Show — 1—£'""'2PPK — IT —" I JLL" Ogden Standard-Examin- — "te Saturday July er 21 fT1" llIliaillilillB x ::::::: tin 1" Tini A :::::::::v II Vi V "I lllilii MJIli im 3B 1984 fliYi i lllin llilTllMMtMI United Press International Australian Greg Norman peers over bunker during play in British Open in St Andrews Scotland He is still in the hunt with a ume known Am — fi ft n ii ST ANDREWS Scotland (AP) — An obscure Australian Ian Baker-Finc- h fired a 66 before the winds beto howl Friday taking what even gan he called a surprising three-strok- e lead course record in and equaling a the 13th British Open golf championship "It's a surprise in that I didn't expect the lead" said the Aussie after reaching the tournament halfway 134 point with a total of and matching the record on the historic Old Course The mark was set by Roberto de Vicenzo of Argentina in 36-ho- le 1 23-year-- 1960 Meanwhile some of the biggest names in golf — American Tom Watson Seve Ballesteros of Spain and the "Merry Mex" himself Lee Trevino of the United States — moved into position to challenge the leader Trevino who also played before the winds kicked up and 'the temperature dropped 20 degrees to a cool 55 in minutes maneuvered his way to a 67 and was tied for second at 137 with Nick Faldo of England and Ballesteros the former British Open and Masters champion Ballesteros and Faldo each had a 68 over the ancient course that is recognized as the cradle and home of golf Watson finished off a 68 and completed 36 holes at 139 — five under par and five strokes off the pace He was tied at 139 with Fred Coushot on the ples who holed out a 18th for a 69 Lanny Wadkins with a 69 and Bernhard Langer of West Germany who birdied the 18th for a 68 Jack Nicklaus winner of this championship the last two times it was played at St Andrews refused to count himself out even though he barely qualified for the final two rounds at 148 14 strokes behind the leader "The opera isn't over 'til the fat lady sings" he said 69 Friday for a total of 137 and a four-strok- e a lead over five players at the midway mark in the LPGA's $200000 Rochester Internation- finished with a 41 on the back nine He had a 74 for the day and was at 141 non-winn- er 9-ir- on 50-fo- ot 3-ir- on 1 30-fo- ot 3-w- first-roun- over-confide- nt first-roun- -- - Burns up Old Course ST ANDREWS Scotland (AP) — "If I win the tournament we might be here for two days — and I'll supply the booze" joked Lee Trevino after burning up the Old Course at St Andrews for a second round 67 in the British Open golf championship Friday "Winning at St Andrews? Gee I'd go round "I just tried to tell myself to play as well as I can" crazy I wouldn't retire you can bet on that" For 20 magical minutes the a renowned entertain44-year-- old Mexican-America- n er on and off the course had the press room at St Andrews in stitches joking about his golf his personal life and his rivals and rocking his head back in laughter to join in the fun Trevino won the Open in 1971 and 972 at the height of his career But he was clearly surprised to find himself three strokes off the lead at the halfway stage on 15-fo- ot 40-fo- TirewDino Happy "didn't know how to act when she came out to play today's Marino of Enid Okla was known as Cathy Hanlon before al tournament getting married five months ago Marino who began the day in She tied for 17th in last week's 68 US Women's Open and ranks the lead after a birdied two 36th on the LPGA money list Thursday promptly of the first four holes and then with $37731 in earnings overcame some adversity She Defending champion Ayoko said the key was holding her Okamoto was forced to drop out composure after hitting bad of the tournament at the Locust shots on holes 12 and 13 She Hill Country Club with a bad bogeyed 12 and saved par on 13 right shoulder after two succeswith a chip from the sive rounds of 76 Peterson had the best round right fringe "I just hung in there when I of the tournament a hit some bad shots and that 67 to move into contention She saved my whole round" Marino did so despite poor driving said "I went out there with the attiRosie Jones tude that if I hit the driver well Kathryn Young Lauri I'd be all right but that wasn't Kathy Whitworth Peterson and Dale Eggeling were the case" she said "I finally put 141 four shots back at it in