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Show The Salt Lake Tribune GOLF Sunday, January 14,2001 SabbatiniRoars Into Mercedes Lead penal drops because oferranttee ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KAPALUA, Hawaii — A South African is in control of the Mercedes Championships, just not the player anyone expected. Rory Sabbatini holed a wedge shot for eagle on No.16, part of a four-shot swing over two holes that enabled him to blow past Ernie Els on Saturday on the way to an 8 under65. Vijay Singh was second, two strokes back, after a 67. The Masters champ birdied the last four holes, including a 12-footer on the last after hitting his approach againstthe bleachers. “Tt was one of those days where everything seems to go your way,” Sabbatinisaid. That wasn’t the case for Tiger Woods, who was eight strokes back at 211aftera 68. The defending champion missed eight putts inside 15 feet and was so frustrated that he jokingly muttered to caddie Steve Williams at one point, “You think I should try cross-handed?” with Els, four strokes back. The groupat 208 included Paul in he missed a $-foot bogey Azinger, who was within two putt on the final hole, strokes ofthe lead at one Els had aoncal 73 Leaderboard ag until oe = on @ surp! ly calm hazard on No. dayin Maui, a day in Mercedes 16 onlyly field field was over par. nev Emie Eig While the a 42 harsh jim Fuyk time in eight years, had -{2 4 68 and was tied with Draper-resident Mike greens STrie LPGA Classic course know: » the Cari 24-year-old Sabbatini is peels making the most of his aeper Toms and : le. q Els nearly won the _s Mercedes a year ago. oe a 16-under (eyes Booth ‘otal. 5 4oeee — Sivuniin With his double bo. Peny Hammel 3 Instead, heell victim to 2 birdie and lost on the gymBali engerenae After taking a’ four- potential to be a run- stroke cushioninto the ee weekend, the “Big Easy”has his work cut outfor him. But it’s impossible. 2 away, especially after Els birdied his last four Steveones_ holes on the-front nine 1 More Scores C-11 to maintain his four- not ——_ Several players went low and put themselves into position to stroke lead. Justlike that, it was gone. He made his first bogey in 43 But the real frustration belonged to Els. * make a run, including David DuDetermined to start his season val, who matched Sabbatini with a off on a winning note, Els had the 65 for the low round ofthe tournatournamentundercontrol until he ment. Duval, the ’99 Mercedes missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 14th and thenlost his lead for the first time in 29 holes on the par-5 collapsed on the par 5s on the back champion, was six strokes back. nine of the Plantation Course at Jim had this third straight 4-under 69. and was tied 15th. Kapalua, twice having to take holes on the short par-4 12th, Els blocked his tee shot to the right and hadto take a drop, then Car Crash Knocks Williams Out of LPGA Classic THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO,Fla. — Kim Williams, struck by a stray bullet seven years ago, broke hercollarbone and injured her right knee in a car crash after her round at the LPGA Tour's season-opening tournament. The 37-year-old golfer was alonein the car whenthe crash occurred. She underwent knee surgery at Orlando Regional Medical Center on Saturday and was in stable condition. “It’s a terrible thing,” LPGA Commissioner Ty Votaw said. “Obviously, she’s very sore, very groggy.” Police said Williams was driving on the two-lane road Friday evening when an oncom- ing driver had a seizure and swerved intd her lane, hitting Carin Koch made a name for gey. Azinger, in this ‘ tournamentforthefirst of F Hawaiian first visit toKapalua. Koch Takes Lead and taking double bo- which none of the 33 ‘Sabbatini layers in the winners- Foy : grain mahas cee ere tie with Sabbatini. her head-on. Williams was injured after shooting a par 72 in her opening round at the YourLife Vitamins LPGAClassic at Grand Cypress Resort. Tn 1994, Williams was hit in the neck bya bullet while walking into a drugstore during the week ofan LPGA tournamentin Ohio. The bullet didn’t cause majorinjury, ( yf_ YAZ19 7 fearing pigtails tucked _be- neath her visor on a chilly afternoon, the Swede shot a 4-under-par 68 to finish at 7-under 137 after the second round ofthe YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic. She held a one-stroke lead over Solheim teammate Laura Davies, who shot a 72 on the Grand Cypress Resort course in Orlando,Fla. Mi Hyun Kim had the day's low round of 67 to join fellow South Korean Se Ri Pak (68) and two others at 5 under. Twelve more players finished within five strokes of the lead, all in striking range to win thefirst tournamentof2001. Porter Up Two Lee Porter took a two-stroke lead in the weather-delayed Tucson Open, shooting a 7-under-par 65 in the second round at Tucson National. Even making the cut was a de- parture for the 34-year-old veteran of the Japanese, European, Lemar South American, Canadian and Buy.com tours, whohas finished in the money only 44 times in 123 previous PGA Tour events. Porter, who had a 10-under Bs total, didn’t leave himself. much roomfor error, with 1996 U.S. Open champion Steve Jones and 1994 Tucson winner Andrew Magee at 136. Jones and Magee shot 66s — the best scores of the tournament at the Gallery,a long,hillside course in Marana where snowfell Friday when storm forced postponement of the round. FREE Windshield!| *Glass Act will waive up to $125.00 of your Insurance Deductible. Phus With Every Windshield You Get. FREE State Safety Inspection! 2» Rock Chip Repair! Mobile Service! 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