Golf Roundup : McCallister Regains Lead in Bid for Repeat Victory

Blaine McCallister, trying to become the first player to defend his title successfully at Coal Valley, Ill., in 17 years, regained the lead in Saturday’s third round of the $700,000 Hardee’s golf tournament.

McCallister, who was the first-round leader with a 65, shot a three-under-par 67 for a 54-hole total of nine-under-par 201.

He rolled in a 20-foot putt from the edge of the green on No. 14 and holed a 35-foot chip shot from the rough on No. 16 to go 10 under par, but he bogeyed No. 17.

That put him a stroke ahead of Curt Byrum, John Adams and Lennie Clements, all looking for their first victory on the tour.

Byrum shot a 69 for his 202, while Adams and Clements had 67s.

Amy Alcott shot her third straight four-under-par 68 to take a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Boston Five tournament at the Tara Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers, Mass.

Alcott, who needs just three wins to get into the LPGA Hall of Fame, was at 12-under-par 204.

Shirley Furlong birdied the last two holes after bogeying the 16th and finished with a 70 for a 206 total. Tied at 207 were Cathy Marino, Jody Rosenthal and Patty Sheehan. Sheehan and Rosenthal shot 68s, and Marino had a 71.

Harold Henning shot a four-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead in the second round of the Ameritech Senior Open at the Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland.

Henning, fifth on the Senior PGA Tour money list, was at nine-under-par 135. Jimmy Powell, who shot his second consecutive 68, was second at 136, and Bruce Crampton was at 137 after a 67.

First-round co-leaders Dick Rhyan and Chick Evans both fell back. Rhyan shot a 75 for a 141 total, while Evans had a 74 for a 140.

Paul Stankowski of Oxnard, a junior at Texas El Paso, shot a four-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Southern California Golf Assn. Amateur at Glendora Country Club.

Stankowski had a total of three-under-par 209. Mark Johnson of Barstow and John Pate of Santa Barbara shared second place at 210. Johnson shot a third-round 69, and Pate, brother of PGA touring pro Steve Pate, had a 68.