Chappell leads PGA at Sea Island
Sea Island seems to be a good fit for Fresno native Kevin Chappell. It didn’t work so well for the 21- year- old son of Davis Love III, who grew up in the Golden Isles and missed the cut in his PGA Tour debut.
Chappell had no trouble in a steady wind Friday, holing a 35- foot birdie putt early and holing a 45- yard bunker shot for eagle late in his round of 5- under- par 65 on the Seaside Course that gave him a one- shot lead going into the weekend in the RSM Classic at St. Simons Island, Ga.
Chappell was at 11- under 131, one shot clear of Freddie Jacobson, who had a 5- under 67 on the Plantation Course, and Kevin Kisner, who had a 67 at Seaside. Dru Love looked as if he would make it to the weekend when he was 3- under for the tournament with only seven holes to play. The junior at Alabama played the final seven holes at Plantation in 7- over to miss the cut. Davis Love III, the tournament host, had a 70 at Plantation that allowed him to make the cut on the number at 2- under 140.
Ha Na Jang shot a 7- under 65 to take a two- stroke lead over top- ranked Lydia Ko in the LPGA Tour’s season- ending CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Fla. Jang had a 10- under 134 total. Ko shot a 67 to remain in control of yearend honors, such as Player of the Year, the scoring title and a $ 1 million bonus.
England’s Andy Sullivan took a one- stroke lead in the DP World Tour Championship, and Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy moved two shots ahead of rival Danny Willett. Sullivan shot his second straight 6- under 66 at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo was second after a 64, and Patrick Reed was third at 9 under after a 65.
Adam Scott closed with a bogey for a 1- under 70 and a share of the lead with fellow Australian Peter Wilson after the second round of the Australian Masters in Melbourne. Baseball: New Brewers general manager David Stearns made a trade for the third straight day, dealing infielder Luis Sardinas to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Ramon Flores.
Also, the Chicago Cubs acquired right- handed pitcher Spencer Patton from the Texas Rangers for minor- league infielder Frandy Delarosa, and the Tampa Bay Rays claimed New York Yankees pitcher Chase Whitley off waivers while he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Tennis: Stan Wawrinka grabbed the last semifinal spot at the ATP World Tour finals by beating Andy Murray 7- 6 ( 4), 6- 4 in London to wrap up the group stage at the season- ending tournament.
Murray led 4- 2 in the first- set tiebreaker but then lost the next five points and was broken in the first game of the second to put Wawrinka in control. The French Open champion broke again for a 5- 2 lead but needed two attempts to serve out the match. He saved two break points at 5- 4 before converting his second match point when Murray’s backhand went wide.
Wawrinka will play Swiss compatriot Roger Federer on Saturday, and Rafael Nadal faces Novak Djokovic in the other semifinal. Nadal beat David Ferrer 6- 7 ( 2), 6- 3, 6- 4 earlier to finish the group stage unbeaten.