For the Record, Inkster Wins

Juli Inkster set a tournament record in winning the LPGA Tour/Ladies European Tour Evian Masters Saturday at Evian-les-Bains, France, closing with a seven-under-par 65 for a six-stroke victory over Hee-Won Han.

Inkster, who entered the day tied for the lead with Rosie Jones, finished at 21-under 267 to break Annika Sorenstam’s tournament mark of 19 under last year. This year, Sorenstam shot a 69 to tie for 17th at 281.

Inkster is the first American to win the $2.1-million event. She earned $315,000, the second-biggest prize in women’s golf after the U.S. Open.

Inkster, 43, won for the second time this season following the Corning Classic in May. It was her 30th career title on the LPGA Tour.

Han, the tour’s rookie of the year in 2001, won her inaugural LPGA title at last week’s Big Apple Classic. She shot a 69 to finish second at 273.

Tour rookie Lorena Ochoa finished with an eagle for a 68 and tied Jones (73) for third place at 275.

Inkster had seven birdies on a bogey-free card. She moved four shots ahead after 10 holes and six ahead after 14. She birdied the last two holes.

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Peter Jacobsen shot a one-under par 69 to retain a one-stroke lead through three rounds at the Greater Hartford Open at Cromwell, Conn., and a chance to earn his first PGA Tour win in eight years.

Jacobsen’s 54-hole total of 199 is 11 under for the tournament. His gallery Saturday included Suzy Whaley, the local teaching pro who played the first two rounds before missing the cut.

One stroke behind Jacobsen is Chris Riley (63) and Willie Wood (68) at 200. Riley’s round of seven under was the lowest of the day. Kenny Perry (67) and Craig Barlow (68) were two strokes back at 201.

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Carl Mason shot a five-under-par 65 and maintained his one-stroke lead after three rounds at the Senior British Open in Turnberry, Scotland.

D.A. Weibring was a stroke off the lead in second place at 13-under 197 after a 65. Tom Watson, Tom Kite and Bruce Summerhays, who shot 66s, are tied for third at 199. Jack Nicklaus shot a second straight 67 and is tied for ninth at six-under 204.

Eighteen players -- including Nicklaus -- were five under or better. Nicklaus could have been closer to the leader, but he made bogeys at Nos. 15 and 18.

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Brian Harman of Savannah, Ga., won the U.S. Boys’ Junior championship at Chevy Chase, Md., with a 5 and 4 victory over Jordan Cox of Redwood City.

By making the final, Harman and Cox qualified for the U.S. Amateur that begins Aug. 18.

Cox, 15, was trying to overtake Tiger Woods as the youngest champion in the event’s history. Woods won his first of three junior titles in 1991 at 15 years, six months, 28 days.

Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff rallied from five down after eight holes to defeat defending champion In-Bee Park, 1 up, and win the U.S. Girls’ Junior championship at Fairfield, Conn.