Golf Roundup : Second-Round 70 Keeps Player Ahead by a Shot

Gary Player shot a two-under- par 70 Friday to retain the lead in the second round of the $300,000 Northville Invitational seniors golf tournament at Jericho, N.Y.

Player’s 36-hole score of 137 left him one shot ahead of Orville Moody, who had the best round of the day, a 66.

Roberto DeVicenzo had a 69 and was third at 139, while Billy Carper, Gay Brewer, Charlie Owens and former NFL quarterback John Brodie were next at 140. Casper had a 72, while Brewer shot a 67, Owens had a 72 and Brodie posted a 68.

Player said his round could have been better.

“The greens were very bumpy,” said the 51-year-old Player, referring to the 6,475-year Meadow Brook Club course, “and I missed a lot of sure putts.”

“On the first and sixth holes, I missed from two and one-half feet, and on the 12th I blew a seven-footer and on the 14th a six-footer.

“I probably would be happy I made two of those four putts, but I have to say I played far better today than yesterday. I’m happy with my game. Yesterday I had the early morning tee-off, so everything evens out.”

Ok-Hee Ku, a second-year pro from Seoul, South Korea, shot a five-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Sally Little after the opening round of the $300,000 Lady Keystone Open at Hershey, Pa.

Ku collected six birdies and a bogey on the par-72 Hershey Country Club West Course. Little was second at 68, followed by five players at 69--Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Marta Figueras-Dotti, Cathy Gerring, Lenore Muraoka and Judy Sams.