Stricker leads Tiger Woods by one at BMW Championship; U.S. takes control of Walker Cup

Steve Stricker (64) and Aaron Baddeley (65) share the lead at the BMW Championship with Tiger Woods (65) one behind as the top three pulled away from the field at Cog Hill. Striker is looking for his second victory in the four-tournament FedEx Cup playoffs, after winning The Barclays. …

The U.S. team took commanding lead at the Walker Cup by winning all four of the foursomes matches over Great Britain and Ireland on Sunday morning to lead 10-6 with eight singles matches left to play. …

Heavy rain could give amateur Stacy Lewis an unlikely LPGA Tour victory as the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship was shortened to 18 holes on Saturday after rain again prevented completion of the first round, and created a scenario where even having players complete 36 holes appears out of the question. Kristy McPherson, Teresa Lu of Taiwan and Katherine Hull are a shot behind Lewis after also finishing their first round. …

Halfway through the final round of the European Masters, England’s Phillip Archer held a one-shot lead after going through the front-nine at 5-under. Archer leads defending champion Bradley Dredge and Australian Brett Rumford by one shot as the tourney heads to its completion.

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