Pavin seeks first win in decade
MILWAUKEE, July 29 (UPI) -- Corey Pavin posted a 2-under 68 Saturday to hold a two-stroke lead at 17-under 193 after three rounds of the U.S. Bank Championship at Milwaukee.
Pavin is in search of his 15th win on the PGA Tour, but his first since the 1996 Colonial. The 1995 U.S. Open winner has not even shared a 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour since the Players Championship the same year he won his only major at Shinnecock Hills.
The 46-year-old Pavin will assist U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman in September.
Saturday, after he completed his second round, Pavin matched the tour record for lowest opening 36-hole score with a 125.
Jerry Kelly, who refers to this tournament as his fifth major, turned in a 6-under 64 on Saturday and is in second place at 15-under 195.
Frank Lickliter had a 6-under 64 and is tied for third at 196 with D.J. Trahan (65).
Loren Roberts leads at Turnberry
TURNBERRY, Scotland, July 29 (UPI) -- Loren Roberts has a four-shot advantage after three rounds of the Senior British Open Golf Tournament in Turnberry, Scotland.
In bad weather Saturday, Roberts shot 1-under 69 to move to 11-under 199.
"We've got 18 holes to go, so I don't really want to think about it really," Roberts said. "I've had a nice career on the tour, but to win this championship, I just think it would be a feather in my cap. I could feel like I've been fulfilled."
Eduardo Romero (73) is in second place at 7-under 203, Tim Simpson (72) is third at 5-under 205, and four players are tied for fourth at 2-under 208.
"I am second, four behind, but if the weather continues like this (Sunday), then four shots is nothing," said Romero. "A 73 is a good score today. Loren played really good and he is one of the best putters in the world."
Webb wins the Evian Masters in France
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, July 29 (UPI) -- Karrie Webb won the LPGA's Evian Masters Golf Tournament Saturday in Evian-les-Bains, France, by one-shot.
The native of Australia shot 4-under-par 68 in Saturday's final round to finish 16-under 272.
Michelle Wie and Laura Davies tied for second place at 15-under 273.
It was Webb's third win of the season and 33rd of her career. She claimed the Kraft Nabisco Championship and Michelob Ultra Open earlier this season.
"I am really thrilled," said Webb, who last won three LPGA events in a single season in 2001. "I played very solidly."
"When I look back at it, I could not have played harder today," said Wie, who fell short in the quest for her first tournament victory. "I am getting very close."
Mi Hyun Kim was fourth at 14-under 274; Lorena Ochoa (275) fifth; Se Ri Pak (276), and 2005 champion Paula Creamer was seventh at 277.
Calleri, Chela win Generali Open semifinal
KITZBUHEL, Austria, July 29 (UPI) -- Argentines Agustin Calleri and Juan Ignacio Chela battled through rain and three-set matches Saturday to reach the finals of the Generali Open in Austria.
The beginning of the semifinals was delayed for several hours because of a persistent rain.
Calleri goes after his second career ATP Tour title Sunday after rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, victory over fifth-seeded Fernando Verdasco, who lost in last year's tournament final to Gaston Gaudio.
The seventh-seeded Chela also went the distance against eighth-seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny before winning, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Calleri has won the last three meetings with Chela, but the two have not met this year.
Smashnova, Dominguez Lino reach finals
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 29 (UPI) -- Israeli Anna Smashnova and Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino advanced Saturday to the final at the Budapest Grand Prix with straight set semifinal wins.
Smashnova, seeded eighth, defeated German Martina Muller, 6-4, 6-3. Dominguez Lino beat second-seeded Michaella Krajicek, 6-3, 6-4.
Smashnova is the defending champion. She beat Catalina Castano in last year's final.
