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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune GOLF Sunda , October31, 1999 Inspired Woods Soars to Three-Shot Lead Tiger gains strength through Stewart’s wife,rolls to top of Tour Championshipleaderboard with 66 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — The flags were raised to their regular height. The gallery was more enthus’ c with cheers. Players whoses| s were lifted by the memorial ser: vice for Payne Stewart managed to share a few laughs. On a day when normalcytried té'return in the Tour Championship, the best indication was Tiger Woods on his wayto yet another victory. Returning from a moving trib ute to Stewart, Woodswastedlittle time moving — “I cameto an understanding, a resolve, And by doing that, today’s round wasa little easier emotionally than it was on Thursday. Seeing Tracey [Stewart] speakfrom the heart . . . that’s incredible. Ifshe can have that kind ofstrength, then we shouldbe able to do that easily.” into the lead at ChampionsGolfClub on Saturday by making eight birdies in just about every weather condition Tiger Woods imaginable and taking a three- Tour ChampionshipLeader shot lead going into the final round. “T cameto an understanding, a resolve,” Woods said of Friday's service in Orlando, Fla. “And by doing that, today’s round was a little easier emotionally thanit was on Thursday. Seeing Tracey {Stewart] speak from the heart . that’s incredible. “If she can have that kind of strength, then we should be abie to do thateasily.” Woods showed noeffects from a stinger hesuffered hitting a rock, finishing off a round of 66 in a seriés of rainstorms and adding a 4- under67 in the cool, blustery afternoon to finish 54 holes at 13-under200. That puts himingreat position to win his third straight tourna- ment and seventh in his last 10 starts — Woods haswon the last 10 times after havingat least a share of the third-round lead, including last week at Disney World. “How much better can I get? Onlytime will tell, and only more hard work will show,” Woods said. “Hopefully, I will continueto gét better.” {Chris Perry made fourbirdies to complete a 64, and had a 69 in the afternoon to finish at 203. Se celed playFriday soplayers could attend the memorial service for Stewart, 27 holes were played 4 SO. FARM BUREAU MADISON, Miss. — Their perspectives changed by tional week, Chris DiMarco and Brian Henninger set the pace early andsharedthelead after two roundsof the Southern Farm BureauClassic. best roundin the field Saturday, and DiMa had his second straight bogey-free round, a 68 af- ter his opening 65. Both were at ll-under 133 and had a threestroke lead at Annandale Golf Club. Like The Tour Championship in Houston, the Southern Farm Bureau resumed Saturday after taking a dayoff for the memorial service of U.S. Open champion PayneStewart. “T've shed tearsall week long.I watched on television,” Hen ninger said. “That’s helped me play and put thingsin perspective. This is a celebration of Payne's life, I'm just out there playing golf. It’s impacted mea lot more than I thought it would.” Henninger and DiMarco played in the morning, needing just 23 putts each and avoiding piay in the afternoon when wind gusts of up to 25 mph andoccasional rain madeplay moredifficult. David Plip/The Asocsed Pres First-round leader Russ Co- chran, who played in the after: noon, went from an opening 64 toa 72. Tiger Woodskeepshis eye onthe ball as he hits out of a bunker on the second hole during the third round of the Tour Championship. ofsix people killed in a freak plane crash on Monday, werestill evi- dent. Several players wore bracelets that said “WWJD” — What Would Jesus Do — which were handedout during the memorial service Frid Stewart wore the bracelet when he wontheU.S. Openin June. “Before the memorial serv! ice, everything was upin theaii said Phil Mickelson, who finished second to Stewart in the U.S. Open. “Now, we're at a point where we can deal with it. The word youoftenuse is closure.” PACIFIC BELL SENIORS LOS ANGELES — DaveStockton shot a 7-under 64 and took a two-stroke lead over John Mahaffey after two roundsof the Pacific Bell Seniors PGAClassic. Mahaffey, whowastied for the first-roundlead, had a 68 and was at 133 after twotrips around the Wilshire Country Club course. Defending champion Joe In- was completed, had a 73 inthe afternoon and was in the group at Because the PGA Tourcan: here. We'll all miss him.” Sunday Remembrancesof Stewart, one straight 67, while Murphy matchedInmanwitha 66. Stockton’s 11-undertotal is his pion Hal Sutton. par--4, 44-yard 17th. vas pretty calm the last two day: Stockton said. “Payne’s [Stewart's] death has really put things into perspective. Payne will have a lot of influence out Thursday and Saturday, setting up a regular 18-hole final on mancarded a 66 and wastied for third at 134 with Super Senior 206 that included defending cham- birdies and one bogey and in cluded a chip-in from55feetat the Henningerhad a 6-under66, the Brent Geiberger (68) and Steve Pate (69) were another two strokes backat205. Davis LoveIII, tied with Woods at 9 under whenthe second round been a tough year. I knowthe game has been there and that the fire is still burning.” Stockton's round featuredeight winner Gary Player and Bob Murphy. Player had his second best start of the year. 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