Salt Lake Tribune | 2002-07-15 | Page 21

The Salt Lake Tribune GOLF Monday, July 15, 2002 Summerhays’ Quest To Begin Wednesday Injurywill probably keep Bybee from challenging Ams since Ed Kingsley won four consecutive in the mid-1930s. Actually, seven golfers since Kingsley in 1935 had the chance, but two turned professional. Be- BY JAY DREW fore Bybee, the last player to try THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Another golfer in Utah knows for the three-peat was Ogden’s Mitch Hyer. He reached the quarterfinals in 1980 before losing to The Farmingtonteen-ager can be- The only player assured one of the 32 match-playberths in 1992. Summerhaysgets the honor this what18-year-old Danny Summerhays faces at Draper’s Hidden Valley Country Club this week. come the first playerin 67 years to win three consecutive State Amateur golftitles. Doug Bybee, 41, just wishes he could be there to: see it for himself — or perhaps stand Pairingsin Scoreboard4 in the way. Although Bybee is listed among the field of 145 players who Rob Despain. year Bybee lost a second-round match to Ron Hitchcock when Hitchcock chipped in for birdie on the 18th hole. Bybee had a 15footer for birdie to halve the hole and prolong the match, but the hole “looked like a thimble”after Hitchcock's “unbelievable” chipin, Bybee said, and his putt missed. brings will tee it up Wednesday for the us to first of two rounds of stroke-play qualifying, he acknowledged Sundayit is “highly unlikely” he will play. Bybee underwent shouider surgery to repair a pinched rotator cuff on May i7 and has not healed as quickly as doctors fig- ured he would. Although he can chip and putt. Bybee said he cannot make a full swing without pain and doubts that anything will change before 7:39 a.m. Wednesday, when heis scheduled to tee off with 1995 champion Jason Wight and former University of Utah golfer Jon Morgan. “Tam extremely disappointed,” Bybee said. “The State Amateuris myyear,the biggest thing in my year. This will be thefirst one I miss since 1976, not counting the [five] years that I was a professional.” Ten years ago, Bybee was in the same situation as Summer- hays this year at the same golf course. Having won the 1990 State Am at Alpine Country Club and the "91 title at Jeremy Ranch, Bybee had a chance to makehistory at Hidden Valley. He was trying to do whatfive players before him hadfailed to do: becomethefirst player to win three straight State “Absolutely,” said Bybee. “He is at a level above even the good amateur players here. He is in elite company. Plus, he is a Summerhays. Bybee believes the pressure will be on Summerhays’ oppo- nents, who will try to snap his match-play winning streak, now at 10. “Thereis an advantage to hav- ing his record, the intimidation factor,” Bybee said. “Thatis big. As defending champion, you are one up on the first tee, practically.” As for Bybee, he said he will call the UGA today or Tuesday andtell them his plans. “Tt is a pipe dream that | am going to play, realistically,” he said. “Every day,I put a golf club in my hands, butI haven't really strucka ball for three months.” John Edwards, whoperformed the surgery, figured Bybee would be back in six weeks. But eight weeks later, Bybee is still in pain and mayneed more surgery. Utah pro Ron Branca had similar surgery several years ago and was outfor more than 12 weeks, Bybee learned. [e-mail] Morry Gash/‘The Associated Press Jeff Sluman reacts after making his par putt on the 18th hole of the Greater Milwaukee Open. Sluman wonwith a 3-under 68. Sluman Holds Onfor Victory THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOLF MILWAUKEE ef Sluman held it togetherthis time on thefinal day of the Greater Milwaukee Open. Sluman fired a 3-under-par 68 Sundayfora four-strokevictory over Tim Herron (66) and Steve Lowery (70) andhis second GMO title. His 23-under 261 total was one stroke shy of Loren Roberts’ 72-hole GMOrecordset two years ago. Slumanalso led the GMOfield heading into the final daylast year. But his erratic play caught upto him and he faltered to a 10th-place finish at Brown Deer Park. “T had lotoffriends and family up from Chicago to cheer me on and after feeling last year like I disappointed them,I was certainly glad to getit donethis year,” Slumansaid. After bogeying the secondhole, Sluman made fourstraight birdies, Ginn Wins With a Bogey on 18 then playedit safe for his sixth PGA Tour victory and the biggest pay check of his career, $558,000 of the $3.1 million purse. After Romero Prevails Eduardo Romero of Argentina birdies on Nos.3-6, Sluman, who also won the GMO in 1998, wasn't nearly the aggressor he'd beenall weekend. KennyPerry(65)took fourth, one stroke ahead of Joey Sindelar (65), Greg Chalmers (69) and Wisconsin native J.P. Hayes (67), who finished six strokes back. Teske Pulls Away Rachel Teske pulled away from rookie Beth Bauerwith four birdies i a six-hole span to win the Jamie Farr Kroger Classicat Sylvania, Ohio, by ki sixth victory in as many years on the LPGATourandsecondof the year, was worth $150,000. She also won the Ping tournament to start the 2002 season. Her final-round 66 left her at 14 under 270 andtwoshots better than Bauer, who parredthe