Tonkov holds advantage

Golf

Golf

Tonkov holds advantage

In golfing terms, it's not how you drive but how you arrive, as Laura Davies discovered when she attempted to add a fourth major title to an already impressive resume in the US Women's Open Chamionship at Pine Needles, writes Bill Blighton from North Carolina. A remarkable opening birdie four steeled her for a charge at Annika Sorenstam's five-stroke overnight advantage but the relentlessly accurate Swede had stretched that lead to six at the halfway stage of the third round.