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Show c3 The Salt Lake Tribune GOLF Saturday, July 12, 1997 = Gilbert Betters Nicklaus by a Stroke GOLF SCOREBOARD Urest Senior Championship i Rare nee (Omar Ronnie Bart DEARBORN, ch = Str Pirte Buddy Alin Teele Ret tanya Henace Forenhamper part Bob Batvond THA Tom Shas Ta er ert—jy5 Dn es Jack Nicks foatetan Mite MeCatlough John Jacota ; Ojala Jobin Schroeder iso Aok! Ray Floyd Jinay Powel Dietson Dave Kirelberger DaveStoeton Sion Hobay ‘land JotD. Morgan Viet Fernandes Mule Barber Charles irs Wikis day Sigel Die Hendrickson Geam Mi Sieve Verto iy Myr id Gilbert ji Dent 0" e070—188 JulSh BianChar Hubert Green Dave Stockton Ot Morgan Quad City Classle at (COAL. VALLEY. I Scores Friday fom the Dave hi ls inky Henry ‘secondroundof the #1 98 millions QuadCity Clas Jack Kifer se played onthe 6 72 ard, par-0(35-38) Oak Vannugh aoe Me iy Cab heen Popham at hast EA Dougherty ‘ob Murphy ‘Mike Hil ‘David Toms Hine Hwee Crampton Walter een Leonard Thoma Airoee CeongeArcher Lae Trevino obby Stroble AL Geiberger rit Zarey Walt Morgan Be Wy Larry Laorelt Bar ni David Graham Bob f Sith DeWitt Weaver Ty Meir "Tom Wargo ‘Tony Jue Butch Baird Rocky Thompron Je Snead seCopdPein Bet tt mn Witch Hollow Course 7 To Keep the Lead at Senior Players An eagle on the 54 enth got Nicklausfirmly into the hunt. He holed a 60-foot bunker shot for 3 on thehole. deed be ready for next week's British Open, shot a 5-under-par Nicklaus birdied Nos, 10, 13 67 in Friday's second round and trailed LarryGilbert by a stroke in the Senior Players Champion- and 16 to reach 8-under with the par-5 17th and 417-yard No, 18 still to play. Disappointing ap- ship. proach shots held himto par on Gilbert shot 68 for 135 and both holes, Nicklaus was at 136, John Jacobs as another stroke back on the igth of a 66 q loud applause ‘There were several at 138, in. cluding defending champion Ray. 138 that was pin high, but about 25 ley, a former New England club. feet to the right with a 4-foot right-to-left break lead with Gilbert, followed his stayed inches above the cup, But were on Nicklaus, Nicklaus flashed his familiar smile as he tapped in for par “Sure, | hear the fans,” Nick Senior tour rookie Dana Quig. But all e one Nicklaus got off to a rocky start, making bogey on the first two holes, But he got back into it with birdies on Nos, 3 and 6. Meg MikeDonald Daren Weer golf. Seven yearslater, at age 40, he resumed his career. Now he’s Women's Open INS, Or. Scores Frid could do it. And my kids are teenagers now; they don’t want to be around me. So I said, ‘To heck with this, the clock is ticking.’ ‘This is what I was meantto do,” leading the Quad City Classic af- ter two roundsin a bidforhisfirst PGA Tourvictory in 14 years. Fergus shot a 6-under-par 64 Friday to go 9-underfor the tour- nament, He has a one-stroke lead over Ed Dougherty and Robert Gamez. Russ Cochran, David Toms and former University of Towastandout Sean McCarty were another shot back. “T played on Tour and had some success, winningthree times, but I wasn’t enjoying it any more. I wanted to see my kids growup,” said Fergus, who coached the University of Houston golf team during his sabbatical. “A few years ago, I felt I want- ed to play again — justto seeif I Fergus, who had four birdies and an eagle in his bogey-free round at Oakwood Country Club, said coaching at Houston helped his game because he had to constantly give his players positive reinforcement. “T've mellowed,” he said, “I'm not quite as hard on myself. This gameis hard enoughwithout be- littling yourself.” Fergus’ three tour wins were the 1981 Memorial, 1982 Atlanta Classic and 1983 Bob Hope Desert Classic. He competed on the Nike Tour in 1994 — twice winning tournaments that included young pros he coached againstin college — and regained his tour card by again passing qualifying THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In position to make golf history by becoming the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Women’s Open championships, she failed horribly, not even comingclose to making the cut after Friday's second round. “T'm going to go homeandtry to replay the holes in my head andtry and figure out what's wrong,’ "she said. “I really don’t know what's wron| The calm, confident golfer who hadn't‘missed a cut in 62 tournaments — dating back to the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic in 1994 — shot an 8-over-par 150 on the Witch Hollow course at Pumpkin Ridge Thursday and Friday Any hope she had of making the cut as oneof the low o scores ended with a double-bogeyon the par4 13t! SPORT UTILI “T don't knowif it’s any easier,” he said. “But I do know I’menjoying golf again.” Dougherty, who has won once in 23 seasons, outperformed play- Sluman — the top two money- earners in the field. Hoch, who just made the cut at even-par 140, is rankedsixth. Slumanis 24th, Dougherty is playing well even though his left arm sometimes falls asleep as a result of a shoulder injury that has plagued him for a decade. “T haven't had as much fun as I've wanted to, unable to find a golf swing that works,” he said. Gamez wontwice asa tour rookie in 1990 but hasnovictories since “It's been frustrating,” he said. “IT may have stopped working as hard as I did when I first got out here. That’s been my only regret.”” Jeff Kowalasky/The AssociatedPrev Jack Nicklaus movedinto 2nd place at Senior Players Cham. pionship, one stroke from1st ter ‘Thad a little bit of a wake-up call on No. id Gilbert, who bogeyedthe par-4, "I hit alittle 8- iron about 18 feet, rolled it about 14 inches by the hole and missed it comingback. I said, ‘You know, that's about enoughof that.” UAHMURTY U.S. OPEN NOTEBOOK NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — When hernightmareat putter kept himfrom scoring bet- school, ing partners Scott Hoch andJeff an accurate iron game while following his opening 67 with a 68 over the 6,876-yard TPC course that Nick laus designed, Only a lukewarm shipin 1990 whenit wasplayedat eee nc Bowen, SekiGallagher Sih Sorenstam Is at Loss to Explain Collapse Witch Hollow ended, Annika Sorenstam had no answers ed tion I've ever beenin her Nicklaus, who won the champion- PeTALaned itieSot STEEL RADIALS P205/75R-14 B P205/75R-15 B P215/75R-15 B P225/75R-15B P215/75R-15 B P235/75R-15 B DISCOUNT TIRE Co. COAL VALLEY, Ill. — In 1987, Keith Fergus gave up competitive Gilbert, a former clubprofrom “This is probably thebest posi- 116-199 I knowsome peopletry ything out, But I've never done muchof that.” Tradition in 1996. baie isi Joe! Kilwurds laus said seeking his first victory since the EE= ‘Bobby Wodkine After Hiatus, Fergus Is Competing Again and Leads QuadCity Classic ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 88 ‘The crowd groaned as his putt opening 67 with 75 and was well off the pace at 142 HuHoole ay fromthe crowd on rs Club of Michigan course is hit a 4-iron approach DaveStockton. Floydfired asee ond-round 68, Stockton shot 70. pro who shared the first-round Me Kenny Perry ‘lary Halberg ih vid Rawr Skip Kendall AP Mayen ‘ob Woleott 13 CraBowden 3 Giant W 146 Brie Peisber Hrandel Chamble Fie Johnwon 17 John Maginnis Dyck Mast i Wille Wood TOT—147 Bend Sutterfield TAT—140 Jiminy Johnston TATM=148 Jack O'Keefe TATH=148 Shaun Miche! hefinal fe the hillsides of the Tournament mond Floyd and two-time winner Pm Hus Mecary Cochran MikeSullivan nearby Dearborn Golf Club THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DEARBORN, Mich, — Jack Nicklaus, showing he might in- $994 149 STEEL RADIALS STEEL RADIALS P235/75R-15 B P265/75R-15 B P225/70R-15 B P235/75R-15 XL LT235/75R-15 C 30-950R-15 C 31-1050R-15 C Lin iC) ees _ Radial All-Terrain‘ BECAUSE SO MUCHIS RIDING ON YOUR TIRES.’ McAllister’s heart stopped beating briefly twice during Thursday's first round because of the condi- tion and she hadto be treated by paramedics during play. McAllister, 49, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., said she first experienced the problem, known as “runaway heart,” a couple of months ago. Oo L7235/75R-15 RWL NANCY'S SUCCESS 30-950R-15 C RWL 8299 «86.99 P215/75R-15 31+ 1050R-15 C RWL LT265/75R-16 D RWL 89.99 127,99 If Nancy Lopez wins her first U.S. Women’s Open this weekend, it would be a fitting place for it to happen. Oregon has been very good to Lopez during her Hall of Fame career. Among her 48 career LPGA victories are two Ping-Cellular One Championships in Portland, in 1987 at the Riverside Golf Cluband in 1992 at Co- MCALLISTER WITHDRAWS Susie McAllister withdrew from the U.S. Women’s Openbecause of a rapid heart beat Lopez Is Lurking Just Off Lead lumbia-Edgewater. She also teamed with Jo Ann Washam to win the LPGA Team Championship at said, “I'm riding on confidence the big crowd erupted in cheers right now.” and shouts of “Nancy! Nancy!” Nicholas, 35, had long sincefin. ished her round, having awak- Lopez hadan erratic round before her late charge Friday, missing a pair of 3-foot par putts that @ Continued from C-1 “I don't feel that I have to win a U.S. Open, but I would — more than eyes — love to win the U.S, Open,” Lopezsaid. “There's feet. As she walked to the green, and the way that I’m swinging ened at 5 a.m. to make her tee left her stuck at 2-under. But on three of the mostdifficult holes on the course, she mounted her time. “T'm not good in the mornings, so I really had to shake myself,” charge and swiftly erased thesix shots that had separated her from Neumann. eauseI couldn't cope with talking Lopez knocked a 4-iron within 10 feet of the cup, then made it she said, “I was very quiet for about an hour after I got up, beto anyone.” Shecleared outthe ear! for a birdie on the par-4 16th ing cobwebsin a hurry, with bird- te something about winning the §. Open. I wantto experienceit Then she hit a 7-iron to within 10 feet for birdie on the 17th. ies on the first, fourth and fifth holes, and another on No. 15. She r want to walk up on the 18th green on Sunday and have a five- On the par-5 18th, she hit a tricky 57-yard wedge to within 5 capped herbirdie spree byrolling in a 25-footer on No. 16. shot lead and be winningit, And I just can't even imagine what it would feellike Lopet, who broke a four-year victory drought with a win this year, said she thought about giv ing up golf at the beginning of last ALUMINUM MOD WHITE SPOKE ISK the Portland Golf Club in 1979. DISCOUNTTIRE Co. Q ISK7 me 15X8 a WRANGLERS P265/75R-16 SL WL P268/70R-17 SL OWL 94.99 P298/75R-15 SLOW 31-1050R-15 B BLK P255/70R-16 OWL Loyoways Welcome avai season. “T really was so bored with the way I was Playing and I wasn't enjoying it,” she said. And she was overweight “Thefirst tournament of the BADecuioped by Winnebago! [N EWI 2.8literV6 Gaos “+Dual Airbags ter than she has in years. * 12,000 BTU Furnace * ABS Brakes * Traction Control * Sink, stove, wardrobe closet enough I've got to do something. She began working out and watching her diet. She has lost 39 pounds and says sheis feeling bet “I feel like mygameis the ‘peatit's been ata U.S, Open for a while,” Lopez Dawe VOLK Ss Stroag a rN + a PROUDLY GERVING YOU WITH: OVER 320 STORES NATIONWIDE! Y) sot ASK ABOUT OUR “Free Rew! 6:90-6 HOURS: MON-FRI 8:90-6 SAT. 8:30-5 80 Days Same An Coon a 62 m- EARSYALE, 5 40 .BB2IO0 SAMOVMOLY, 6100S VAN WILE. .2122088 SYMDYAORDMN,9028. STATE... AAOQHE ROSS IMD... A040 SLT LE SUGAR, 2698. STTE 19 OWEN,135 8. STE. * Automatic transmission year, I tried on my pair of sie 14 shorts. I couldn't get into them,’ Lopez said, “And that really made me mad, I said, ‘I've had Engine! | in |
