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Riegger leads after second round of Boeing Classic

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Aug. 24, 2013 8:51 PM ET

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SNOQUALMIE, Wash. -- John Riegger shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to open a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Champions Tour's Boeing Classic.

The 50-year-old Riegger, making his fifth career start on the 50-and-over tour, had an eagle for the second straight day and added seven birdies and a bogey to finish at 11 under at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.

Tom Lehman, Bernhard Langer, Kirk Triplett and Bobby Clampett were tied for second. Lehman had a 67, Langer and Triplett shot 68, and Clampett had a 69.

Riegger pitched in for the eagle on the 590-yard, par-5 15th hole.

"It wasn't anything fancy" Riegger said. "It was just a straight-forward pitch. It landed just on the green and rolled in just like putt."

He said he no idea at the time that shot pushed him into the lead

"I don't look at it [scoreboard]," Riegger said. "If I just go out there and play the way I'm capable of playing, things will take care of themselves. It's not going to do any good to worry about what someone else is doing."

Riegger won twice on the Web.com Tour, the last in 2010.

"That tour helped me prepare for out here than the regular tour just because you have to go low and keeping going low because there's so many good players," Riegger said. "As for my fifth event, these guys have been beating up on me for 30 years. We still have one more day to go and there's a lot of great players out here. There's some guys out here capable of shooting 63 or 64 on this golf course."

Langer, the 2010 winner, chipped in for eagle in the 529-yard, par-5 eighth.

"Those were three beautiful shots for the eagle," Langer said. "Then I hit it into the water next hole [for bogey]. ... It's not over. Three shots sounds like a great deal. On this golf course, it can be gone in a hole or two. There is a lot of golf to be played yet. I think whoever is within five shots has a chance. I've won tournaments when I was seven shots back."

Lehman birdied his final three holes.

Hometown favorite Fred Couples was 5 under after a 70.

First-round leader Bart Bryant, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open winner last week in Endicott, N.Y., followed his opening 66 with a 75 to drop into a tie for 20th at 3 under.

Scott Hoch withdrew because of an ankle injury.

Tommy Fleetwood wins Johnnie Walker Championship

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Aug. 25, 2013 3:49 PM ET

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GLENEAGLES, Scotland -- Tommy Fleetwood of England birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to earn his first European Tour victory at the Johnnie Walker Championships.

Fleetwood also birdied the 18th to finish his round with a 70 and set up a three-way playoff with Scotland's Stephen Gallacher (67) and Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez (70) after all three finished at 18-under 270 on the PGA Centenary course.

Playing the par-5 18th again, Fleetwood narrowly missed an eagle putt from the fringe and then rolled in a three-footer for the win. Gallacher and Gonzalez both made par.

Gallacher overcame a triple-bogey 7 on the 11th hole with a round that included five birdies and two eagles - including one on the 18th to make the playoff.

Teen star Lydia Ko wins again in Canada, bests field by five strokes

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Aug. 25, 2013 6:11 PM ET

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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Teen star Lydia Ko ran away with the Canadian Women's Open -- again.

The 16-year-old New Zealand amateur successfully defend her title Sunday, closing with a 6-under 64 at Royal Mayfair for a five-stroke victory and her fourth win in professional events.

"I'm pretty surprised, but I played some really good golf out there, so I was really happy about that," Ko said. "My goal today was to shoot 5 under and just play my own game. If somebody else shot better, then I can't do anything about it."

Last year at Vancouver Golf Club in British Columbia, the South Korean-born Ko became the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history at 15 years, 4 months, 2 days. She also was the fifth amateur winner in tour history and the first since JoAnne Carner in the 1969 Burdine's Invitational.

"I never really thought about making history and all that," Ko said.

Ko's other victories in professional events came last year in the Australian tour's New South Wales Open and this year in the Ladies European Tour's New Zealand Women's Open. Projected to jump from 19th to seventh in the world ranking, she has played 14 LPGA Tour events the last two seasons, making the cut in every tournament. She also won the U.S. Women's Amateur last summer.

Ko was again asked about turning professional.

"I've got some people above me like my mom and dad, they're the boss," Ko said. "They're going to help me to make the right decision and to turn pro at what time. I think as I'm only 16 still, it's quite hard to make huge decisions. When I turn pro it's like a job. Money is all about it and everything like that, every shot counts. Yeah, I think my parents and New Zealand golf they're all going to have a say, and hopefully we'll make a really good decision on when I will turn pro."

She bristled when asked about losing out on another $300,000 pay day.

"I don't care! I don't care!" Ko said. "I can say that a couple times more, if you want."

Ko had a 15-under 265 total after opening with rounds of 65, 69 and 67.

A stroke behind Caroline Hedwall entering the final round, Ko birdied five of the first eight holes and reached 15 under with a birdie on the par-4 12th. She dropped a stroke on the par-4 13th, parred the next four and closed with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th.

"I didn't have it coming," Ko said about her final putt. "That's why I was like, `Oh, my God.' I was pretty worried it would just go straight down because I knew it was a slippery putt. No, I just hit a little bit, and it trickled down in the hole."

France's Karine Icher was second after a 67.

"I would like to play tomorrow," said Icher, who ended up with the $300,000 check. "It was a good day today. I'm very happy with my game. More putts got in."

She marveled at Ko's performance.

"She's amazing," Icher said. "Sixteen-years-old and to win twice. She has no fear, I guess. It's incredible. As an amateur and so young, it's great for women's golf, but not so great for us."

Hedwall, the Swede coming off a record 5-0 performance last week in Colorado in the Solheim Cup in Europe's blowout victory over the United States, had a 71 to tie for third at 9 under with Brittany Lincicome (69).

"I was trying to keep up with (Ko), but at the same time I couldn't hit it as close and I couldn't make as many putts," Hedwall said. "She was just really impressive today."