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Show Sunday, March 19, 2006 \g DAILY ERALD GOLF ROUNDUP Pampling takes control with a shot overthe water who tied three tournamentre- Accenture Match Play Cham- cords on his way to a 63. pionship, then withdrew after Clarke emerging as one of ORLANDO, Fla. — Rod Pampling had a big lead that he the challengers was a pleasant didn't wantto give awayin the BayHill Invitational. Standing in the first cut of Golf is no longera priority rise. for 37-year-old from Northern Ireland, whose wife is losing rough on the 18th fairway, he picked out a line left of the flag to avoid the waterandfired away a long battle with cancer. He plays when he can, which has not been muchthis year, and never knows whatto expect a 75in the first round of Doral with a wrist problem. “As you can see from my results,it’s affecting me quite a bit, whichis normal. It's bound to,” Clarke said. “Mygolf is not really at the top of my list. But at the same time, I’m not just pack when he began the third going out to makeup a number. I wantto try and compete. It's tough whenthe numbers aren't coming that I wantto shoot.” tly towardthe flag and keeping records for six straight birdies, a 30 on the back nine and his » Safewayinternational: At the gallery in suspense until it cleared the lake by a couple of yards and stopped 3 feet away from the hole. The birdie gave 9-under 63, which matched the best score‘at BayHill sinceit converted to a par 72 in 1989. Wherehe goes from thereis of South Korea’s Sarah Lee shot a 2-under70 to take a one-stroke lead over Aree Song in the withhis 4iron from 192 yards. “All I wasreally looking for was par,” Pampling said. Toward the bottom of the To his surprise, the ball round, Clarketied tournament started farther outto the right toward the water, bending gen- him a 5-under67, increased his lead to four shots and gave him little concern. His wife, Heather, was first plenty of momentum for the diagnosed with breast cancer, and it has spread throughout her body. She wasthoughtto be near death last May, but contin- final round. “I felt pressure coming to thelast hole,” Pampling said. “To get up there andhit that golf shot, it was a great boost ues to fight. “She's having a prettytough battle at the minute,” Clarke of confidence, I knowI canhit the shots. Tomorrow, | can rely derboard and a big cushion. A ball in the water could haveled said. “She had a couple of weeks of very intensive treatment two weeks ago for anothersituation, so she’s had a verytough time. But she’s battling hard.” She wants him to play instead ofsifting around the house, but toa double bogey, Instead, the birdie put Pamplingat 14-under on that and haveconfidencein myself.” Those few yards wereall the difference betweena tight lea- 202, giving him a four-shot lead over Lucas Glover(72), Greg Owen(67) and Darren Clarke Superstition Mountain, Ariz., Safeway iaewcee Lee,also a stroke ahead of Song after two rounds, had a 14-under 202 total on Superstition Mountain's Prospector Course. Song eagled the 18th for a 70. Juli Inkster, a Hall of Famer whose last tour victory came in 2003, was four strokes back after a 70. Inkster wastied for third with Michele Redman, the other direction, shooting a 3-over75to fall out of contention. Herbid for a third straight Safeway International title all but ended with three bogeys on the frontnine. Toshiba Classic: At Newport Beach,Calif., Tom Purtzer shot a 4-under67for a share of the second-roundlead with Bob Eastwood and Graham Marsh in the Toshiba Classic Marsh hada 69 and Eastwood shot a 70 to match Purtzer, the 2004 winner,at 7-under 135 on the Newport Beach Country Club course. Purtzerholed out for eagle from 150 yards on the 10th hole. He added three birdies on the back nine,but also had two bogeys Vincente Fernandez (68), Joe Inman(68) and Dave Eichelberger (69) were a stroke behindthe leaders, and 2000 winner Allen Doyle (67) was 5 underalong with Jay Haas (67), Mark Johnson (69), Walter Hall (69) and John Harris(68). whoopened the daytied for D TCL ClassicyAt Sanya, China, erboardwith a 66. Redmanis 6-under66 to take a one-stroke 30th butclimbed onto the leadin the huntfor herthird career England's David Howell shot a lead over Australia's Andrew LPGATourvictory and'first Buckle in the TCLClassic. it has takenitstoll. Clarkehasplayed only five since 2000. Annika Sorenstam, the two- andhadfourbirdies in his timesthis year, with his best finish a tie for seventh in Dubai. time defending champion, was Helostin the first round of the tied with Redmanafter two rounds. But Sorenstam wentin Howell eagied the par-5 13th JOHN RAOUX /Associated Press Sergio Garcia of Spain hits a shot from the waterat the 17th hole during third-roundplay at the BayHill Invitational. bogey-free round to reach 23under 193 on the Yalong Bay course. Buckle shota 65. 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