Golf Capsules

Monday, June 2, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

PGA TOUR

Memorial Tournament

At Dublin, Ohio

Muirfield Village Golf Club

Leaders: Scott Hoch (67-65, -12 through 10 holes of third round) and Vijay Singh (70-65, -12 through 10 holes of third round).

Third: Greg Norman (71-69, -11 through 14 holes of third round). Fourth: Lee Janzen (70-67, -7 through 10 holes of third round).

Notes: The rain-shortened tournament was scheduled to resume today at 9 a.m. EDT. ... If rain forces the cancellation of the third round, the tournament will revert to the 36-hole totals with Hoch the winner by two strokes over Tommy Tolles. ... Norman, winless on the PGA Tour since the 1996 Doral-Ryder Open, birdied the last four holes he played Sunday. ... Tiger Woods was 7-over through 12 holes of the third round. Playing partner John Daly, returning to the tour after a two-month layoff for alcohol rehabilitation, also was 7-over. ... Jack Nicklaus, 57, the course designer and tournament winner in 1977 and 1984, was 7-under through 12 holes of the third round. ... The winner will receive $342,000. ... The USGA pushed the U.S. Open sectional qualifier at nearby Columbus back to Tuesday.

Next: Kemper Open, Thursday-Sunday, Potomac, Md.

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LPGA TOUR

Michelob Light Classic

At St. Louis

Forest Hills Country Club

Winner: Annika Sorenstam ($90,000).

Scores: 70-69-66-72-277 (-11).

Second (280): Hiromi Kobayashi (69-68-69-74). Third (284): Karrie Webb (70-71-71-72). Fourth (285): Lisa Hackney (74-71-69-71).

Notes: Sorenstam has an LPGA-high four victories this year, and 10 tour titles in 23 months. The 26-year-old Swedish star, also the 1995 winner in St. Louis, leads the money list with $696,079. She also won the Tournament of Champions, Hawaiian Open and Longs Drug Challenge, and took the unofficial LPGA Skins Game last week with $220,000.

Next: Oldsmobile Classic, Thursday-Sunday, East Lansing, Mich.

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SENIOR PGA TOUR

Ameritech Senior Open

At Long Grove, Ill.

Kemper Lakes Country Club

Winner: Gil Morgan ($180,000).

Scores: 67-69-74-210 (-6).

Second (211): Hale Irwin (71-66-74). Third (212): Bob Eastwood (70-71-71). Fourth (214): Mike Hill (72-71-71).

Notes: Morgan survived a bogey-bogey-double bogey finish for his third senior title in eight months. The seven-time PGA Tour winner won the Ralphs Senior Classic in September in his second senior start, and also took The Tradition in April. He's second on the money list with $754,342. ... Irwin, who won the 1995 tournament for the first of his eight senior titles, has a tour-high four victories this year and tops the money list with $891,231.

Next: BellSouth Senior Classic, Friday-Sunday, Nashville, Tenn.

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PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

Deutsche Bank Open

At Hamburg, Germany

Gut Kaden Country Club

Winner: Ross McFarlane ($220,000).

Scores: 70-73-68-71-282 (-6).

Second (283): Anders Forsbrand (73-68-69-73) and Gordon Brand Jr. (72-72-67-72). Fourth (284): Darren Clarke (74-72-68-70).

Notes: McFarlane, 36, of England, won his first European tour title, securing playing privileges on the circuit through 2002. He birdied Nos. 11-13 to take the lead and closed with five straight pars in windy conditions. ... Forsbrand, of Sweden, missed a chance to force a playoff when his 15-foot birdie putt slid by the edge of the cup on No. 18.

Next: European Grand Prix, Thursday-Sunday, Hexham, England.

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OTHER TOURNAMENTS

College Men: NCAA Championship, Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill. (Charles Warren, Clemson, 71-68-73-67-279, -5, won on the first hole of a playoff with Brad Elder, Texas; Team: Pepperdine, 287-288-286-287-1,148, +12).

Nike Tour: Upstate Classic, Verdae Greens Golf Club, Greenville, N.C. (Chris Smith, Peru, Ind., $36,000, 66-64-67-70-267, -21).

Canadian Tour: Payless Open, Gorge Vale Golf Club, Victoria, British Columbia (Rick Todd, Toronto, $16,875, 69-66-71-67-273, -11).

Japan PGA: Mitsubishi Galant, Taiheiyo Club, Rokko Course, Mino, Japan (Jumbo Ozaki, Japan, $186,000, 70-70-70-68-278, -10).

PGA European Seniors Tour: PFA Golf Classic, Marriott St. Pierre Hotel, Chepstow, Wales (DeRay Simon, Las Vegas, $20,000, 69-69-74-212, -1).

Japan LPGA: Toto Motors Ladies, Toto Hanno Country Club, Hanno, Japan (Yoko Inoue, Japan, $77,500, 66-70-72-208, -8).

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