On the Links
On the Links
Results of Saturday’s other pro golf events
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLASSIC
DULUTH, GA.
Wes Short Jr. shot a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke advantage over a group of three players far more familiar with final-round pressure. Short had a 7-under 137 total at TPC Sugarloaf, leaving him a shot ahead of Colin Montgomerie, Todd Hamilton and Mark O’Meara. Montgomerie shot 66, Hamilton 69, and O’Meara 70. Miguel Angel Jimenez, the 2014 winner, was 5 under after a 67. Tom Watson, tied for the first-round lead at 68, fell back with two early double bogeys and finished with a 76. The 66-year-old Watson was seven shots behind Short. Short, from Austin, Texas, took his only PGA Tour win in Las Vegas in 2005. He won the 2014 Quebec Championship for his only PGA Tour Champions win. He rallied for each win. “I always sneak up on them,” Short said. Short shot a 74 when playing in the final group at the 50-and-over event in Tucson this year and tied for 11th. He hopes that experience helps to prepare him to play with the lead Sunday. “It helps to have more experience in the last group,” Short said. “Hopefully, this time I’ll play a little bit better.” The 52-year-old Short seemed to feel the pressure at the end of the round Saturday. He missed an 8-foot par putt on No. 18 and he flipped his putter backward, just missing two children sitting a few feet away. “I didn’t mean to let go of it,” Short said. “I’m glad it didn’t hit anybody in the head.” There were windy conditions on Friday and Saturday, though the second round was warmer. Calmer conditions today could help set up even lower scores. “If the wind is dying down ever so slightly tomorrow, I’ve got to be looking at 66 again to have a chance,” Montgomerie said.
SPANISH OPEN
SOTOGRANDE, SPAIN
Mike Lorenzo-Vera of France shot a par-71 and took over the lead of the Spanish Open going into the final round. The new leader, who has never won on the European Tour, eagled the 17th hole to build a two-shot advantage, but a bogey on his last left him one stroke ahead of a trio including Martin Kaymer (71), Joost Luiten of the Netherlands (70), and Andrew Johnston of England (74). Defending champion James Morrison (74) and fellow Englishman Ross Fisher (72) were another shot back. Heavy winds kept scores low at the Valderrama course for a second straight day. Only two golfers, Luiten and Alex Noren, shot rounds under par.
Associated Press