Collin Morikawa’s late stumble gives Workday Open contenders a chance
PGA champion Collin Morikawa made seven birdies in an eight-hole stretch Saturday and made it look as though no one could catch him. All it took was two bad holes to turn the World Golf Championships’ Workday Open in Bradenton, Fla., into a chase.
The PGA champion and Cal alum shot 5-under-par 67 at the Concession Golf Club, a reasonable score except for what it could have been. When he drove to the front of the green on the 316-yard 12th hole and made an 8-foot birdie, he was at 17-under par and no one else was closer than five shots.
Six holes and two bogeys later, Morikawa was at 15-under 201. He leads by two over Brooks Koepka (70) and Billy Horschel (69).
Rory McIlroy, who made a double bogey for the second straight day, shot a 66 that included an eagle on the par-5 13th, and was four behind.
• San Juan native Rafael Campos took a share of the lead in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open, waiting out a series of rain delays to shoot 5-under 67 at Grand Reserve in Rio Grande. Grayson Murray (65) joined him at 14-under 202.
Stanford alum Brandon Wu, the second-round leader, shot 71 and was at 12-under.
• Nelly Korda surged into the lead in the Gainbridge LPGA with a 4-under 68 to take a one-shot lead at 13-under 203 over Patty Tavatanakit (66). Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam, playing for the first time in more than 12 years after retiring, was in last place after a 79 that dropped her 22 shots behind Korda.
• Mike Weir shot a 5-under 67 to build a two-shot lead at 13-under after the second round of Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Ariz., putting Phil Mickelson — nine shots back after a 72 — in a deep hole in his bid to win his third straight PGA Tour Champions events.
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