ON THE LINKS

ON THE LINKS

Saturday’s pro golf results

TOSHIBA CLASSIC

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF.

Duffy Waldorf missed a chance to shoot the second 59 in Champions Tour history Saturday, parring the final two holes for an 11-under 60 in the Toshiba Classic. Waldorf missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th, coming up short and right. He drove behind a tree into the left rough on the closing hole, statistically the easiest hole at Newport Beach Country Club, and hooked a hybrid approach through the green and into the back bunker. Kevin Sutherland is the only player to shoot 59 on the 50-and-over tour. He had a 13-under 59 last year in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Waldorf tied the course record set by Tom Purtzer in 2004 and matched by Nick Price in 2011, both en route to victories. Waldorf had a 15-under 127 total to break Price’s 36-hole record by a stroke.

CIMB CLASSIC

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Thomas birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the CIMB Classic lead with fellow American Brendan Steele. Steele had a 66 to match Thomas at 20-under 196 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. American Kevin Na was a stroke back after a 64. The turnament is sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the Asian Tour.

BLUE BAY LPGA

HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA

Taiwan’s Candie Kung bogeyed the final two holes in the windy Blue Bay LPGA to drop into a tie for the lead with South Korea’s Sei Young Kim at even par. Kung had a 1-over 73, and Kim shot a 74 on another difficult day at wind-battered and sun-baked Jian Lake Blue Bay. Only two of the 78 players broke 70 and there were 11 rounds in the 80s. The players averaged 76.282 to push the three-day mark to 75.733.

TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN

ANTALYA, TURKEY

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot his third straight 5-under 67 to move to within a stroke of leaders Jaco van Zyl and Victor Dubuisson in the Turkish Airlines Open. Van Zyl, from South Africa, had a 70, and Victor Dubuisson, from France, a 67 to reach 16-under 200 at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal in the first of four events in European Tour’s Finals Series.

Associated Press