Nelly Korda leads LPGA as Sorenstam falls; Weird leads by 2 shots

ORLANDO, FLA. » Nelly Korda surged into the lead Saturday 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.

The 50-year-old Swede was making a onetime appearance because the tournament was brought to her home course, and she was happy enough to make the cut on the number.

Snider wins after Gragson slams into lapped car

HOMESTEAD, FLA. » Noah Gragson had close to a 9-second lead, the outside lane wide open and the white flag waiting for him ahead.

The JR Motorsports driver was on the verge of an elusive victory at HomesteadMiami Speedway. And then the unthinkable happened. A lapped car blew a tire and turned right in front of him. A fraction of a second earlier or later and Gragson would have cruised by and ended up in victory lane.

Instead, Gragson had nowhere to go and no time to stop. He slammed into David Starr and ended his day in disappointing fashion.

Myatt Snider was the beneficiary. Snider won the Xfinity Series race, taking the checkered flag in overtime after Gragson’s untimely wreck with two laps to go in regulation.

Weir leads by 2, Phil 9 back

TUCSON, ARIZ. » Mike Weir went on a backnine birdie binge to take control of the Cologuard Classic.

Phil Mickelson waded into the mud for the second straight day and will have to dig out of a deep hole if he’s going to make history.

Weir shot a 5-under 67 to build a twoshot lead in the Cologuard Classic, leaving Mickelson with a lot of ground to make up to win his third straight PGA Tour Champions start.