GOLF ROUNDUP \ Friday’s events


LPGA

Ginn Open: REUNION, Fla. — Lorena Ochoa will have to come from behind to win a fourth consecutive tournament. Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 in the second round of the Ginn Open on Friday, leaving her three strokes behind leader Yani Tseng. Tseng moved to 12 under with a course-record 64. Suzann Pettersen (66) was 10 under, one shot ahead of Ochoa and Minea Blomqvist (66). Ochoa missed every birdie putt she had during the first eight holes, but got things going on the par-5 ninth. She just missed the green with her second shot, chipped to 6 feet and then sank the putt. She followed with four more on the back nine, including an up-and-down from a green-side bunker at No. 10 and a 20-footer from the fringe on the 13th. She needed every one of them to stay close to Tseng, a rookie from Taiwan who earned her card in qualifying school last year. Annika Sorenstam (73) was 1 under, 11 shots off the lead.

PGA

Verizon Heritage:HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Lucas Glover’s tired of keeping his frustrations to himself. Two more rounds like this at the Verizon Heritage and he won’t have to. Glover shot his second straight 66 to move to 10 under and take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Boo Weekley (64) at Harbour Town Golf Links. Anthony Kim (67) was alone in third at 8 under, with two-time Verizon Heritage winner Stewart Cink (68), Cliff Kresge (66), and Stephen Ames (64) another shot behind. Jim Furyk, ranked ninth in the world, had his second 68 to head a large group four shots back at 6 under.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am:LUTZ, Fla. — Defending champion Tom Watson shot an 8-under 63 to take a three-stroke lead over Mark Wiebe and David Eger in the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. The five-time British Open champion shot a 7-under 28 on his last nine hole, the front nine of the TPC Tampa Bay, missing just two birdie putts — a 12-footer on No. 2 and a 20-footer on No. 8. He hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation. Wiebe is coming off a victory April 6 in the Cap Cana Championship in the Dominican Republic. Scott Hoch, a two-time winner this year, was four strokes back at 67 along with Mark James and Vicente Fernandez.

China Open:BEIJING — France’s Michael Lorenzo-Vera shot a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead over England’s Richard Finch and Ireland’s Damien McGrane in the China Open. The 23-year-old Lorenzo-Vera, in his first season on the European tour, had an 8-under 136 total on the Beijing CBD International Golf Club course. McGrane chipped in for an eagle on the 13th hole.

Associated Press