Chamblee Is Halfway to His First Victory

Brandel Chamblee, seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour, used an eagle on the seventh hole, his 16th, Friday to shoot a 68, four under par. That left him 11 under at 133 after two rounds of the Buick Open at Grand Blanc, Mich., and a stroke ahead of rookie Kent Jones, who shot 67.

Tiger Woods, starting the day at one-under 71, eagled No. 1, his 10th hole, birdied the third and seemed to be making a run after getting to seven under. But Woods couldn’t keep it going.

He was up and down with two bogeys and a birdie over his final six holes, shooting 68 for 138.

Because of softened conditions from overnight thunderstorms, players were allowed to lift, clean and replace shots in the fairways.

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Dottie Pepper shot a course-record nine-under-par 63 to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Star Bank LPGA Classic at Beavercreek, Ohio.

Right behind Pepper were Meg Mallon at 64, Pearl Sinn at 65 and Beth Daniel and Judy Dickinson, both at 66. Brandie Burton, who won last week’s du Maurier Classic at Canada, shot a 68.

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Rain and lightning washed out the opening round of the Coldwell Banker Burnet Senior Classic at Coon Rapids, Minn., shortening the tournament to 36 holes.

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Ina Kim of Los Angeles, Julie Park of Mission Hills and Candie Kung of Fountain Valley won their third-round matches in the U.S. junior girls’ championships at Ardmore, Pa., but all three lost in the quarterfinals.

In Front

BUICK OPEN--Par 72

Brandel Chamblee: 65-68--133 -11

Kent Jones: 67-67--134 -10

Dudley Hart: 66-69--135 -9

Phil Blackmar: 67-68--135 -9

LPGA STAR BANK CLASSIC--Par 72

Dottie Pepper: 33-30--63 -9

Meg Mallon: 31-33--64 -8

Pearl Sinn: 33-32--65 -7