Paul Azinger and
South Korea's Pak Se-ri combined for a nine-under-par 62 in
Saturday's best-ball format to seize a four-stroke lead after
three rounds of the $2 million JCPenney Classic.
Entering the day tied for the lead with first-round
co-leaders John Daly and Laura Davies, Azinger and Pak combined
for an eagle on the 572-yard 14th and seven birdies on the day
for a 22-under-par 191 total.
Scott Gump and Sweden's Maria Hjorth were four shots back
at 18-under 195 after carding a bogey-free 65. The long-hitting
duo of Daly and Davies shot 67 and stood five strokes off the
pace.
Five teams, including defending champions Steve Pate and
Meg Mallon, and Justin Leonard and LPGA Hall of Famer Juli
Inkster, were six back at 16-under 197.
The tournament reverts back to an alternate-shot format for
Sunday's final round.
The 72-hole event, which may not be in next year's
calendar, features 52 tandems comprised of an LPGA and PGA
member. PGA players invited their playing partners this year,
an honor that alternates each year between the tours.
The Westin Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course is a
par-71 layout measuring 7,230 yards for the men and 6,705 yards
for the women.
The winning team receives $440,000 and the runners-up
$230,000.
Se Ri Pak/Paul Azinger65-64-62--19122-under
Maria Hjorth/Scott Gump 65-65-65--19518-under
Laura Davies/John Daly63-66-67--19617-under
Joan Pitcock/Bill Glasson 68-67-62--19716-under
Wendy Doolan/Esteban Toledo 66-68-63--197
Kristi Albers/J.P. Hayes67-67-63--197
Meg Mallon/Steve Pate 63-70-64--197
Juli Inkster/Justin Leonard 65-66-66--197
Catrin Nilsmark/Chris Perry 68-67-63--19815-under
Melissa McNamara/Mike Springer67-66-65--198
Jill McGill/J.L. Lewis65-70-64--19914-under
Dina Ammaccapane/Omar Uresti67-67-65--199
Dottie Pepper/Jeff Sluman 69-65-65--199
Tina Barrett/Fred Funk68-66-65--199
Marta Figueras-Dotti/Brad Bryant66-68-65--199
Charlotta Sorenstam/Robert Damron 66-66-67--199
Cindy Figg-Currier/Tommy Armour III 67-68-65--20013-under
Lorie Kane/Mike Weir67-67-66--200
Chris Johnson/Steve Lowery68-69-63--200
Donna Andrews/Mike Hulbert65-68-67--200
Janice Moodie/Steve Flesch68-65-67--200
Dawn Coe-Jones/Dudley Hart67-66-67--200
Kim Saiki/Dennis Paulson66-69-66--20112-under
Jan Stephenson/Frank Lickliter64-72-65--201
Catriona Matthew/Dan Forsman68-68-65--201
Wendy Ward/Mark Brooks68-70-63--201
Rachel Hetherington/Rocco Mediate 67-71-63--201
Michelle Estill/Tom Pernice, Jr.64-69-68--201
Lisa Hackney/Chris DiMarco66-69-67--20211-under
Kris Tschetter/John Cook66-69-67--202
Pat Hurst/Rory Sabbatini63-72-67--202
Leslie Spalding/Dicky Pride 67-69-66--202
A.J. Eathorne/Rich Beem 68-67-67--202
Michele Redman/Skip Kendall 67-70-65--202
Michelle McGann/Greg Kraft64-69-69--202
Barb Mucha/Tom Scherrer 64-69-69--202
Emilee Klein/Stewart Cink 69-68-66--20310-under
Carin Koch/Jay Don Blake71-67-65--203
Jane Crafter/Kenny Perry72-68-64--204 9-under
Nancy Scranton/Jonathan Kaye69-69-67--205 8-under
Maggie Will/Barry Cheesman70-69-66--205
Laura Philo/Gabriel Hjertstedt72-68-65--205
Annika Sorenstam/Scott Hoch 68-72-65--205
Leta Lindley/Tommy Tolles 67-72-67--206 7-under
Cindy Flom/Ted Tryba67-73-66--206
Gloria Park/Jim Carter67-70-70--207 6-under
Jackie Gallagher-Smith/David Toms 69-69-69--207
Dale Eggeling/Carl Paulson68-71-68--207
Annette DeLuca/Jerry Kelly68-70-70--208 5-under
Marisa Baena/Mark Calcavecchia66-74-68--208
Cindy McCurdy/Franklin Langham70-69-70--209 4-under
Amy Fruhwirth/Clarence Rose 72-67-71--210 3-under
