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Show Wiiflir ".ITS ,m Bawball Scoreboard W'fuiher . . B2 B4-B- 5 ...B8 EDITOR: STEVE CAMUKON rtOif I i THE DAILY HliRAU) J44-2V- SUNDAY, Jt V 30. IW BRITISH OPEN: MOVING DAY it'wi ,5 i ' Jr Li Steve Cameron j j ! f . Solid Swede leads Clarke by two strokes For everybody left behind, here's your Utah primer TROON, Scotland Sometimes it feels like I've moved to Finland. Or Fiji. Friends, relutives nnd business puis from around the country seem utterly bewildered at the notion of knowing someone who actually lives in Utah. They call, they write. They're fascinated. And they just have to ask all sorts of goofy things. Fine, I'll answer a whole lot of your questions about our Beehive world and be done with it. i. i ' 'A ' ' But most do keep an unnaturally large flock of seagulls. try to recruit black Sure. But a lot of them are turned off by the 9 p.m. curfew. Of course, everyone else has a 9 p.m. curfew, too. on "r: T J- TT;TV7 what will Olympic visitors do if they want a drink? - Guzzle away. can get an incredible buzz off Sprite at this altitude. You in the world did BYU Parnevik, who kicked awajj the 1994 British Open when he faifc d to look at the scoreboard, watched this time as his name crept to the top. He Saturday the leaderboard as it did with the Swede's solid round. Of the 12 players within eight strokes going into the third round at Troon, only Parnevik was able to shoot in the 60s. Greg Norman, David Duval, Davis Ivove III, Tom Watson and Tom Kite were all positioned to make a run at midway leader Clarke. "V' "if"',.-"- "' . Come, 2002 1-- history. None could. Only those farthest back Tiger Woods among them were able to shoot low numbers. For most of them, it was likely too little, too late. Only Clarke, Couples and Leonard were fewer than seven strokes from started V IT No. How with Parnevik. had as much to do with the shaky play of all those who Do Mormons really all have five go None could. Clarke, Couples, Leonard and Jim Furyk were all in a position to go that hit Saturday's round, "it doesn't look like the leaders will drop any shots. We will have to play very, very well to catch tht in." The round of the day was by Woods 64 a course record-tyinbut it still left him eight strokes behind at 2 0. "Tiger has to shoot 60 tomorrow to have a chance," Parnevik said. "If he gets off to a really great start and then the wind blows 80 mph Parnevik said, stopping his thought. Only Jack Burke Jr. in the .1956 Masters started the final round eight strokes behind and won, the greatest comeback in major championship going advantage into the final round or six wives? Does BYU While Parnevik was putting up a K, Clarke, the midway leader by two strokes over Leonard, was lucky to 7 1 to be at 204. escape with an even-pa- r who made Leonard, only one birdie, shot a 72 and was ut 207, along with Couples, who shot a 70. "The way the weather is light now," Couples said of the lack of wind Parncvik'i I i athletes? When (AP) Jesper Parnevik made his move at the British Open, no one went with him. On another windless day at Royal Troon, Parnevik shot a 66 to be at 202 after three rounds, two strokes better than Darren Clarke and five better than Fred Couples and Justin Ieonard. Parnevik going into the final round. "I expected low scores in the afternoon," Parnevik said. "I'm just surprised others didn't go low." IAN STEWARTfllie Associalcd Press The new leader: Jesper Parnevlk of Sweden smiles after sinking a birdie on the e 17th hole Saturday. Parnevik shot a lead. 66 to take a ever third-roun- in basketball? two-strok- d g 1 started Saturday three strokes behind Clarke. Playing in the group in front of Parnevik immediately Clarke, applied pressure by making birdies on Nos. 1 and 2. ! 133 SeeOPtjN. Simple. Lance Archibald scored 24 points to upset Utah State, that's how. Is it true that all those Mormon athletes go on missions to Gold's Tiger s out of the woods Gym? By JIM LITKE Yes. AP Sports Writer Most spend two years buffing up at the Gold's in Borneo or Bangladesh. Are there missionaries coming to your door all the time? No. thought that's what was happenbut found out later I'd bought four ing, sets of encyclopedias. I Does half the population really hate the other half whenever BYU plays Utah? No. There is a small group of Hare Krishnas in Spanish Fork who claim they're neutral. Is there a single decent restau- rant in the whole state? Hah. Take another look at Rick Majerus. Who's the most famous person in Utah, Donnie or Marie? - The TROON, Scotland scary thing is that he could have been better. Tiger Woods knew