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Show es », »j Sate olf News Mickelson leads by one IRVING,Texas (AP) — Charlie Rymer, a wisecracking fly fisherman from Georgia Tech, shot a 9under-par 61 Saturday and moved within a stroke of Phil Mickeisoa after three rounds of the GTE Byron Nelson Classic. A non-winnerin only his sec- CBS, Wright have gone their separate ways WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Ben Wright is out of the CBS broadcast booth and the entire incident of a year ago involving lesbians and women’s golf is finished, the network feels. “| spoke to the players last week (at the Titleholders) and apologized,” CBS Sports president David Kenin said. “} apologized to the LPGA from the start.” But that’s where the apologies will end. CBS will make no mention of the matter during its cover- ond yéar on the PGA Tour, Rymer, 28, cme from seven shots back to share second place with Mark Wiebe and Corey Pavin at 10under-par 200. His round tied the course record at the Tournament Players Course at the Four Seasons Resort and Club. Mickelson, the second-round leader, birdied the final hole for a 3-under-par 67 to cling tofirst place entering Sunday's final round Wiebe, whoknockedina 5-iron for an eagle at the tough. par-4 ninth hole, had a 63 while Pavin was posting a 67 Halfa dozen players were two strokes off the lead at 202, including Nick Price, who won here in 1991 and is struggling to regain the touch that propelled him to golf’s No. | ranking Price, with a 69, was tied with Brett Ogle (64), Jeff Sluman(65), Jay Haas (65), Steve Elkington (66) and Craig Parry (65). Mark Brooks, the first-round leader and the winner last week at Houston, matched par 70 and was oneoffive players at 204 andstill contending for the $270,000 first prize. The leaders had to conquer blustery winds that Rymer branded as “nasty” and Wiebe labeled as “backwards.” The wind shifted from south to north Saturday and, said Wiebe, “You had to throw your whole gameplan out the window.” veenee Page C8— THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah, Sunday, May 12, 1996 age this weekend of the McDon- ald’s LPGA Championship. “Todiscuss it further on the teiecast is to doa further disservice tothe game,” Kenin said Wednesday at the DuPont Country Club. “We've said we're sorry. We've apologized.” A year ago, the Wilmington News-Journal published a story quoting Wright as saying that les- bianism on the LPGA Tour hurt harm that has been done to anycorporate sponsorship and that body,” Kenin said. “I wish I could golf swings by their “boobs.” reverse the thing.” : CBS executive producer for women were hampered in their get a rewind and go back and Wright denied making the golf Frank Chirkinian indicated statement backing Wright, includ- earlier this week that Wright might remarks and CBSissued a strong ing on-air remarks by golf anchor Jim Nantz. have a future with the company, but Kenin said, “Frank speaks the heart and ial “We grilled him,” Kenin said from Frank’s position is not the position _ o yy.” body we knew that was in the trail- ofthe While Kenin refused to com- * er” where the interview occurred. pletely rule out a further associaabout Wright. “Wetalked to every- The storm passed until a Sports Mlustrated story in December sup- ported the original article and Wright wastakenoff golf in January — with pay — just weeksafter he was given a four-year contract extension. Wright spent April in the Betty Ford Center undergoing alcohol rehabilitation. “We feel terrible about any tion with Wright, saying “Who can predict the future?” he did say , “there are no plans at this time to do anything with Ben Wright on TV or with CBS.” “ft don’t want Ben to read that there has been a death sentence on him,” Kenin said. “I want him to focus on hislife and on his drinking and eating.” Kite shows signs that he canstill play By PHIL ROGERS Dallas Morning News AP Photo Phil Mickelson fired a second round 67 Saturday and clings to a oneshotlead over three players at the Byron Nelson Classic. LEADBETTER’S by David Leadbe tter ey IRVING, Texas — TomKite is home again, making every stop on the PGATour’s three-week swing through Texas. But barbecue and enchiladas have very little to do with the peace of mind Kite has been finding lately Heis nning to hit the ball with the precision that has marked his 25 years in pro golf. A few putts are even starting to fall, bringin: mile back to the freckled face beneath the straw hat “Any place i good place to bring it around,” Kite said. “When you've played as poorly as I have, any old golf course anywhere in the world is a good place to be whenyou'replaying better.” Kite hopes to use this weekend’s GTE ByronNelsonClassic and next week's MasterCard Colonial as his own little advertising campaign, let ting the golf world know that he won'th © graduate to the Senior Tour to get his 20th victory ‘I'm getting there,” said Kite, not hitting on all cylinders yet, but {'m getting there.” Kite, namedlast fall as the U.S Ryder Cupcaptain, has been stuck on 19 victories since winning the Nissan L.A. Openin 1993. He hasn't seriously challenged since tying for second in the Shell Houston Opentwoyears agoand fell to 104th on the moneylist a year ago. Yet Kite seemed like his oldself last week in Houston. 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