Morikawa’s last stumble give contenders a chance

BRADENTON, Fla. — 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 Workday Open into a chase.

Morikawa shot a 5- under 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.

He wound up leading by two shots over Brooks Koepka, who got his mistakes out the way early and shot 70, and Billy Horschel. who had a 69.

Rory McIlroy, who made a double bogey for the second straight day, was hopeful of getting to 10 under to at least give himself a chance. He did one better with a 66, including an eagle on the par- 5 13th that gave so many players fits, and wound up just four shots behind.

Morikawa was at 15- under 201.

KORDA LEADS LPGA AS SORENSTAM FALTERS

ORLANDO, Fla.— Nelly Korda surged into the lead in the Gainbridge LPGA with a 4- under 68 that left her in position to make it consecutive wins for the Korda family to start the season.

Annika Sorenstam sank to the bottom.

Korda, whose older sister Jessica won the Diamond Resorts Tournament of

Champions last month to start the new LPGA Tour season, dropped only one shot on a breezy day at Lake Nona to lead by one over Patty Tavatanakit.

Sorenstam, playing for the first time in more than 12 years after retiring, had no expectations and no excuses. She kept leaving herself in bad spots around the green and finished with a 79. That put her in last place by four shots, 22 shots behind Korda.

CAMPOS TIED FOR LEAD AT HOME IN PUERTO RICO OPEN

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Local favorite 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 a 5- under 67 at windy Grand Reserve.