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Sorenstam started well on Friday with a pair of birdies at one and four. She parred her next eight holes around the turn, but birdied the par-five 13th to move to minus-three.

 

This event features an elite field of 78 players, 43 from the LPGA Tour and 35 from the Japan LPGA. There is no cut, so golfers will be going for broke and Hetherington flew out of the gate on Friday.

 

The Australian birdied the par-three 11th, then eagled the par-five 13th to move to six-under par. Hetherington dropped a shot with a bogey at the par- four 14th, but would atone for the mistake quickly.

 

She collected back-to-back birdies from the 15th to move to seven-under par. Hetherington parred her final two holes to secure her three-stroke cushion.

 

Nabisco Champion Karrie Webb, Akiko Fukushima, Akane Iijima, Aree Song, Sun Young Yoo, Sakura Yokomine, Suzann Pettersen, Young Kim, Candie Kung, Nancy Scranton, Gloria Park, Karine Icher, Meena Lee and local favorite Ai Miyazato are tied for sixth place at three-under-par 69.

 

Sorenstam trails Japan LPGA member Momoko Ueda by two at Kashikojima Country Club in Shima. Ueda fired an eight-under-par 64 and is through two rounds at nine-under-par 135.

 

On the second nine, the Swede birdied the par-four 12th hole to reach six- under par. Sorenstam birdied the par-three 17th to get within two shots of more LPGA Tour history.

 

As Sorenstam got off to a great start in Saturday's second, Ueda in the group behind got off to an even better start.

 

Ueda birdied the par-five 13th to get into a share of the lead at minus-seven. She birdied the 15th, a hole she bogeyed on Friday, then birdied the closing hole to take the 36-hole lead.

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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .

''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

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