Show I'l rwrr wvw1 nr’"' w I ei -- i fy nc pnginryii' f'W--W — w1 w w xw The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 12 1998 —Page 15 Korean opens up advantage 9-str- oke SYLVANIA Ohio (AP) — Se Ri Pak picked up where she left off after an LPGA-recor- d 61 in the second round birdieing seven of die final nine holes on the way to an 63 and a nine-shlead through Saturday’s third round of die Jamie Farr Kroger Classic “Everything feds great now" said the ot ld Korean rookie who won die US Women’s Open on Monday in a playoff with amateur Jentqr Cbuasiripacn On the heels of her er 61 the 20-ho- le 10-und- lowest score ever posted in an LPGA event Pak completed the lowest consecutive rounds ever on the tour The 63 was the second-lowescore ever shot at 63 Highland Meadows Golf Club behind only her 61 of Friday After shooting an even-p71 in the opening round she now stands at 193 Karrie Webb shot a 67 the next-beround of the day and was alone in second at “She's different” Webb said of Pak “To win two majors your rookie year is really something That is very difficult st 19-ya- rd ar 18-un- Experience fights back headed into the British Open bogey” King said “But she made abqut eight putts outside of 13 feet You have : weeks like that She’s just ou a rolL” Asked if the tournament was ova King said “Yeah I think saSeRi would have to shoot about a 74 to allow anybody back in die tournament You never know I’ve aeen stranger things happen But as well as she’s playing now it would be tough to catch her” SOUTHPORT England (AP) — If the young guns of golf want to make inroads this year they will have to start at the game's oldest championship When Justin Leonard celebrat- Only two players have ever won their next tournament after capturing die Open Louise Suggs in 1932 and Jane Geddes in ed his British Open victory last year in Generation X fashion — sharing a pizza with friends on the 17th green of Royal Troon under the glow of a Scottish night — it signaled a changing of the y 1986 It was the second day in a row Pak piled up 10 birdies in her round In die second round which erased the LPGA mark of 62 accomplished by seven golfers she had 10 without a bogey This time: she bogeyed two of the first five holes 'and odale the turn in 1 --under guard: — Tiger Woods only three months past the legal drinking age who was crowned the youngest Masters champion ever e — Ernie Els a US But on the back nine she caught fire st She birdied the final two boles Friday two-tim- Open winner and still only 27 — And Leonard at 25 playing and die last four Saturday she almost holed her approach and tapped in At 16 she to 15 feet and made die putt hit a At the par-- 5 17th she was just short of the green in two hit a sand wedge 10 feet short of the hole and knocked it in With a huge crowd ringing the 18th she was just short of the green in two and hit a sand wedge to 2 feet There was never any doubt that she'd make the birdie putt She set out to go under the 61 “1 just try because I want to make new record” she said At No considering the two courses she won on especially last week on a course where you have to be patient Obviously she’s got a lot of patience” Betsy King who started the day tied for second two shots behind Pak played in the same group and watched huge galleries cheer Pak’s every move A Hall of Famer King shot a 72 and was 1 shots back “She missed one putt inside 15 feet and that was on the first hole when she had a 15 “ a t s ' : a 'ii I v ' Se Ri Pak of South with the concentration of Ben Hogan in his prime (hie year later the old guard is h - j - AP photo Korea watches her birdie putt on the 15th hole during the third round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Ctasaic Saturday afternoon Morgan Irwin set for showdown DEARBORN Mich (AP) — A Crucial mistake on the 17th hole was all that separated Gil Moigan and Hale Irwin after the third round of the Senior Players shot 66s and were five shots off with Indies at Nos 12 and 13 The the lead at 206 Jack Nicklaus the sentimental favorite had to settle for a 72 and was well off string ended at No the pace at 209 Murphy who earlier in the week complained about side effects from his arthritis medicine appeared to have fallen out of contention after a second-roun- d 72 left him at 139 six strokes off the lead But he quickly began hmMw up ground under Championship on Saturday Morgan played it safe and e walked off with a lead over Irwin who bogeyed after hitting his approach on the hole in the water Morgan shot a 68 for a 201 total while Irwin had a third- -' one-strok- next-to-la-st round 67 Bob Murphy seeking his first almost perfect conditions Murphy winner of 11 tournaments since joining the senior circuit in 1993 played erne-fre- e golf with five birdies on the front side to turn at 10 under four shots out victory of the season charged from far back in the pack with a superb putting display to shoot a 64 and was at 203 with his first bogey But birdies at No 16 and 17 put him back in die chase Morgan and Irwin meanwhile were waging their own private battle Paired with Morgan and Jim Albus in the final threesome Irwin needed only four holes to make up a deficit catching Morgan at 12 under with two-stro- through the next 11 holes Each birdied Nos 7 9 and 13 to reach 15 under and both bogeed Na 16 Then came the crucial 17th a The Firebirds became the champs through a point system that awards three points for each win two for a tie and zero for a involved in coaching soccer for 18 years traveling with one team to Europe Part of the Firebirds success comes from Dansereau’s coaching methods which aren't the tra- loss They