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Show DAILY HERALD Thursday. August 17, 2006 Medinah Continued from Bl round with Phil Mickelson, beating him by two shots. They haven't played together in a major since then, although that will change when the PGA Championship begins this morning. Leave it to the final major of the year to deliver the pairing everyone wants to. I r - - see. The PGA puts together the three major champions of the r year for the first two rounds, and it should be quite a show. "The expectations of Phil must be very high to knock Tiger off his pedestal," Michael Campbell said. "He's playing great right now. They're both playing great. It's going to be a great spectacle for all of us, really, to see these best two players in the world fight it out over the next four days For a dozen or so other players, more than just the W Trophy is on the line. This is the final qualifying event for the Ryder Cup the top 10 in the standings make the .U.S. team, md captain Tom Lehman will announce his two picks on Monday. Some 90 players still have a mathematical chance. It wasn't like this at Medinah in 1999, because the points system didn't feature such wild fluctuations. Hot stretches in the summer enabled unheralded players like Vaughn Taylor, J.J. Henry and Brett Wetterich to climb , into the top 10. Right behind is John Rollins, who received more points for winning the B.C. Open than Chris DiMarco got as runner-u- p at the British Open. It has caused the PGA of America to defend its new system before the Ryder Cup even has been played. Who knows? Maybe the United States will win for a change. "It's really too early to judge whether the system will work," PGA president Roger Warren said. This beats the Ryder Cup flap at Medinah last time, when Woods, Mickelson, David Duval and Mark O'Meara were critical of the PGA of America for raking in a $23 million profit from the event. The players wanted some input on how the income was being spent and were accused of wanting to be paid for playing in the Ryder Cup. Now, each player can direct $200,000 of the proceeds to the charity and college of his choice. But it became a divisive issue, and the by. captain Ben Crenshaw didn't help. "It burns the hell out of me to listen to some of their viewpoints," Crenshaw said at the time, even though he . of 4E 17AYI ::... Press Tiger Woods gathers up balls at the range during practice on Wednesday. 4 ana-mak- CITY AUGUST The Orem Police 12-1- 9 Department wants to help your children learn essential safety precautions before they head back to school. Fun, JEFF ROBERSON Associated finger-pointin- interactive demonstrations teach g ultimately made more money than anyone off the Ryder Cup. Lehman saw a positive connection between then and now. The last time the U.S. team won the Ryder Cup was in 1999, the year the team was finalized at Medinah. "I think we've got a good karma going," he said. "I'm not too worried about the sideline issues." All of it will be settled over the next four days on a meaty course that is longer, has minor changes and is in far better shape than it was in 1999. Perhaps the biggest change is on the par-- 3 17th, where the green has been lowered so that it's virtually on the same level as Lake Kadijah. That kept Woods from reliving his fond- est memory of Medinah, the green where he holed an parpul on the last day. "I keep thinking about it in the brain, since it's no longer physically there," Woods said. ot Woods wasn't around much Wednesday, the final day of practice, snowing up late in the afternoon. Mickelson, winless since his Masters victory in April, stuck to his routine by playing golf on another course in the Chicago area, away from the bustle. They are the star attractions, but so many others are just as hungry. Jim Furyk had two good chances in the majors this year. Vijay Singh has gone seven majors without winning since the '04 PGA Championship, and the Fijian is running out of time, Ernie Els showed some life at the British Open when he tied for third. "It's the last major of the year, and everyone is gearing up for it," Campbell said. The PGA likes to call this "Glory's Last Shot," and that's something else that hasn't changed. be attentive to the crossing guard, and cross streets safelyl 30 minutes each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.shopuniversitymall.com ... for details. Must be 10 and under to receive a! ,4. y ;'.,: ; i ;, .. i nun 1 , f for money anymore, and he doesn't play for fame. He plays because his competitive spirit Continued from B2 runs deep, and he plays for room and sat down in my chair' history and the legacy he will leave. while waiting for Love to comAs he gets older, he's even plete his interview. He was reading, the story begun to reflect on what it is all about. on my computer screen, and I "A dream come true," asked him if he liked it. "I like this," Woods said, Woods said this week. "I did not think that in my wildest pointing to the mention of his dreams I could actually have $297,000 first prize. achieved what I've achieved so The money would barely be enough how to gas up his far. I've been very lucky." So have we, for being along yacht or make a payment on for the ride. his private jet. Sports Illustrated estimated earlier this month It's almost to think that the next 10 years could be that Woods made $97,628,024 last year between earnings and even better. endorsements, and it's only a I Tim Dahlberg is a national matter of time before he becomes the first athlete to earn sports columnist for the Associated Press. Write to a billion dollars. him at tdahlbergap.org. 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