Maggert Leads at Hartford

Jeff Maggert surged. Wayne Levi stalled. John Daly was solid once again.

So it went at Cromwell, Conn., in the third round of the Greater Hartford Open, where a fitter, trimmer Daly is essentially out of the running but still the main attraction in his first appearance since his notorious departure from the U.S. Open.

Maggert played flawless golf Saturday, wiping out Levi’s four-stroke lead and building a two-stroke advantage of his own.

Maggert had a bogey-free 64 on the par-70, 6,820-yard TPC at River Highlands course and was at 197, two strokes better than Levi (70) and Tom Byrum (65).

Daly turned in a bogey-free 67 and was at 208 after 54 holes.

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Dave Stockton shot an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Franklin Quest Championship at Park City, Utah.

Johnny Miller, in his first senior tournament, shot a 70 and was at two under.

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John Bland of South Africa shot a two-under 70 and opened a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Senior British Open at Portrush, Northern Ireland. He has a 208 total.

Noel Ratcliffe, who led by three strokes going into the round, wound up with a three-over 75 for a share of second place at 210 with Gary Player (72) of South Africa and American Tom Wargo (69).

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Brandie Burton, winless since 1993, shot a six-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead over English star Laura Davies after the second round of the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic at Warren, Ohio.

Burton had a 13-under 131 total on the Avalon Lakes Golf Course.

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Jason Allred, 17, a senior at Ashland (Ore.) High School, defeated Trevor Immelman of South Africa 1-up in the 50th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.