didn’t lose often Dansereau has many reasons for coaching soccer but among the top ones is that he wants to help his girls play at the next leveL “I’ve got a daughter who goes to die U of U for free because of rd par-- 5 with fronting the green Irwin hit a long drive but pulled a into the pond in his attempt to reach the green in two Morgan played it safe laying up on both of his first two shots His routine par put Morgan one stroke in front of Irwin who scrambled to a bogey They both birdied the home hole Morgan and Irwin are easily the two hottest players on the Senior PGA Tour They have each won three times this season and rank first and second on the money list Irwin who finished second at the State Farm Senior in the matter veteran Lee nine-ye-ar Janzen outdueled 41 -- year-old Payne Stewart at the US Open Fred Couples 38 let the Masters and die Byron Nelson Classic slip away but still has two PGA Tour victories and is enjoying his best year since 1992 COAL VALLEY 111 (AP) — Defending champion David Toms shot what he called a “stress-free- ” 65 Saturday for lead ov er Scott Gump a one-sh- Williams 36 at A Ton VBey Metals Inc 145 No 1 000 W Logan 752-057- 1 cult” The juniors have not exactly disappeared Els Woods and Leonard have all won this year but the only player who has been a threat every time he tees it up is David Duval a winner who finished a stroke behind O'Meara at the two-tim- e Masters “There are so many good players now in the world and a lot of them happen to be young” O'Meara said “But the fact is I've actually played some of my best golf over die last three or four years Tom Watson has been playing some extremely good golf" And that's what could make the 127th British Open one for the ages The Open returns this week to Royal Birkdale a course where virtually every hole is framed by sand dunes — great for the gallery but grueling for the world's best players trying to gauge the wind blowing in from the Irish Sea scores he knows Sunday's final round may not be as easy “Someone asked me ‘How million Quad City Classic Toms’ third 65 in as many days left him at 195 for the about four 65s? Wouldn’t that be great?’ I said ’Yeah but it might not win'" Toms said “Hopefully my experience here will help” 64 for Gump had a bogey-fre- e 196 as he seeks his best finish of Oakwood Country the year His previous best was mis- Frank Lickliter and Steve Jones who shared the 6762-yar- d include: Trisha Allen Tessa Club course Bassett Tandee Burbank Toms said he made few Cassie Bush Amy Casamassa Becca Cook Che lly Dansereau Mandy Gahn Jenny Lowry Leah Maesato Mar McGregor Kelly Olsen Machelle Russell Mary Schaelling Erin Terry Bessie Walbridge and Taryl the golf club and hit the ball straight” Watson said “I just hope that I can continue to play die way I am playing and make the decision about whether to play the Senior Tour very diffi- Toms clinging to lead at Quad City Classic 15-un- Championship team members We Buy Scrap Cars ditional Cache Valley ways For instance the way a lot of their goals come from midfielders due to the “possession" style offense has baffled many a team last month ot S My The Firebirds tallied six hat tricks this season thus far mean- ing that an individual scored three goals in a single game They quickly gained a reputation as an offensive powerhouse So maybe the World Cup will have to wait four more years but soccer in die Valley is waiting for no one as long as die Firebirds Masters At The Olympic Club Classic last week has earned $13 million about $300000 after three rounds of the $135 more than Morgan jjpnpon ar4jirfc JjCachRVtllcy used to that yet” he says want to help oth-ert do that What I try to do is develop players for the collegiate level and I think we’ve got four or five on this team that could do it” said Dansereau who has been ' Continued from Page 13 ' promote the team concept right across the board” ke his second birdie From that point an it was almost like match play as the two went birdie for birdie remaining even 521-ya- emic ooe and 14 fighting back “The old guys never went anywhere” said Tom Lehman the British Open champion and PGA player of the year in 1996 who turns 40 next year “It's just that the younger guys played a little better last year This year has been different Woods put the green jacket on 41 -- year-old Mark O'Meara at the John Cook and Scott Simpson both in their 40s also have won this year And Tom Watson the five-tim- e British Open champion showed at Colonial that he still has what it takes to win at age 48 “I still believe that I can swing takes and even his occasional lapses turned out well such as when he converted a bad drive on No 10 into a birdie “That was big I didn't really struggle at alL I made all the easy 1 1 other bekrw-pa- r golfers with double-dig- it pars" Toms said But with 19th in die BellSouth Classic 36-ho- le lead had 68s Saturday and were 197 by Kenny joined at Perry who shot a 67 and DA Quad City Weibring a three-tim- e champion who shot 65 13-un- “It's going to be a serious shootout tomorrow" Gump said BDVG2R®SEES)DS13G For HydraLawn of Northern Utah the best lawn seeding around call 753-564- 0 Slip into something more conversational (10 a 1 V : minute) 400 minutes 3995per month That’s just 10t a minute v' iJ i Akiuys Included: V-' Caller ID t7 First Incoming Minute Free Utah Toll Free r’ - : WriceMail ' FREE Long distance for 6 months Jf r Call (77-326- 7) Other plans start at $1995 4 J ‘1 j EM wwwvoiceitreamcom It POOR COPY more jam ms VOtCESTREAM STORES AUTHORIZED DEALERS Corporate Sates Office 60 E Center §105 7505600 IqnAoftrti SCnMDto75M755 MEwwAi Stahl r tfe WTNofMa |