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Show cs Dominant Irwin Wants ees His Play to Do Talking THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Hale Irwin doesn't want to think about his chances of winning four of his first seven tournaments onthe Senior PGA Tour or taking the moneytitle that Jim Colbert snatched from him a year ago. When you're ashot as Irwin is, all you want to think about is your next round. I don't like to talk about things like that,” Irwin said after shooting a 6-under 65 Saturdayto take a two-shot lead goinginto thefi- nal roundof the Las Vegas Senior Classic. “I don’t perform well whenI start thinking that way. I just want to think about my round tomorrow.” Irwin, threatening to make the senior tour his personal playground this year, offset a lone bo- gey with seven birdies underideal playing conditions to take a two- shot lead over John Jacobs and Isao Aoki. Irwin, though, could be expected to be on top of the leaderboard after winning last week's PGA Seniors’ Championship in a runaway. He also won the season- openin MasterCard Championship along with the LG 1 macs Las Vega Senor Chae ped te SE par6-35; TPC at The Campane halviee Helps Faxon ForgeTie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GREENSBORO CLASSIC GREENSBORO, N.C. — Brad Faxon usually says “no thanks” Championship, and the unofficial when people ask to show him vid- Seniors Skins and Senior Slam. ‘Thisis a nice rut to be in,” said eo Friday's ner, who has already won $596,531 this year, followed an opening round 70 with the lowest score ever shot on the new par-71 TPC at The Canyons. The round could have been even better but for two iron shots that's aboutit,” Irwin said. “The conditions are ideal. Theair is light, the ball is traveling very well.” Irwin was at seven under after two rounds, two ahead of Jacobs and Aoki and three ahead of Jim Colbert, a Las Vegasresident who won the tournamentthelast two years. Colbert made six straight bird- ies on the front side to shoot 66 and moveinto contention for the $150,000first prize. his But Faxon had little choice after The three-time U.S. Open win- that Irwin plunked in bunkers on par-5 holes. He was unable to get either bunker shot up and down and had to settle for par. “I did leave a couple of shots out there on the par fives, but of swing during a tournament. Irwin, who won by 12 shots iast week. “Obviously I'm having a very good run.” Heleft an 8-iron in a bunkeron the 18th hole, however, and took bogey to fall out ofa tie for secondplace. Colbert, who used a birdie on the last hole of the last tournament of the year to nip Irwin for the season money winningtitle in 1996, said his gameis starting to come around, muchlike iast season when he used a come-from- sec- ond round of the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic when he was sumBrad Faxon moned to the CBS boothafterhis round and analyst Peter Kostis hegan breaking down his swing. “I don’t ever remember somebody taking me to the TV tower and saying, ‘Hey, look,” said Faxon, who took his turn atop what has been a crowded leaderboard, shooting a tournament-low 65 on Saturday to tie Tom Kite after three rounds. “I get a little bit nervous whenI'm playing in a tournament and somebody says, GREENSWOROi — Ses ardeh hr rediF. ie Gee GrCheer Ch re 1 ya, pa72 Foret OaksContry Bred Yauco email 717148210 Jesper Panett nena Tom Kite amo hoa Pat 70725210 Start Apley Hover Daaron 6791905 Devs Lave Teave—2i0 OmaUret Erne Ee as Pru Serr Key Kak Triplett 17-3555205 Sack Pru Stanko FayTHaete Green ily Andrade 12668 oe So Omi Glen Day Fratk Nobuo Boro Mediate Ras Cochran ike Sindy Fina Sankt soko Adams eee Cearats ‘laren Rowe Dat ra Gelterer De Hart Via Sng Doe eisi reason Pil Tataurang) soeese—2n iota Mone aee ae reson Seco aan ne (8700208 esage 17. 70—208 ong Marte 167241209 Sots Magnes 1071-8200 oh tae 4 Oorin 114870200 David Seve Har (a6 7—200 Mark OMears (2071-209 Wike Hulbert j and Beran ‘Hereis your swing, do you want to look atit?” Faxon went against his better judgment and marched right to the range and began working on the shoulder turn tip relayed by Kostis. Bingo. “My irons were radar-like to- day,”said Faxon, whofired his 7- THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — Nancy business in the suspended second round of the Chick-fil-A Charity under-par round during the tour- nament’s first day withouta lift: clean-and-place rule to comein at 14-under202. He hada stretch in the middle of his round where he birdied six of eight holes. Kite, who was tied for the lead Friday at 9-under, joined Faxon with a 4-under par back nine and a round of 67. behind win here to jumpstart his season. “T've been veryfortunatein this golf tournament,” hesaid. “Last year it didn’t look like I had a Pn Gea chance.” Guaranteed: we'll Meet In Rain, Lopez ua End Victory Drought Lopezstill has some unfinished 707873216 orn nt nna ern Kath Pes eooe7212 Mike Beiky 71-7270—215 Jom Johan Any Price! Or We'll Refund 150% of the Difference on the Brands We Sell! CHICK-FIL-A — Scores Saturday during thesuspended second round ofthe $550,000LPGA ChickA Charity Champions, pptte87-yard, por 72 Vage’s Landing Country Chub 7676-182 BHigGEsTONE Fikesiéne MICHELIN' LEsans Triumph Championship, but sheis in position to challengeforherfirsttitle since 1993. Using an eagle-3 from the fairway on No. 13, Lopezbuilt a one- SPECIAL PURCHASE eealLe ; Our Lowest Everyday Price For Import Cars! stroke lead on a rain-drenched course A 2-hour,41-minute rain delay kept the field of 143 from completing the round before darkness forced an overnight suspension. The 66 players who failed to fin- ish will resumeaction at 8 am today. “It was nice,” Lopezsaid. “Today I reallyfelt pretty focused. I felt I was concentrating very well. I need to feel a comfort zone a Val Skinner Mctele Dobe Kanefell one shot off the pace when she bogeyed No. 10, herfi- into tie with first-round co-leader Lorie Kaneof Canada with the nalhole before the suspension. “It's Nancy Lopez, can't eagle — an 83-yard sand wedge shot that bounced twice and rolled in the hole on the 515-yard tlwWTHETIRESWE WERETESTED Teese little.” Lopez, winless since taking the 1993 Youngstown-Warren Classic for her 47th tour victory, moved 13th. counther out on any day,” Kane said. “She has an incredible game She has her wholelife.” Lopez had a 7-under total through 17 holes on the 6,187yard Eagles Landing Country Clubcourse. First-round co-leader Vicki Fergonstruggled to a 6-overtotal for her 10 holes on Saturday and was 2-over for the tournament. mi io. 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