ROCHESTER, N.Y. - On a soggy Saturday when subpar rounds were rare, a little extra confidence helped keep Rachel Teske on top at the Rochester LPGA.
The 31-year-old, who beat Annika Sorenstam in a playoff June 15, shot par 72 to move to 7-under 209 and doubled her lead to four strokes.
"I was kind of surprised - I thought somebody would be making a move but the conditions were pretty tough," Teske said. "I guess any time you shoot even-par and are still leading, it's a good day.
"I kind of feel confident and just comfortable out there with the way I'm playing and the way I'm thinking."
Stephanie Louden (70), Brandie Burton (70), Se Ri Pak (72) and Soo-Yun Kang (72) were tied for second at 213.
Meg Mallon, the 2000 champion, was in a four-way tie at 214 after shooting 71.
It drizzled early at the tree-lined Locust Hill course before brightening in the afternoon. Only 16 players beat par, and two shot 69.
Teske won the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic last weekend in a four-way playoff with Lorie Kane, Jennifer Rosales and Sorenstam.
BUICK CLASSIC: Tiger Woods playfully slapped a ball at Shigeki Maruyama's feet and planted himself next to Briny Baird on the driving range at Harrison, N.Y. That was as close as Woods got to Baird, the second-round leader, in the suspended third round of the PGA Tour event.
Woods made bogey and six pars in seven holes before play was stopped because of rain and lightning, leaving him six strokes behind Baird, the overnight leader who was 11 under through six holes at the saturated Westchester Country Club. Play was suspended about 3 p.m. after a two-hour delay, the second of the day.
With more bad weather expected today on a course soaked by 8 inches of rain in the past three weeks, the event could have its second Monday finish in three years.
"It's going to be a long day tomorrow," Woods said.
FARMERS CHARITY CLASSIC: Ed Dougherty sank two birdie putts of more than 40 feet late in the second round of the Champions Tour event in Grand Rapids, Mich., to take the lead and tie the tournament record for low 36-hole score. Dougherty shot a second 6-under 66 at Egypt Valley Country Club and held a one-stroke lead over Hubert Green (67), who was diagnosed with throat cancer less than a month ago and plans to begin treatment at the end of this month. Dougherty's 132 tied the record set by Bruce Crampton in 1992 and matched by Jim Colbert in '93. First-round leader Morris Hatalsky fell off the pace with 71.
WOMEN'S PUBLIC LINKS: Michelle Wie, the 13-year-old prodigy, moved a round closer to becoming the youngest to win the prestigious amateur event. Wie cruised through her quarterfinal and semifinal matches at Palm Coast to earn a spot in today's 36-hole final against Thailand's Virada Nirapathpongporn, who advanced by defeating Beth Allen 5 and 4 in a semifinal. Wie beat U.S. Amateur champion Becky Lucidi 6 and 5 in a quarterfinal and Aimee Cho of Orlando 5 and 4 in a semifinal. Wie can beat Catherine Cartwright's record as the youngest champion; Cartwright was 17 when she won in 2000.
DIAGEO CHAMPIONSHIP: Second-round leader Soren Kjeldsen shot 5-under 67 to extend his lead to five after three rounds of the European PGA Tour event at Gleneagles, Scotland. Kjeldsen was at 9-under 207. Alastair Forsyth shot 69 and Paul Broadhurst 71 to share second place.
FUTURES TOUR: Stacy Prammanasudh shot 67 for 137 and a three-shot lead over Erika Wicoff (70) and Soo Young Moon (70) after two rounds at Ann Arbor, Mich. Kelly Lagedrost of Brooksville shot 71 and was eight back, as was first-round leader Krista Bartlett (76). Shane Smith of St. Petersburg missed the cut after 78.
HY-VEE CLASSIC: Martha Nause shot 4-under 68 for a one-stroke lead over Jan Stephenson after the first round of the Women's Senior Tour event in Johnston, Iowa.
