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Show __ TheSalt Lake Tribune SPORTS Sunday, April 25, 1999 Parnevik Pulls Awayat Greensboro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jesper Parnevik already has put his ter another birdie, however, and will start the final round three shots back. Greater Greensboro Chrysler did,” Furyk said of Parnevik. “All nameinto the record book at the Classic. He took aim at the PGA Tour's record book on Saturday. Parnevik shot a 5-under 67 in the third round at Forest Oaks Country Club to moveto 21-under par, breaking by four shots the 54-hole tournamentrecord set by SandyLyle in 1988. His three-roundscore of 195 is the best on tour this year, beating David Duval’s 198 at the season- opening Mercedes Championships and Tiger Woods at the I can do is go out there and play my best and not worry about it.’ Dudley Hart shot a 71 on Sunday to move to 14-under. Q HOME DEPOT SENIORS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The PGA Tour has David Duval and Tiger Woods. Now the Senior PGA Tour has Allen Doyle and BruceFleisher. Doyle and Fleisher, the leading Buick Invitational. money winners this year on the last three holes and fell three shots shy of the tour’s 54-hole re- tour, surged to the front of the field on Saturdayin the HomeDepot Invitational to claim a share Parnevik bogeyed two of his cord of 24-underpar set by John of the second roundlead at 8-un- sic in 1996. He missed by six der-par with Terry Dill. “Last yearit was the [Hale] Irwin and [Gil] Morgan show, now Cookat the FedEx St. Jude Classtrokes Cook’s record 54-hole shottotal of 189. “You can’t believe how much aees3 “I can't really help what he it’s become the Doyle and Fleisher showout here.” Dill said. Mucha equaled LPGArecordsfor lowest score on a par-72 course four others in the lead of the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship on Saturday. Worried about making the cut early in the day, Mucha put together a streak of seven straight birdies that finally ended when she missed a 12-footer at No. 13 She finished the round at Ea- gles Landing Country Club with 11 birdies, tying the mark set by Vicki Fergon in the 1984 San Jose Classic. Mucha becamethe eighth to shoot62 ona par-72 course, the last being Meg Mallonin the Myrtle Beach Classic a year ago. The only player to post a lower round was Se Ri Pak, who fired a 61 ona par-71 coursein the Jamie FarrClassic last year. “It was a strange round,” said Mucha, playing only her third tournament of the year after tak- in one year.” overly confident, but I was pretty said Parnevik, who also set the Fifteen golfers remain within tournament's 36-hole scoring record. “It doesn’t matter if you're in the rough or the fairway, you five strokes of the lead entering today’s final round at the Tourna- In spite of her record round, Muchahad plenty of competition from all cornersof the globe. She Jim Holtgrieve was 7-under and birdie. You don’t get that feeling too often when you playgolf.” DeWitt Weaver was 6-under. Mike Hill, Isao Aoki and Bob Dickson were 5-under. course record with a 62 on Friday, couldn't keep pace on Saturday. Maggert parred his first nine Doyle shot his second consecutive 68 on Saturday, a round high- Jeff Maggert, who matched the holes, then bogeyed the 10th and 11th. He shot a 75 playing in the same group as Parnevik and is 10 shots behind him headinginto the final round. Jim Furyk started the day two shots behind Parnevik and was the only competitor to stay close Saturday. Playing in the group in front of the leader, Furyk moved to 3-un- der for the day with a birdie on the par-5 13th. He couldn't mus- peacefulout there.” under 134 — Leslie Spalding was the other — andthey were joined by Sweden’s Maria Hjorth, South Korea’s Mi Hyun Kim and Australia’s Rachel Hetherington It was the most crowded leaderboard since five players shared “I don’t view this is as a rivalry between the two of us,” Doyle said. ‘Maybe there’s comparisons sic last August. because we came out of tour o CHICK-FIL-A STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — Barb (ata Nismark Muffin Spencer Devin Melissa McNamara was one of two Americansat 10- lighted by four birdies on the frontnine. Fleisher’s 67 included five birdies on the front. school together, but I think there's enough money out there for everyone.” [Leonard Thompson Son Jacobs Band Mike MeCullough 070-213, ns y Thompon ing four monthsoff. “I was not “T've never seen such a turnover feel like you have a chance for a HomeDepot HARLITTTE. N and most birdies in a round, shooting a 10-under 62 to join fun it is to play golf when youfeel like you can birdie every hole,” mentPlayers Clubat Piper Glen. PROFESSIONAL GOLF SCOREBOARD ‘Nolab BegasIl Wadia: oxathan Kaye hares Warres the top spot headingintothe final roundofthe State Farm Rail ClasCanada’s Lorie Kane and AmericanSherri Steinhauer were one shot behind the leaders. Mucha had a brilliant day with the irons, converting six birdie putts from 5 feet and closer. She moved into record territory by rolling in a 15-footer at No. 15 and a 20-footer at 17. BY KURT KRAGTHORPE lead the comebackwith five birdies on the back nine. BYUcounted Garrido’s 68, Ma- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PROVO — When BruceBrockbank was a Brigham Young golfer in the 1980s, the Cougar Classic was hardly more than an intras- quad qualifying event. BYU won the tournament 20 yearsin a row, usually easily. ‘These days, two straight vic- tories is a major achievement. So Brockbank was thrilled Sat- urday, especially after the way the Cougars won — by making all kinds of birdies on the back nine at Riverside Country Club to overtake New Mexico, and winning without much help from No | player AndyMiller. ‘The Cougarsstill have gone sev- en years without an individual learned that hetrailed Peterson vey's 72 for a 7-under-partotal Saturday — the same as the Lobos’. BYU finished at 9-under by two strokes. His response: an eagle 3. But Harvey pulled his tee shot on the par-3 No. 17, then skulled a chip shot over the green Matt Thurmond’s 71 and Har- 855, four strokes ahead of UNM, andinto a bunkerand hadto work another top 20 team. Brockbank, whose teamdid not win the Classic until last April in his sixth year as coach, was stewing about the Cougars’ “sloppy” hard for a bogey. He then launched a drive over the creek on the par-4 No. 18 and almost holed his wedge shot for a dramatic, winning eagle, but the ball spun back some 10 feet and Har- play on thefront nine and hardly talked to his players. But he vey missedhis birdie try. them onthe back. “I haveto finda way to be positive, no matter gling to make pars all day. My iron playwasjust horrid.” talked himself into encouraging what's going on out there,” he said The Cougars came through, even with Miller shooting a non- Billy Harvey finished second to counting score for the second said Harvey, but the Cougarswill enjoytheir first team win of the spring-fall season ‘To see them respond like that was just awesome,” Brock- time in three rounds. Brockbank took that as a good sign, but he knows the Cougars will need the former WAC champion on his game as they enter the final stretch of the season — starting with the conference tournament next week. Harvey almost became BYU's first Cougar Classic medalist bank said. The Cougars entered thefinal roundof the 54-hole event with a since Ramon Brobioin 1992. He only to have BYU's Jose Garrido lead over Peterson, who teed off much earlier and birdied thelast four-stroke lead over New Mexico. The Lobos charged ahead, started the day with a one-stroke (we great prices! At CTla CitraeC Set TT BFGoodrich sir ticks Plagaeeie Zeee PIB5/75RI4 $50.99 GOODZYEAR 0) Wl Collins, UNM 71-78 i Cans Moody. USU phat Utah (2: 68, Ryan Klis, UVSC (1 174-79), JoelHendry, UNM 78 BrandonKe $94? 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