Salas beats weather, ties course record with 62

Lizette Salas waited 77 minutes to line up her 4-foot putt to take the lead Thursday at the Indy Women in Tech Championship.

She refused to let the weather delay get to her.

When the 29-year-old California player returned to the course in Indianapolis, she quickly rolled in the birdie, finished her round with another birdie at No. 18 and took a two-shot lead over Angel Yin and Nasa Hataoka with a 10-under 62 that equaled the course record.

U.S. Amateur

Texas teen Cole Hammer won two matches Thursday at Pebble Beach, Calif., to advance to the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals.

Hammer, the 18-year-old Houston player headed to the University of Texas this fall, beat Joshua McCarthy of Danville, Calif., 1 up in the morning in the round of 32, and topped Zach Murray of Australia 2 and 1 in the afternoon in the round of 16.

The co-medalist will face England’s Alex Fitzpatrick in the quarterfinals.

European Tour

Clement Sordet opened with four consecutive birdies to shoot an 8-under 62 and take the first-round lead of the Nordea Masters at Gothenburg, Sweden.

Sordet’slowest European Tour round ever earned a two-stroke lead over Scott Jamieson of Scotland and Lee Slattery of England.

Hunter Stewart is the highest-placed American after a 65 left him in a fourway tie for fourth.