GOLF ROUNDUP : Alfredsson Leads by Four After 69 in Open

Helen Alfredsson wasn’t as impressive as she was in the opening round of the U.S. Women’s Open, yet she set another record.

The native of Sweden followed her 63 with a two-under-par 69 Friday for a record 36-hole total of 10-under 132. That was good enough for a four-stroke lead over England’s Laura Davies when play was halted by darkness at Lake Orion, Mich.

An afternoon rain delay of 2 hours 8 minutes on the Old Course at Indianwood Golf and Country Club left 15 players on the course when play was halted at 9:06 p.m. EDT. Those players were to report at 7:30 a.m. today and complete their rounds before the cut and start of the third round.

Davies shot her second consecutive 68, holing out for par on 18 as darkness fell. Michelle Estill and Patty Sheehan were five strokes back at 137.

Pamela Wright had five birdies in a row and shot a record 30 on the back side en route to a 65 that left her tied with Donna Andrews and Judy Dickinson at 139.

Robbie Caliolo, the caddie for Pat Bradley, broke his leg in two places when he fell while trying to jump a wooden fence bordering the ninth hole.

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Scrambling Tom Wargo shot a second consecutive four-under-par 68 at Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s and will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Senior British Open.

Wargo is at seven-under 209, two better than second-round leader and defending champion Bob Charles, who had a 72 on the 6,673-yard English layout.

Crowd favorite Arnold Palmer, the first-round co-leader, dropped another shot off the lead with a 71. He is at 214.

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Ed Fiori, who hasn’t won a tournament in 12 years, has a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry after the second round of the New England Classic at Sutton, Mass. Fiori shot his second consecutive 66 for a 10-under-par 132.

Tied at 134 were Guy Boros and David Feherty, who both shot 69, and Fred Funk, who had a 66 on the 7,110-yard Pleasant Valley Country Club course.

Fiori, seeking the $180,000 first prize, has won only $33,720 this year.

“I need money. What do you mean what keeps me going?” Fiori said. “You think I want to get a job? I’m a professional golfer. You think I should quit because I haven’t won a tournament in a while?”

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Graham Marsh shot a four-under-par 66 and took a one-shot lead in the $700,000 Southwestern Bell Seniors Classic at Belton, Mo.

Marsh’s only victory on the PGA or Senior PGA tours came in the 1977 Heritage Classic.

Trailing Marsh by one stroke were Raymond Floyd, J.C. Snead, Larry Gilbert, Ben Smith and Calvin Peete.