Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday August 18 2002 — C7 From leader Early morning treat from Tiger CHASKA Minn ( AP) — Those who sloshed around Hazeltine National just to watch Tiger Woods play two holes Saturday morning were not disappointed They saw a shot Woods described as one of his best ever Any birdie on No 8 Saturday morning in the PGA Championship would be one to savor especially since the 437-yar- d hole played into gusts approaching 35 mph But this was something spe- holes Beem uncertain'if he can win CHASKA Minn (AP) — There was no reason to expect Rich Beem to be leading the PGA Championship with five holes to play in the third round Saturday Apparently Beem didn’t expect it either “It’s a major and guys like me aren't supposed to contend in a major” Beem said So because he tried being Tiger Woods instead of him' self as the wind calmed down and the birdies started coming for the leaders late in the afternoon Beem is three shots down to Justin Leonard enter- ing Sunday’s final round After spending 2 12 days lead carefully building a going into the 14th hole Beem lost it in a potentially pivotal five-hoswing that turned Beem from leader to chaser Maybe it’s because he was playing on the Dakotas Tour onW a couple of years ago and not playing all that well But it seemed as if Beem suddenly realized where he was — and began to wonder what he was doing there “I don’t have any expectations of winning” he said “It takes something special to win a major and I don’t know if I’ve got it It’s going to be really ' tough to catch (Leonard)” So much for being overconfident What might have'hurt him was being overly aggressive He started to chase birdies as le Move Continued from Cl Championship wound up with fee Wanamaker Trophy “I don’t have any expecta- ' 1 the scoring conditions improved father than letting than come to him “I don’t stick to game plans very well" Beem said “I kind of make it up as I go along” Leading by a shot going into the par-- 4 14th Beem hit his tee shot far right behind a tree in the deep rough Instead of hitting into the fairway and pitching up he tried being cial “With the conditions the way they were and the lie I had it was one of the best shots I ever hit” Woods said The statistics will show that y Tigerlike'and going for it He wound up hitting into a bunker to the left of the green and settling for a bogey — his first of the day — that dropped him into a tie with Leonard Then on IS he aroused the attention of some spectators iuid the rules official who accompanied him by swiping ' at a piece of debris in front of his ball with his cap A player cannot use any equipment to do so on the green but Beem escaped penalty because he was on the fringe' “I know the rules and I didn’t think twice about it but I knew it would get some attention” he said “Mission accomplished I just wanted to give everybody something to talk about” Instead they were talking for another reason His game suddenly turning oh him just as the gusting wind that blew across Hazeltine National all day began to decrease he bogeyed the par-- 3 17th after his tee shot hit a tree limb and - '' ’! J VV "''V r VV: :V! v""- V ' V - r '"T :' : - TV- n— n - " v :'j -- N ? yr' ' '£ ' V ' ' i vv - L v - in r M V he hit a from 202 yards in a fairway bunker to 12 feet and then made the birdie putt finishing a second-roun- d 69 that put him two shots out of the lead Woods pumped his fist when the putt dropped rare emotion for so early in the tournament It only showed how much Woods wanted to give a great shot the proper ending Reaction from those around him spoke volumes too Ernie Els told him When Els’ caddie Rica Robbers walked off the 18th green he looked at a reporter widened his eyes and shook his head It began with a drive that was anything but great The ' ball was pulled badly to the left and wound up on the left side of a fairway bunker Woods faced the green with his arms crossed studying his options He had 202 yards to a pin that was back and to the right The ball was below his' feet he had a steep lip of the bunker in front of him tall greens blocking the green and not much of a stance “He only had 3 feet from the lip so he had to stand close to the ball” caddie Steve Williams said r V i AP photo 11th hole during the third Rich Beem watches his birdie putt on the round of the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska Minn on Saturday the Masters and US Open “All I have to do is play well make putts” Wbods said “It’s really no big secret There’s only a few guys ahead of me” The guy who holds all the cards is Leonard Texan While the has only seven PGA Tour victories they include a couple of big ones Along with his vie- tory in the ’97 British Open he won The Players Championship a year later against the strongest field in golf ' ' “This is a tough track apd with the wind blowing like this he hits tire ball pretty flat It suits him" Woods said “He’ll fight he’ll grind it out and he’ll get At least Woods broke 80 That wasn’t the case the last time die wind blew this hard in the third round of a major when Woods shot an 81 to lose hope of winning die Grand Slam Hazeltine played nearly four strokes over par and only four players managed to break par Despite the gusts — one so hard that an umbrella blew out of a spectator's hands and flew away like a beach ball — the course was soft from 3 12 fell into a bunker “I thought I hit a good shot” he said “I still don’t know how that happened:’’ He saved par by sinking a putt on 18 but the damage was done: As he had bogeys on two of the last five holes Leonard had birdies on IS and 16 Now the former stereo salesman and assistant club pro — he was told by