my bag and said forget it" Marino's best finish prior to Peterson was saved by her this week was 13th in her first putting She made six birdie LPGA event the Henredon putts of at least 12 feet with the Classic tournament She said she longest being a birdie 1 137 "Actually my plan was to be 20 under par after two days but it didn't work" he said tongue firmly in his cheek He then paused reflection and added: "I tell you I played a hell of a lot better than I anticipated I didn't know I could play this good ot Dave Stockton dropped to (UPI) — firing a 66 111 and lead over newcomer Vance Heafner in Friheld a one-stro- ke Thursday's 67 by following a birdie putt surprising 15-fo- ot 70-ya- rd round midway sand-wedg- e the through on the hilly seventh green "It was hot but ideal for scoring" Heafner said of the muggy "I'm not used to playing this weather that kept the greens slow good" said Stockton the exhi- moist and 9 pro who is a regular on the Ron Streck fired a 64 to go bition circuit "Usually I shoot Tim Norris Randy Wat-kin- s second or third not first I Mike Morely and 1980 didn't have anybody to copy off winner Scott Hoch each shot 65 of" to go to Minutes later on the sixth hole Stockton came up short on Heafner and Stockton picked a eagle putt but sank the up their duel during birdie to grab the second-roun- d action on the front nine lead Heafner stayed close with a Both had narrowly missed birdie birdie putt putts on 18 before scoring birdbreathtaking on the first hole and a ies on the first hole a-fe- der late-afterno- ot The miraculous chip shot put the tour veteran two strokes ahead of Heafner who double-bogeye- d the 386-yar- d par-- 4 1 nce 20-ye- ar day's second round of the $200000 Quad Cities Open Stockton added the 66 to with an amazing chip for an eagle to go hole when he took a penalty stroke to move away from 1th 50-fo- ot 12-foo- ter on back "I haven't played since the Canadian Open (last month) and I broke my favorite driver in the first round there "You can never repair a club the way it was before but I'm just beginning to trust it again I'm hitting it longer and quite straight" Even with all his experience the idea of being in a winning position on Sunday was hard for Trevino to imagine "If I'm on the 10th or 12th tee (on Sunday) and I have a couple of shots' lead I think I'll be nervous Everyone does choke If you ask someone if he chokes and he says no he's lying through his teeth" Asked to explain his sudden return to form — he hasn't won a tournament for three years — Trevino replied: "I'm really living for the first time in my life I'm at ease I'm comfortable and I'm happy I'm just going out there and swinging at it and seeing what happens "I was happily married for 8 years but 1 I did not have the support that Claudia whom I'm married to now gives me" Trevino said his caddie Willie Aitchi-so- n was more surprised than he was about his round which included six birdies and Stockton fires 66 leads Quad Cities Open COAL VALLEY Playing in the worst of the wind and cold Watson was breezing along at six under par for the day and was tied for second when as he said "the old lady got me" He drove into the left rough hit a into a very difficult position in a bunker blew it out and then from for some 120 feet away three-putte- d double bogey "Except for that one hole I played a good round of golf" Watson said "I'd like to be a couple of more under par but I'm pleased with my position" Norman once was within two strokes lying We all do "When you're older when you've played in a lot of these you approach things differently" said Trevino 44 Baker-Finc- h among the first off the twice the winner of this title but a for three years tee made most of his round with a 32 on the front nine that included a "I'm as relaxed as I've ever been When you've got a good player and putt on the eighth he's relaxed — not too concerned But the key he said was "getting up whether he plays good or not so good and down a couple of times from very — he's dangerous" difficult positions" That included a for the day and Longmuir save from the Road Bunker on the 7th birdie putt on the coming off a and the Valley of Sin on the 18th 16th tried to play his drive down the "I know I'm capable but I didn't tee right side to find a better opening to the off expecting to