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Show SumU. JuK 20. Underdog has Guaranty lead; Sorenstam hot in Big Apple MADISON, Miss. (AP) Steve Jurgensen, in the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic on a sponsor's exemption, shot a 69 Saturday to build e lead going into the a final round of the tournament. W IS J A I IW I HI DA II Y HfKM I). Prm.i, ' S lull 1 - I'.,,. M A , two-strok- Jurgensen pushed his three-datotal to 202 by chipping within six feet for a birdie on the 18th hole. That followed a string of eight straight pars after he finished the front nine with a bogey-5- . Tm lucky to be leading. I don't see why people behind me didn't said me," pass Jurgensen, whose only top-1- 0 finish on the PGA Tour was in last year's Deposit Guaranty. Among four players two strokes back was Don Pooley, who shared the lead with Jurgensen after two rounds. Pooley, whose last victory on y er 532-yar- d tour was Vr v4j7y 'tibYitilCr y'j the 1987 Memorial, struggled with the putter Saturday and finished with a 71. Jurgensen, relegated to status on the Nike Tour after failing to maintain his PGA Tour card last year, is intent not only on the $180,000 first prize but the PGA Tour exemption that goes to the winner. "It will probably creep into my mind. But once you get over that first shot, reality hits," Jurgensen said. "It is easy to get into a round, whether it's good or bad. You are then forced to concentrate on one shot at a time non-exem- pt two-ye- Mountain Rambler ar 01 2 Person I ' jr" Tent 'JNC S!!L7& 7"r 2 Burner Stove Dekxyitelegs &&Sirap' Folding Camp Table Seats 4 Persons f Jurgensen said Saturday that he hadn't had the opportunity to personally thank DGGC executive director Robert Morgan for the sponsor's exemption. Jurgensen wrote ' 7 faTFS earlier this year requesting a spot in this year's Morgan j Original Cdifomia tournament. Bobby Clampett is strokes behind Jurgensen. six BIG APPLE CLASSIC NEW ROCHELLE, NY. (AP) A week too late for history, Annika Sorenstam has found her game again. It was on full display Saturday in the JAL Big Apple Classic as Sorenstam shook off her missed chance blues and stormed into contention going into the final round. Sorenstam tied the tournament's nine-hol-e record of 30 with five birdies on the front, using short irons and a red-hputter to build the foundation for a 67 and a total of 206 that was four strokes off the lead. A victory on Sunday, if it comes, won't make up for what . nappened a week ago in Oregon, when Sorenstam was favored to win an unprecedented third consecutive U.S. Women's Open and instead missed the cut for the first time in 63 tournaments. K -l f- -- J.Wl f Neoprene Waders t-- M i T ot 54-ho- le BURNET SENIOR CLASSIC '"' "'" ' I ' W " i'It-- Hilp"5- " 'f r i flsnsi bits Golf Sets - . , , . r,n .wrWiimm-nrr-'iirf- li T ' immmtmK mmmmm j X COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) ""v 1I CcroveSSe W'WSSfJ ' ixmmmmh - I ' , - K-8- 5 I jV ; SRI GSSIF fjT wine Hale Irwin, a ner this year who leads the Senior PGA Tour money list with $1,137,061, shot a 68 on Saturday to take the second-roun- d lead in the Burnet Senior Classic. The three-tim- e US. Open champion had an 11 under 133 total on the Bunker Hills course. Lee Trevino was a stroke back after a 68, and South Africa's John Bland (67) and Bob : I four-tim- -- .K; Murphy (69) followed at 135. Trevino, 57, attempting to extend his string of consecutive years with a victory to eight, is winless since taking the Emerald Coast Classic in November for his record 27th senior title. Larry Gilbert, last week's Senior Players winner, was &ree back at 136 after a 71. Ray Floyd, the 1995 winner, shot a 69 to join Jay Sigel (70) and US. Senior Open winner Graham Marsh (71) at 137. w w w t,T 'yytgngf"' r " 'W'"1 "" " " VmsamrfvmB. JT- " mm''m'mHm- ILM. J - .5.inui " i.imiihhjhuhk M 4 .i'. , |