Saturday on the links

Saturday on the links

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SYMETRA CLASSIC

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Kendall Dye birdied the last three holes Saturday for a tournament-record 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Symetra Classic. Dye had nine birdies and two bogeys, one-putted the final five greens and finished with 24 putts. She had a 10-under 134 total at Raintree Country Club. “It was all about my putter,” Dye said. “Normally, I find fairways and greens, but today it was hard work and I had to get up-and-down.” The 29-year-old former University of Oklahoma player changed her putting grip this week for the first time in more than 20 years. She won on the Symetra Tour in 2014 and spent last season on the LPGA Tour. She opened the Symetra Tour season with a 10th-place tie, missed two cuts and tied for 23rd and 25th in the last two events. Canada’s Augusta James was second after a 67. She eagled the par-4 11th and birdied three of her last four, making a 30-footer on her final hole. Erica Popson was third at 6 under after a 69. Allie Knight (69), Veronica Felibert (69), Emma de Groot (71) and Mindy Kim (71) were 5 under. First-round leader Isi Gabsa had a 75 to drop into a tie for 20th at 2 under.

MAURITIUS OPEN

BEAU CHAMPS, MAURITIUS

Siddikur Rahman shot 69 to lead the Mauritius Open after the third round on Saturday as overnight leader Andrew Dodt dropped seven shots on the back nine. Rahman was 7 under overall for a one-shot lead over Wang Jeung-hun at the Four Seasons Golf Club. Dodt appeared set to maintain the lead he held through the first two rounds of the co-sanctioned European Tour-Asian Tour tournament only for a terrible run to drop him four shots off Rahman’s pace. Dodt bogeyed No. 10, then went double bogey, bogey, double bogey, bogey through Nos. 13-16 to end with a 5-over 77. He is 3 under and tied with Nicolas Colsaerts for third. Rahman carded four birdies and a bogey, while Wang is seeking back-to-back titles after winning in Morocco last weekend.

Associated Press