it. His gallery knew it. His opponents knew it. Even the bookies make that, especially the bookies knew it, too. When Woods strolled onto the first tee alongside Royal Troon's ancient clubhouse on a warm, shimmering Saturday he looked, if not completely out of the championship picture, at least somewhere along the edge. He was 13 shots out of the lead, but far from forgotten. He was still a 25-- choice to win the British Open. And no one had to wait long to be reminded why: He is still 1 Tiger Woods. The kid cracked the driver down the left side, gouged a sand wedge from the hay to 18 inches for birdie, and he was an even dozen shots out of the lead. At the second, sand wedge to it was one asked him if he could go lower still. He answered from behind a mischievous grin. , "I think so." Can Tiger go lower? "I can go lower if you take out my two bogeys," Woods 11 shots 25 feet, one putt out. At the 557-yar- d fourth, it from the left was driver, rough to 30 feet, two putts 10 shots and counting. Woods' blistering pace, over one of the most fearsome layouts on the British Isles, was not without one stumble on each side. But when he ous. "Today was one of those days where I got a lot of good breaks and I made a lot of putts. You can't make all the putts, but I definitely made 391-yar- d was through shedding strokes like a chef working over an onion, what remained 64. was a course record-tyinUnfortunately, he had precious little time to savor it. Woods had just finished signing his scorecard when some g said, beginning with the 1 1 T ii 1: obvi- my share within 15 feet. Those are the things you have to do to go lower," he added. Of course, there was a little more to it than that. Woods' round of 64 included the standard number of 300-plu- s yard tee shots. But the best ball he hit all day with the driver was the one he See WOODS, B3 f . ,, 1 PETER KEMIVThe I'ivss Roaring again: Tiger Woods fires out of a bunker on the 18fh hole Saturday during his record-tyin- g round of 64. Uh... Don't you mean Karl or John? Miller makes debut this week Is it tougher covering sports in Utah? No. With all those clean-cu- t f. folks around, how do you get by wearing that beard? 24-ti- record-breakin- g a lot of time standing by a statue of Brigham Young. : it-- . ! 1 Sure. Of course, I always mention that I'm a Heisman Trophy voter. Should we bring anything we want to come and visit you? two-tea- Yes. A return ticket. No use spoiling paradise with any more people. Steve Cameron is sports editor of The Daily Herald and a contented resident of Pleasant Grove. COPY MATTHEW R. SMITRThc Daily Hcrild Home premiere: Johnny Miller's first PGA Senior Tour event be this week at the Franklin Quest Championships. n six-hol- r - V fmM Mid-Ocea- The Daily Herald Easy. I spend And people even tolerate your big ol' cigar? on October 7 at Bermuda's: his days at BYU." : Golf Club. Joining Miller Tuesday at e 2:30 p.m. for the who Miller, designed tho Gillette Tour Challenge will Thanksgiving Point course PARK CITY Johnny be defending Franklin Quest which opened in late June, is Miller, who made history Graham Marsh winner on the PGA a champion U.S. with his the U.S. Senior Open champ Tour. He turned 50 in May, Open victory at Oakmont in plus Dave Stockton, Tony making him eligible for the 1973, makes his PGA Senior Jacklin, Bob Eastwood, Jack Senior PGA Tour. : Tour debut this week at Park Kiefer, Walter Morgan, Bruce The $1 million Franklin Meadows. Summerhays, Buddy Allin Quest Championship is 54. Miller, an NBC golf analyst, and Bob Betley. holes and will be contested; at has entered the Franklin Quest Allin and Miller were forPark Meadows Golf Club Championship and will join mer teammates at BYU and Friday through Sunday. other Tour players Tuesday in Midway's Summerhays is the The winner's purse is the Gillette Tour Challenge. father of Cougar golfer $150,000, up $30,000 from a "When Johnny called us Joseph Summerhays. year ago. and told us our tournament Tuesday's challenge feaESPN will provide live covwould be his debut on the tures a alternating erage during all three rounds. tour, we were delighted," shot format. Marsh won the champitournament director Gary The twosome which wins onship a year ago, shooting Leavitt said. "We couldn't be the six hole event earns $8,000 67 in the final happier, since Johnny is a plus points towards advancing round to overtake John legend and he has such a to the $1.8 million Gillette Jacobs and win by two strokes. huge following in Utah since Tour Challenge Championship By DICK HARMON Except for learning how to spell Kaufusi and pronounce Kealaluhi. will m |