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Vaughan Leads At Senior British Open

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The Associated Press

Published: July 26, 2008

TROON, Scotland - American Bruce Vaughan shot par 71 Friday, taking a one-shot lead after the second round of the Senior British Open before heading for therapy on his troublesome left knee.

Vaughan, who has undergone three partial knee replacements in the past two years, totaled 3-under 139. John Cook (71) is one stroke back.

"It is my left knee, which is why, when it hurts a lot, I don't tend to play so well," said Vaughan, the overnight co-leader. "But when I went out today, I looked at the scores and I thought that level par would be a pretty good number. So I am pretty pleased with that."

Vaughan had two bogeys, which he followed with birdies. The former firefighter, who took up golf at 20, is aiming for first major win on the senior tour.
Tom Watson (71), Bernhard Langer (71) and Eduardo Romero (73) were another stroke back under windy conditions at Royal Troon links. Greg Norman shot a 72, including an eagle at the 16th, to finish eight strokes off the lead.

PGA: Chez Reavie left Mike Weir and the rest of the Canadian Open contenders behind on a long, sunny day at soggy Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario.

Reavie was 13 under for 33 holes after opening the tournament Thursday with three straight pars. He finished the rain-delayed first round with a 6-under 65 and had a 64 in the second to take a two-stroke lead against Eric Axley.

"I got to keep my momentum and just keep playing all day," said Reavie, playing for the sixth straight week. "This is by far my best start. I've been hitting the ball real well all year, but I haven't been scoring real well."

At 13-under 129, the 26-year-old PGA Tour rookie matched the tournament record for the first 36 holes set by Scott Dunlap in 1996 when Glen Abbey played to a par of 72. The 129 total also matches the best on the PGA Tour this year.

Axley, one of 63 players unable to finish the round, was 11 under with a hole left when play was suspended because of darkness.

LPGA: Helen Alfredsson shot a course-record 9-under 63 to pull within a shot of leader Angela Park after the second round of the Evian Masters in Evian-Les-Bains, France.

Park shot a 68 in her second straight bogey-free round, giving her a 10-under total of 134.

The 43-year-old Alfredsson made four birdies on the front nine and five on the back at the Evian Royal Resort to beat the course mark of 64 held by six players.

"This is my favorite stop on the tour, period," the 1994 and '98 Evian winner said. "To have a course record is very special. I know the course so well and obviously love it here."

Five players are another shot back at 8 under - 2003 champion Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr of the United States, South Korean duo Kim In-kyung and Meena Lee, and Candie Kung of Taiwan.

Overnight leader Lorena Ochoa is at 6 under after shooting a 1-over 73 following her 65 on Thursday.

Annika Sorenstam birdied the final two holes for a 69 to sit at 4 under, tied for 16th place with a group that includes defending champion Natalie Gulbis of the U.S.

PGA EUROPEAN: Former champ Mikael Lundberg and Jarmo Sandelin each shot 8-under 64 to share a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Russian Open as John Daly missed the cut for the second straight week. Lundberg and Sandelin were at 13-under 131.

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