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Show The Salt Lake Tribune GOLF Friday, May 28, 1999 Rookie Is Beaming After Shooting a 66 to Take First-Round Lead at Kemper Open THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POTOMAC, Md. — Rich Beem, whosebiggest golfing moments have comein towns such as Socorro and Truth or Consequences, shook off the jitters Thurs- him oneof the best in the world for the first half of the decade, sank a oot birdie putt at No. 18 to finish tied for second with a 67 “I won't say I amthere yet, but this is thebest I've felt on the coursesinceprobablythe 1996 Colonial dayto take a one-strokeleadafter thefirst round of the Kemper Open. Beem, who quit the game temporarily four years agoto sell cellular phones andstereos, and spent last year toiling in a minor tournaments in New Mexico and west Texas, combined wayward shotsinto haz- said Payin, referring to his last PGA Tour victory — and his only onesince winning the 1995 U.S. Open I pee I still have a ways to go.” Pavinis tiedwith Bill Glasson and Brian Watts. A rd chip for an eagleat the par-5 13th was the ards with sevenbirdies to card a 5-under-par 66 big shot for Watts, last year’s come-out-of-nowhere but I just kind of kept my focus,” Beem said. “I know this is only one day. I amsure if I am in the same situation come Sunday, I will probably get little player at the British Open. But Beem is even more anonymous. No onein the PGA Tour media guide has a biography shorter than that of the 28-year-old FE] Paso, Texas, resident who never played a PGA Toureyent or even a Nike Tour “T got little bit nervous in between some shots, more tense out there.”” Corey Pavin, close to regaining the formthat made eventbeforethis year _PRO GOLF SCOREBOARD KemperMdOpen SyTOMAC. = ‘day er rod oi clin Kem yea played on the 7,005. par 263571 THC Rick Schuller TENT Beem got a spot this year’s PGA Tour when he shot a final-round 66 to finish ninth at the qualifying school. That capped a year of modestsuccess in the n Marshall navigated the short and narrc i par-72 Corning Country Club course t Sun Country PGA Section, where he remembers do ing well in a Pro-Amin Truth or Consequences Defending champion Green, whohad a 20 y total of 268 in 1998. fell victin vind to open with a 74. Betsy King, the care faded to 70after a onthe front Yancy Lopez shot a 73. N.M., andgothisall-timebiggest winner’s paycheck — $5,000 and a “nice crystal bow!” — for capturing the Hilton Openin Socorro, N.M Mitzi Edge TURNER AMONG CORNING LEADERS. CORNING, N.Y. — Nobody will run away from the Corning Classic field this time. if the opening roundis any indication Tammie Green shattered the course record last year, but was not among the leaders Thursday Former Corning and LPGA champion Sherri Turner, Denise Killeen, Stephanie Lowe and Katt Hiromi Kobayashi and Cathy J ston-Forbes were at 68. Mi Hyun Kim and K Kuehne were another shot behind Turner overcamethree bogeys witheight bird She bogeyedthefirst hole, a 02-yard par-4 Turner birdied the next four holes andthree-pu! ted No. 7 for a bogey. The wind helped her card birdie on the 364-yard, par-4 No. 9. a hole Turi lucked out on RITE2iEe 538-84 43-4285, Corning Classic CORNING. NY. — Scores Pick sides. sie eld at the 6.062: par-72 (8-38) Coming Coun. ity Chub course Sherri Turner 523507 AT&T ADVANTAGE PLANS Perfect for anyone whotravels, for either business Ideal for anyone calling uptown or just around or pleasure. With no roaming or long distance town. Wit! charges in all 50 states, it makes every call like a Rate Area minute localcall, no matter wherelife takes you. could only expect from AT&T. AS LOW AS 600 $999 1000 1400 $119%., 514999 A Digital Plan work with the small, ligheweight Nok ATAT Caller IO and Text Mes great rates, lots of included Home and the kind of coverage you INCLUDES 1000 OFF-PEAK MINUTES 1500 2400 $499 +192. 4 6160 Digital mult network phone AT&T Digit One Rate™ pla gil PCS features like ATAT VoiceMail | 800-IMAGINE WWWw.att com/wireless/ PHONES BY NOKIA CALL 1-800-897-LINK For free comfiden Dewmestac Viedenee Ad ATET Cotting Plas ans each Bing nbere er AVEOngPCS Ctg Pe Rasmarg ond tong Gatwe charge soir depending sored by te alegre aretDigest OneRa ‘aoncrgtion ve AIST Wireless ad oF operitor waintarce Oomante cathe cny 108 A ochre Adeimemal mimsien range |