win Something in the green He found disaster instead the top spot but then slashed and His drive was out of bounds over of top 20 was my goal" said Baker-Finc- h his way to a string of six thrashed who won this year's West Australian the low stone wall and into a flower 5s consecutive Bill Longmuir the longshot Scot who Open and last year's New Zealand garden He eventually put a d lead was within shared the Open — his only two tournament vic- shot onto the road chipped back and "I lost my feel and I lost my a stroke of the lead at nine under for tories two- - putted for the seven concentration" he said "Thoie six the tournament when he fell victim to forget He knew what he had to do "I just came off the drive" he holes slit my throat I've got torounds the fearsome Road Hole the 17th A two and about that relaxed good calm — no play "I've got to try to stay explained "I was triple-boge- y seven sent him reeling back Seven shots at this stage is nothing" let it get the better of me" he said dumb" not to a 71 and a 138 total And that warned Trevino can be Nicklaus matched par 72 in the worst But he was not alone in his Peter Jacobsen one of three tied for difficult dreaded the weather got back to even par for of famous difficulties at that d lead and Tom Kite were the the tournament at one stage then in the group at 140 Kite had a 71 and "When you're young you want to hole "three-putte- d Watson nervous was for There win so much you get my way in" He- had Jacobsen 73 example tt three-pubogeys on the 11th 15th and Everybody does Everybody chokes winner of this title the last two years Greg Norman the powerful Austra17th lian who also had a piece of the first- - Anybody tells you he doesn't he's and owner of five overall Rookie sets lively pace in LPGA play PITTSFORD NY (UPI) — Tour rookie Cathy Marino fired round lead and played with Watson and Langer in the worst of the weather upn mntmn ii ii -- total of 141 two-da- y The third member of the playing partners Chi Chi Rodriguez stepped in to rescue a bug crawling across Stockton's ting path put- "I have to save it It's our national bird" joked the native Puerto Rican before Stockton easily completed the birdie putt 15-fo- ot But the applause for Stockton came on the next hole when his sand wedge from the low rough popped on the green and rolled less than 10 feet for an eagle 70-ya- rd art i do some spectacular chips onto the greens from tough positions" "I birdied the first three holes today and Willie started carrying the bag backwards" Trevino joked "I used to be one of the best with a wedge Then I began missing the greens For some reason it's all come back I don't know why because I haven't practiced it" Asked to assess the par-- 4 17th hole which has taken its toll on most of the players in the first two days here including himself Trevino replied: "You play it as a par five and if you make a four you consider it a birdie It's a long hitter's hole No one in his right mind would go after the flag You can't play for the green" Trevino disclosed that he had got up early in the morning Friday for a private filming session several hours before teeing off "I only did it because I have the time" said Trevino who has had surgery twice on his back and restricts his golf to tournaments and an occasional workout beforehand Ha" of Famer t0 j°'n tournament Idaho (AP) — The 8th annual Danny Thompson Memorial golf tournament this summer will have a new baseball Hall of Famer in the field — one of the sponsors Harmon Killebrew is one of the new members of the Hall of Fame And he and business partner Ralph Harding will sponsor their charity golf event for the eighth time at Sun Valley and BOISE The tournaments have raised $425000 All of the money for the first four years went to 'the University of Minnesota Leukemia Research Fund The last three years some of the proceeds have gone to the Mountain States Tumor Institute here a cancer treatment and research center So far $305500 been raised for the Minnesota research cenKillebrew started the tourna- ter and $120000 for Mountain ment in 1977 in honor of his States Tumor Institute one-tim- e Past tournament fields have Minnesota Twins' teammate Danny Thompson been dotted with sports enterThompson died of leukemia at tainment and political Elkhorn on Aug 24-2- 5 ! the age of 28 |