GOLF : Pak looking for career Grand Slam

Se Ri Pak kept her mistakes to a minimum, finished with a 35-foot birdie putt and now stands one round away from becoming the seventh woman to complete the career Grand Slam.

Lorena Ochoa made a whopper of a mistake that might cost her a chance to win her first major and move to No. 1 in the world.

The 25-year-old Mexican star whiffed a flop shot on her way to a quadruple bogey on the par-3 17th hole Saturday, leaving Pak and Suzann Pettersen atop the leaderboard at the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Rancho Mirage, Calif., in a major no one seems to want to win.

If Saturday was any indication, the tournament could come down to who doesn’t lose it.

Pak overcame some gaffes over the closing holes with a birdie putt from the back of the green that dropped on its final turn, leaving her with a 2-under 70 and a chance to capture the last leg of the Grand Slam.

Former Rathdrum resident Tracy Hanson shot a 76 and sits tied in 63rd place at 228. Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., withdrew because of illness.

PGA Tour

Johnson Wagner took advantage of a rain-softened course and calm conditions to shoot a course-record 8-under 64 in the rain-delayed Houston Open at Humble, Texas.

Wagner was 11 under, four strokes behind Bubba Watson. The big-hitting Watson was 9 under through 15 holes and 15 under overall when play was suspended because of darkness.

Thunderstorms dumped 1 1/2 inches of rain on the course, postponing the start of the third round.

Champions Tour

Keith Fergus moved into position for his first Champions Tour victory, shooting a bogey-free 5-under 67, to take a one-stroke lead in the Ginn Championship at Palm Coast, Fla.

Fergus birdied all four par-5 holes on the Hammock Beach at the Ocean club course to finish at 10-under 134.