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Posted on: Sunday, October 21, 2007

Pettersson leads Fry's Electronics

Associated Press

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Carl Pettersson

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Carl Pettersson played steady in the warm sunshine in contrast to the erratic play around him.

The result was a one-stroke lead for the Swedish-born player yesterday through three rounds of the Fry's Electronics Open.

Mark Hensby, playing in the same group, shared the lead until twice hitting into sand traps en route to a bogey on the par-4 18th.

With temperatures reaching into the low 90s, Pettersson shot a 6-under 64 yesterday, tied for the best round of the day, and was at 13-under 197 in the Fall Series event on the 7,125-yard Raptor course at Grayhawk Golf Club.

"I played nice," Pettersson said. "I only missed two greens and didn't give myself any real opportunities to make bogeys. I played steady, and I putted pretty good, too."

Hensby, with a 68, fell into a tie with Canadian Mike Weir at 12-under 198. Weir, the 2003 Masters champion who beat Tiger Woods in the Presidents Cup three weeks ago, followed Friday's 64 with a 65.

"For the most part, I've put it on the smart side of the hole this week," Weir said. "That's what you have to do around here. The greens are very difficult, so you have to put it on the right spots."

Jarrod Lyle also shot a 64 and was tied with second-round leader Ryan Moore (71), two back at 10-under 200. Moore, who began the day with a three-stroke lead, struggled with his putting and had bogeys on two of the final three holes.

Justin Leonard (65), Ben Crane (69) and Daisuke Maruyama (69) were three back at 9-under 201.

Hawai'i's Dean Wilson, a Castle High and BYU alum, shot a 70 for a 208 total heading into today's final round.

LPGA

GYEONGJU, South Korea — Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen shot an even-par 72 in cold and windy conditions to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Hana Bank KOLON Championship.

Seeking her fourth LPGA Tour victory and fifth overall title of the year, Pettersen bogeyed two of the final three holes in the difficult conditions to finish at 3-under 143 after another trying day on the Mauna Ocean course.

South Korean players held the next four spots on the leaderboard, with Eun-Hee Ji second at 142 after a 68 — the lone sub-70 round of the day. Seon Hwa Lee (71) and Jeong Jang (72) followed at 143 with Hyun-Hee Moon (73) at 144.

Meena Lee, tied for the first-round lead with Pettersen, shot a 77 to drop into a tie for eighth at 146. Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, coming off her seventh victory of the season last week in California, was at 147 after a 75.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

SAN ANTONIO — Tom Kite moved into position for his first Champions Tour victory in his native Texas, shooting a 6-under 65 for a share of the second-round lead with Mark O'Meara in the AT&T Championship.

Born in McKinney and a longtime Austin resident, Kite is 0-for-119 in Texas on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. O'Meara, the first-round leader after a 63, shot a 68 to match Kite at 11-under 131 on the Oak Hills Country Club course.

Englishman Mark James bogeyed the final hole for a 66, leaving him two strokes back at 9 under 133 with tour rookie John Cook (68).

PORTUGAL MASTERS

VILAMOURA, Portugal — Argentina's Daniel Vancsik shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Portugal Masters.

Vancsik had an 18-under 198 total on the Oceanico Victoria course. South Africa's Charl Schwartzel (66) and England's Steve Webster (67) were tied for second.