GOLF ROUNDUP

GOLF ROUNDUP
Thursday's other events
Safeway International
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. -- Catriona Matthew showed no signs of rust after taking a seven-month break from the LPGA Tour to give birth to her first child. On a blustery day that must have reminded her of her native Scotland, Matthew shot a 4-under 68 or a share of the lead with Young Jo in the suspended first round of the Safeway International. Lorena Ochoa and Mi Hyun Kim were a stroke back and Beth Bader and Gloria Park were two strokes off the lead. Seventy-two players were still on the course when play was suspended because of darkness at 6:06 p.m. Rain and lightning delayed play for about two hours on the Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club's Prospector Course. The first round was scheduled to resume at 6:50 a.m. Friday, with more rain in the forecast. Annika Sorenstam was 1 over through 15 holes when play was halted for the day.
Louisiana Open
BROUSSARD, La. -- Brendan Pappas missed a chance shoot the fourth 59 in Nationwide Tour history, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 in the first round of the Louisiana Open. The 36-year-old South African had 11 birdies in the first 16 holes in his bogey-free round on the Le Triomphe Country Club course. Finishing on the front nine, he left a long birdie putt on the lip on the par-3 eighth, then two-putted for par from 60 feet on the par-4 ninth after his approach with a lob wedge came up short. Jason Gore was the last player to shoot a 59 on the Nationwide Tour, accomplishing the feat in the 2005 Cox Classic. Notah Begay did it in the 1998 Dominion Open, and Doug Dunakey matched the record in the 1998 Miami Valley Open. Justin Bolli was second after a 64.
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