Show t B8 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 21 2002 stay out of the cold raw wind 'Visors and baseball caps gave yvay to stocking hats The wind was so vicious Continued from B1 that some players had to hit 'Ttianks to the luck of the fourth drivers on the 213-yadraw they went from a tie far hole and still couldn’t make it 50th into a tie for third the silver all the way to the green Colin claret jug suddenly a possibility Montgomerie who had a personal-best “It's the most amazing thing 64 in the British I've seen for a very long time at Open on Friday Was 20 strokes this championship” Els said worse in the third round the “I've seen it calm in the mornbiggest turnaround in the 142-yeings blow in the afternoon But history of the tournament I' ve never seen it like this” were some of the “These ' Els had1 the best score conditions I’ve ever toughest among the final 10 groups that seen in an Open championship” Els said “On the front caught the brunt of the miser- able weather Hansen was nine there almost was not a par behind with a 73' to be made out there” right Woods was among 10 playThe wind finally eased when ers who failed to break 80 as Els got to die 12th hole and he the Muirfield links struck back1 took advantage He surged into the lead by hitting a with a vengeance Woods went through nearly within 5 feet for birdie on No 1 2 new 16 and reaching the par-- 3 17th gloves trying to keep hole in two shots to set up a his hands dry Shigeki Survival 20-year-- v rd I 12-fo- ot ar 1 AP photo Ernie Els tees off on the 17lh hole during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship Saturday ki Scotland his only birdie of the day When his ot putt disappeared he raised both arms in mock celebration and took a bow on Maruyama ducked behind a wooden backstop on No 8 to two-pu- ' into contention for die third leg of die Grand Slam Simply the sight of his name on the leaderboard is usually enough to get everyone's attention On a day like this that was die least of anyone’s worries “This was the first time I really didn’t think about “It just wasn't meant to be ’ today’’ Wootb skid Starting the third round only two strokes out of the lead Woods was poised to climb birdie tt worst round had been a 79 when he was a trying to survive Tbday wasn’t a day for Tiger watching in the 1996 Besides Woods never made’ Australian Open it to the board £UThis was for most costly He hit only one fairway on The first player in 30 yean the front nine and madehis to win tbe Masters and the first double bogey in a major US Often in the aame year J lost any hopei iof win-- : Woods since first the championship round of the PGA Champining all four professional onship last year When he majors in the same season — missed a 2 and quieting critics who don’t' putt on ? recognize as a real Grand No 14 he already was 11 over for the day Slam his four in a row over : “Thank God I was grindthe 200041 seasons Els won’t have to wony ing” he said “It could have been a number” Woods but the British i about really high Another testament to the Open remains just that: open miserable weather No one Hansen whose first career ! was terribly shocked by seeing victory came last month in the an 81 next to his name Irish Open holed crucial par “You’re seeing the best putts to stay in contention and will play in the final group at player in the world possibly the best player to day the a major for the first time ' difficult have a The real threat could come ’ game very from the collection of players day” Scott McCarron said “It can make anybody look behind him especially Garcia who is making a habit of consilly” Until Saturday Woods’ tending in the majors Tiger” Els said "I was just Hud’s where Woods made : Tiger Continued from B1 Preston Rotary Presents that other players were criticized for not taking him on This didn’t figure to be much different especially with so much history at stake This time though the others were so preoccupied with the rain that was coming sideways at them with numbing coldness that they 'couldn’t be concerned with what Woods was doing Not that they would have believed it anyway “For the first time I didn’t even think about what Tiger was doing” Els said “Other days you might be looking at the leaderboard and waiting for his charge I was just try- ing to survive': So was Woods who only a day before had invited the bad conditions hoping they would help him make up a two-sh- ' ' irewor At the Preston Rodeo Arena ot July 24th - Fun starts at 6 pm Wednesday - deficit Almost on cue as Woods stepped up to the first tee holding an umbrella the weather went from dreary to dreadful: So did his mood as he took out a and ' it hit so far promptly right he knee-deep was almost past the rough next to the East Lothian tourist bureau’s visitors tent Woods would go on to bogey the hole but his troubles were just beginning He sprayed his tee shots into the ftiugh on the next two holes On the par-- 3 fourth hole he missed the green so badly he ended up in a walkway ' between deep cuts of rough And when Woods finally did hit a fairway off the tee on the " par-- 5 fifth Ire promptly hit his ' second shot sideways into the and walked off the heather ' green with a double bogey “It was just lough tough starting out’’ Woods said “It was just blowing so hard out ' v there it was just difficult to stand The ball was oscillating the rain blpwing On top of that I just hit poor shots tuid you add that with conditions you're not going to end’ up with good results''’ ' Woods had played through' rain last month in the US Open though he got the luck - of the draw and didn’t have to ' put up with the worst condi- tions in a wet second round: Sergio Garcia did and he j" complained that somehow Woods always seemed to get the breaks when he needed ' ' ? 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