Webb Leads Way in Season’s Final LPGA Major

Karrie Webb of Australia shook off two early bogeys to shoot a 68 on Friday and expand her lead to four shots in the $1 million du Maurier Classic at Edmonton, the last of the season’s major championships for women.

Webb, 21, completed two rounds at 133, 11 under par for the 6,324-yard Edmonton Country Club course.

Meg Mallon shot a 65, matching Webb’s opening-round score, and was at 137 after 36 holes. Dana Dormann, who is married to Mallon’s caddy, John Dormann, was at five-under-par 139 after a round of 70. Nancy Lopez rallied after an early struggle to shoot 71.

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Justin Leonard, seeking his first pro victory, shot an eight-under-par 64 to take a two-stroke lead over Rick Fehr after the second round of the Buick Open at Grand Blanc, Mich.

Leonard, who began the round a stroke behind Fehr, had a 15-under 129 total on the Warwick Hills course. Fehr followed his opening 64 with a 67.

Leonard, who lost in a playoff to Phil Mickelson in the Phoenix Open in January, started on the back nine and birdied three of the first five holes.

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Dave Eichelberger saved par with a 20-foot chip on the final hole for a six-under-par 64 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the VFW Seniors Championship at Belton, Mo.

Jim Colbert, the winner in 1991 and 1994 and runner-up in 1992 and 1995, was a stroke back along with Frank Conner. Dave Stockton and Jerry McGee were at 66.