PHOENIX (AP) — Angela Stanford opened a three-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome on Saturday in the LPGA Founders Cup, shooting her second straight 6-under 66.
Stanford, the 33-year-old Texan who has four victories in 10 full seasons on the tour, is playing for her own foundation in the charity event at Wildfire Golf Club.
Instead of paying the players, the tournament honoring the 13 tour founders is donating $1 million to charity — half to The LPGA Foundation and its LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program and half to the top-10 finishers’ designated charities.
Lincicome followed her opening 67 with a 68, finishing just before dark.
Mindy Kim birdied the first five holes and finished with a 67 to reach 8 under, and fifth-ranked Cristie Kerr was another stroke back after a 68.
