SportsMay 26, 2002

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tiger Woods was nowhere to be found the last time Bob Tway won the Memorial Tournament. That appears to be the case this year, too. On a day that produced low scoring and big mistakes, Tway played bogey-free in a round of 4-under 68 on Saturday and grabbed a one-stroke lead over Stewart Cink (69) going into the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club...

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tiger Woods was nowhere to be found the last time Bob Tway won the Memorial Tournament. That appears to be the case this year, too.

On a day that produced low scoring and big mistakes, Tway played bogey-free in a round of 4-under 68 on Saturday and grabbed a one-stroke lead over Stewart Cink (69) going into the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Tway, at 12-under 204, had the lead to himself when Cink missed a 3-foot putt on the last hole. Justin Leonard was another stroke back at 206 after an even-par 72.

Woods had an even-par 72 to finish at 216, a dozen strokes out of the lead in a tie for 56th with 62-year-old Jack Nicklaus.

CORNING CLASSIC: Laura Diaz shot a 3-under 69 to take the lead in the LPGA event, with Rosie Jones lurking one shot back in quest of her third victory in the tournament at Corning, N.Y.

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Diaz, who has been atop the leaderboard after each round, was at 12-under 204. Her birdie on the par-5 12th was the difference between her and Jones, who had a 67.

FARMERS CHARITY CLASSIC: Dan O'Neill shot a 5-under 67, birdieing five of the final nine holes in rainy conditions, for a share of the second-round lead at Ada, Mich.

Australia's Rodger Davis also shot a 67 and Jay Sigel had a 69 to match O'Neill at 8-under 136 on the Egypt Valley course.

Volvo PGA Championship: Anders Hansen shot a 6-under-66 to take a five-stroke lead in the third round at Virginia Water, England.

Hansen' had a tournament-record 17-under 199 total.

-- From wire reports

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