last six holes while shooting a69. took advantageof a late collapse from Fredrik Jacobsonto win the Scottish OpenatLuss in aplayoff. Romeroclosed with a 1-under 70 and forced the playoff by making a 10-foot par putt onthe final holeat Loch Lomond About 15 minutes later, he hit a 315-yard drive down the 18th fairway and hit a pitching wedge to 8feet for a birdie to collect his eighth tour victory Buha Wins by Three Jason Buha never lost the lead in the final day of the Buy.Com Dayton Openat Centerville, Ohio, shooting a 6-under 66to finish three strokes up forhisfirst win. Buha, who earned hisfirst career win, put four strokes between him and defending champion Todd Bar rangerwith a chip-and-putt birdie on thepar-5 12th hole. Final Scores Senior Players Stewart Ginn 14 JimThorpe Mike McCullough 4 -13 Hubert Green Greater Milw. Open Jeff Sluman 23 TimHerron 19 Ste 19 Kroger Ciassic Rachel Teske 4 Beth Bauer Laura Diaz 12 1 Karrie Webb W Scottish Open (x-won1st playotf hole) xfduardo Romero 11 Fredrik Jacobson get Chapman TimmClark 11 10 10 Scores in Scoreboard 6-4 @ Continued from C-1 “I knew someonewas goingto come out of the pack,” Thorpe said. “I justfelt like Hubert and Mike had already used up their big roundofthe weekend.” Doug Tewell was alonein fifth at 10 under. Hale Irwin, who set nine-hole andfirst-roundrecords, finished six strokes back with Ed Dougherty. Dave Stockton and Larry Nelson were at 8 under. Ginn made four straight bird- ies from Nos. 10-13 to take the lead for good at 14 under. Hemaintained his lead with a par-saving putt at 16 after his tee shot landed in theleft rough and his secondin a bunker.Hebirdied 17 to take a two-shot lead over Green, McCullough and Thorpe. “WhenI holed it at No. 17 and Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press Mike McCullough reacts after SLC Open ae Wonby Amateur Forthe First Time blew andthecoursedid not change that much in the afternoon. Besides, Thorpe was 15 under after his first-round74. Thorpe, who won The Tradi- tion this year, had a chance to be thefirst player to win two majors in one year since 1998 when both Irwin and Gil Morgan did it. FuzzyZoeller won the Senior PGA. Championship. Don Pooley, who ended 3 under, won the Senior U.S. Open. and py, splitting the top pro moneyandearning $3.500 each. Ellis took homethe trophy and the low amateur award, leaving nobody to claim the cardboard check made out for w. missing a birdie putt on 14. He finished in tie for second. 64 is 64 Summerhays and Johnson werenot unhap- The23-year-old Ellis, who made ninebird. ies and one bogey Sunday, has ideasof turn: @ Continued from C-1 ing prolaterthis year. His economics degree makes him aware that he could be making 70 at Bonneville Golf Course left him tied for 20th place. By random pairingsof the amateurs, Ellis wasassigneda morningstarting tim: day. Becauseonly the top few amateurs were re-paired for thefinal round, he teedoff again Sunday at8:15 a.m. Ellis acknowledgedplaying early was an advantage “in a way,” with morereceptive money in these tournaments “It’s cros my mind,”hesaid but he pr tople few moretournaments as an amateur, in Provo Opentitle in May, closed with a 66 Summerhays posted a 67, somethingof a let down afterhe played thefront nine in 4 un der Summerhayshad intended to spend more of the summer trying to Mond alify for Buy.com Tour events. He adjusted his sched ule after missing by one shot in consecutive weeks, wanting to guarantee himself more tournamentexperience. ‘Burton Lumber SLC Open 14-2 Ryan Fs 6A) 135 ($3500}—-Boyd Sureertays (B67) Torey 0) TooTarewe (5768) $37($1 BOO) Han Fes 1) 190 SereBe (68 Dard cluding this week's State Am at Hidden Val ley Country Club,near his homein Draper. Having shot 64 in tournaments in Park City and Provo, Ellis did not sound disap pointed when he said he “can't seemto get below”that number. Johnson, who beat Summerhaysfor the kc (73-68) See Saree 71) Sect Fatacks (7268) Hany White (7170) Bre Pa( 4), Caf Jerwen (11:70) 142—JonBaka (73-69) Jon Fe (7389) » Stephen Newren (7072) a Mec Carter (1-71) 149--Stove Sharp (674). 144—Fcn Bravea (74 4 dowy Boneapenn 181—Kan Care made the up-and-down at 16, I thought, ‘This is my week,’ ”Ginn said. Hehadan accurate driveat 18, cle for leaders in the past, but was which has proven to be an obsta- The darlings of the automotive press, short on a chip shot near the nowthefavorites of financial planners. green. He needed to makea short putt for bogey, and win the tournament. “All we could do is hope he would throw it up, and he didn’t,” Green said. “He shouldn't worry about bogeying 18 I won two majors with bogeys on 18 with a two-shotlead.” Ginn, second once last year, hadn't finished better than a tie for third this year at the Legends of Golf in April. Since then, he's finished as low as tie for 69th at the Senior PGA Championship —and nobetterthan a tie for 17th, Ginn the tournament tied for 35th on the moneylist and earned $375,000 on the moneylist jumpingto i6th with his first win since the 1995 Golf Digest Ja: pan Championship. Ginn entered the tournament with 16 career victories, mostly in Australia and Asia. 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