his pro to either pursue a PGA career or get out of the game — must come from behind if he’s going to win his first major Despite sounding uncertain of his own ability to win Sun- inches Of rain overnight Still that Leonard was the only player to break 70 spoke volumes This wasn't the worse con ditions he has faced There was a junior tournament in Abilene Texas that Leonard said on a scale of 1 to 10 “was 'about a 12” “UN-believabl- ’ only three day Beem did-sweeks ago in The International holding on for his second PGA Tour victory even as Steve Lowery had a double eagle eagle and birdie oirthe last five holes “I’m not saying it’s impos- - e” Was playing shortof the green a consideration? Appar- ently not “He wanted to hit Williams said “I thought it was a A slight miss could have led to big pnlcms — in thick rough in the trees over the grandstand “I hit it so flush it was scary” Woods said The ball cleared the lip and started tracking to the flag fighting the gusts along the way It landed about 6 feet from the hole and a crowded grandstand erupted in cheers “That was the single greatest shot I’Ve ever seen him hit" Williams said who has been on Woods' bag for 30 victories and seven major championships “Canada doesn't even touch this one” That would be the Canadian Open which was equally stunning and has been regarded as one of Woods' mast memorable shots At (jlen Abbey outside Toronto two years ago Woods had a lead over Grant Waite when he hit a from 218 yards out of a bunker over water and right at the flag to set up a two-pu- tt birdie that clinched his ninth victory of the season “That was a feasible shot” Williams said' “This was something else” Whether it was one of the greatest golf shots ever is open to debate Among the most memorable in history: Jack Nicldaus hitting the flagstick on the 17th at Pebble Beach with a in the 1972 US Open Bobby ' Jones hitting the 17th green at Royal Lytham from a sandy waste area in the 1926 British to Open Ben Hogan’s the 18th green at Merion in the 1950 US Open Seve Ballesteros reaching the 18th green with a from a fairway bunker in the final singles match at the 1983Ryder Cup n” - one-stro- on ld tions of winning’7 Beem said after two bogeys on his final five holes left him with a 72 “It takes something special to win a major and I don’t know if I’ve got it It’s going to be really tough to catch him” Of greater concern was Woods Is five strokes a safe margin? “I'd like to say that but I came back from five shots to win a major championship” Leonard said “It’s safe depend- ing on how I play But if I stmg-gle or stumble guys are going to feel like they’ve got a chance” Leonard will be paired with Beem who is playing only his fourth major Funk (73) and Woods (72) will be in front of them At stake for Woods is a chance to become the first play- er to win all three US majors in die same year — the American Shun Woods already won seventh took over from starter Mike Bynum who made his' major league debut San Diego broke Cleveland’s record of 32 pitchers in the 2000 season Expos right fielder Vladimir Guerrero didn’t start for just the second time this season because of a strained left shoulder Matt Herges (2-- 5) took the ' loss Rockies 10 Braves 3 ToddZeile capped Col- - NL Continued from C4 in the sixth inning and Brian Meadows won for the first time in more than a year as Pittsburgh ended a season-wor- st t seven-gam- e losing streak allowed four Meadows (1-hits in six innings to win for die first time since May 10 2001 yhenhe beat Cleveland while he was with Kansas City Mike Lincoln Scott Sauerbeck 'orodo’s five-ru- n first inning with his first homer in seven and Brian Boehringer finished ' weeks and the Rockies went the the won for to beat Atlanta bn Pittsburgh just second time in 11 games Jay Payton who had a two run double in Colorado’s big handing the Brewers their first inning added a solo' fourth defeat in five games Jose Cabrera (5-home run in the third his first got the : wife Colorado since beihg i loss : i Padres 6 Expos 5 Acquired in a trade from fee Pinch-hittNew York Mets on July 31 Gene Colorado rookie right-hand- er double) Kingsale’s two-ru-n ' Denny Stark (8-- 3) didn’t capped iSan Diego’s four-ru-n sbt Padres allow fee in as ron five He eighth inning innings one-o- ut a major league record for escaped bases-load- ed pitchos used in a season jams in fee first and feud Reliever Jonathan Johnson innings striking out Andrew Jones each time ind getting whdse contract was pur(1-chased fnxnTriple--A Portland Vmny Castilla on a soft liner in fee first and on a strikeout earlier in fee day became the 33 rd pitcher to appear in a game in fee third : Jason Marquis (8-allowed for San Diego this season six runi in six innings Johnson pitched a perfect 3) Win a pair of FREE tickets to the Utah State Aggie — University of Utah Runnin Ute football game compliments of The Herald Journal and local businesses ' The Herald journal' will print team footballs throughout the newspaper ori Sunday August 25 th Count the footballs and enter your total iri the space provided on the entry form All entries with the correct number will he entered into a drawing that will be held oh Thursday August 29th All entry forms must be received at The Herald Journal office by Winners of a pair of tickets will' be 10:00 am ori Thursday announced in the Friday August the 30th edition of The Herald Journal of-ball- Two-luck- six-hitt- er I Please : i i 0) 7) entr my nme ' ’'’Name 9) er Ute Ticket Sweepstakes Aggie-Runni- ng I In the Ute Ticket Sweepstakes Aggie-fcunni- iT ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' IV Jr i Address - ! 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