet on the par-5 17th for event. Park, the first-round bogeys.” She struggled with coming off playoff loss to Norway’s Suzann Pettersen
the last of her six birdies leader, had a 71. Christina distance control in the high Sun-Ju Ahn last week in the was sixth at 4 under after
at tree-lined Club de Golf Kim and Sei Young Kim altitude. “Whenever I hit it Asian Swing finale in Japan. a 71. Top-ranked Lydia Ko
Mexico. She won at Kings- each shot 66, and Stanford on line is over, and when- The American won the in- is skipping the tournament
mill in May for her first LPGA had a 70. ever I get the distance right augural tournament in 2008 to rest for her title defense
Tour title. “There’s nothing Park is making her first start is left or right,” Park said. in Guadalajara. next week in the season-
different I’m going do on since withdrawing in China “It’s tough with the altitude Last year, Christina Kim ending CME Group Tour
the golf course,” Lee said. two weeks ago because of and I’ve been really strug- beat Shanshan Feng on Championship in Naples,
“I’m going to stick to my a cyst on her left middle fin- gling. I’m just trying to get the second hole off a play- Florida. q
