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Show B6 The Salt Lake Tribune GOLF Friday, June 13, 1997 Open Providing Luck US. 0 PEN es Tharady from eft of he Hh US Open on the 7.213 yard par 1995- 30 omgrsnona th * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ‘ ri i 4 4 Mike Meld For Scotsman @ Continued from B-1 os Montgomerie because Woods over mii 74 Woods’ ines per Paroevik: 38-06 also a prophet — staggered to a4 the w ater at 18, leading to double Kent Jones Garybison Asked what is going through his mind as he stands nine shots back, Woods replied curtly You don't want to know shot Trailing Mon omerie by at 66 are Hal Sutton and Stricker And two shots back at 67 is by FirianTennyson Pao Snkon aymond Rese Ma " 2 aeHoge Roger Gunn ; Db Gilder Bol Kearne fd Humeniae Jan Woownam 4010 iantyHinker—98-18—10— JohMorse ASMA reigningBritish Open champ Tom Lehman, another fitting name atop the leaderboard on this Inde pendence Day Lehman is a gentle sort, But H week at the Kemper Open, he asked one too manyquestions about Woods’ dominance I'm not ready to say I'm see: ond best,” he said. “If 1 didn't think I could beat him, I wouldn't be out here. In January at the Mercedes Championships, Woods squashed Fred Couples Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson, and Steve Elking- ton But let's not distort things: The true enemy this week is not Woods, but Congressional, And isits rough aged to par No. 13 from the champion Steve Jones, He had a bird's-eye view of Woods’ self-de struction, And he didn't mindbe: ing asked about it. “He got a few bad breaks. Lehmansaid, “His ball stopped against the heavy rough wherehe couldn't get the clubon it. He hita couple of putts that I thought couldn't miss, but they did. And hehit somebad shots like every- When Lehman somehow man- rough, he saidit was “like getting a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card.” Woods tried to muscle one to the green from theleft rough on the par-5 15th hole, and he wound upshanking it across the fairway to the right rough. He madebo- Bey. “You can't force shots here,” said Jones, the defending champi- on. “Woodstried to go for too much, and he made some mis- takes. But I expect him to play well today.” way. Healso missed four puttsi side 10 feet “That was one of the greatest bal ‘iking rounds I've ever see id Mickelson, Montgome! playing partner on Thursday Montgomerie is a good candidate to lead theallied attack on Woods. Heis talented (31-under This was not a fully united counterattack on Woods. Some of golf's generals and lieutenants were missing in strangely, most aetion. And of them were bunched at 75 — Greg Norman, BUPA Crat) 5 For Fathers Day Sandy Golf Company =< All Accessories 15% oin Alpine Plaza 873 East 9400 So. § gressional Country Club. Of the four Utahnsin the field, only Provo's Mike Reid avoided any 6s on his scorecard, managing a 2- over-par 72. That kept him in good position to make today's 36-holecut ‘The others? Nochance. Provo's Dan Forsman (77), Logan's Brett Wayment (78) andSt. George's Jay Don Blake (79) will likely be coming homeafter the second round. Playing in in his 18th U.S, Open but his first in five years, Reid called Congressional ‘one of the most difficult Open setupsI’ve seen in all my years.” That's why Reid was satisfied with a 72, feeling as if he “survivedthe first round with Mike Tyson I caught a shot in the teeth andI’m still standing,” Reid fought back with a 25-foot birdie putt at the par-3 No. 18. His only other birdie camevia an 18footer at the par-5 No, 9, while he bogeyed four par- 4s, As is usual for an Open, the course has four par3s and twopar-5s Forsmanshookoff a double-bogeyat the par-4 No. 4 with a birdie at No, 9 to make the turn at 1 over par. But he double-bogeyed the par-4 No, 10 and made three more bogeyson the wayto his 77. ting early, Blake parredfiveof his first six holes before trouble struck. Double-bogeys at the par-4 Nos. 6 and 8, followed by a bogeyat the par-5 No. 9 meant three 6s on his front-nine card. Waymentplayedin the second-to-last group of the day, and gathered himself after bogeys on three of the first six holes. Birdies at the par-3 No, 7 and the par-4 No. 8 got him backto 1 over,but he played the back ninein 42 strokes. He went6 overonthelastsix holes, including a 6 on the par-4 No. 14, o SHOT OF THE DAY The first eagle of the U.S. Open — and the only one in Thursday's first round — came from Dennis Trixler, who holed a pitching wedge from 122 yards _US.NOTEBOOK at the par-5 9th, ‘Theball landed two yards from the hole, bounced onceandrolled in. The 607-yard hole is one of the longest holes in U.S. Open history; even Tiger Woods doesn't try to make the green in two shots. Nevertheless, it was rated the easiest hole on the course Thursday, with the average score hovering just a fraction over par. Trixler teed off with a 5-wood, then used the 5woodagain toset up his thrilling shot, On the day, he shot a 74, Oo WAKEUP, YOU'RE ON! The 1997 U.S. Open began with a substitute. Scheduled to play with the first group at 7 a.m., Brad Bryant woke up Thursday with the flu and withdrew less than an hour beforehis tee time Organizers quickly summonedthe next alternate, Steve Hart, who grabbed his bag in a hurry, took about a dozen swingson the driving range and struck the first competitive ball of the day, straight down the fairway en route to a 4-over 74. “Tt was about 6:15 whenI gotthecall,” said Hart, of Jupiter, Fla. I had rolled out of bed at 6:10. At first, I thought[the caller] was joking. She said, ‘Do you think you can make a 7 a.m. tee time?’ I was brushing my teeth,’ gq HUNGRY JACK Jack Nicklaus, playing with Hale Irwin and Ben Crenshaw, was almost always the slowest among his threesometo arrive at the tees. Approaching No, 11, he took a sandwich outof his bag and munched away as he strolled toward the rest of the group. “Take your time, Jack,” said Irwin, who then drew a big laugh from the crowd by announcing, “The Bear's feeding.” his last six rounds) and and overflowing — at least this week — with confidence, “Monty is a great player,” said David Ogrin (70). “He may be the one to quash all the Tiger talk.”” Ise. Larry H: Miller Lexus ..<.. Another Great Dealfrom Your Friends.at 0 once touched his driver — by one Woods used hisdriv. Congressional's greatest weapon Lehman in a one-hole playoff, On Thursday, Lehman played alongside Woods and defending Montgomerie knew the best way to beat Congressional's rough: Don’t get it in. He never nearly making an ace after Lehman hooked one into the water. 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