Sunday, August 04, 2002
Barlow grabs lead but hears footsteps
Garcia rolls with eagle, 8 birdies
The Associated Press
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - Moments after seizing the third-round lead in The International on Saturday, Craig Barlow already could hear the footsteps.
Mark Brooks, Sergio Garcia, Greg Norman and British Open champion Ernie Els were among the heavy hitters poised to catch the unheralded Barlow in today's final round. And he knew it.
“Yes, those guys have great records and they are big names,” Barlow said. “But I've got to worry about me, not them.”
Barlow birdied the last three holes to inch ahead of Steve Lowery and set up an intriguing showdown.
Brooks was at 26 and Rich Beem 25. Garcia stood at 21.
The scoring system awards 5 points for eagle, 2 for birdie, zero for par, minus-1 for bogey and minus-3 for double bogey or worse.
The field was cut to the top 36 and ties for today's final round.
LPGA WENDY'S: Seeking her second win in the Buckeye State in three weeks, South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim shot a 5-under-par 67 to forge a three-stroke lead heading into the final round at Dublin, Ohio.
Kim won the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic two weeks ago in Youngstown, Ohio, for her fourth victory in as many years on tour.
She began the day at 4 under after an opening 68, three strokes behind leader Mhairi McKay. While the rest of the field was having difficulty with the hard, fast fairways and greens and temperatures approaching 100, Kim found a groove.
Consecutive birdies at the 12th and 13th holes gave her a cushion coming down the stretch. Kim's bogey-free 67 left her at 9-under 135.
CURTIS CUP: With U.S. Amateur champion Meredith Duncan and fellow collegians Angela Jerman and Courtney Swaim leading the way, the United States took a 7-2 lead over Britain-Ireland in Pittsburgh. The Americans need to win only two of the nine women's amateur matches today at the Fox Chapel Golf Club to retain the cup, which the United States also won 10-8 in England in 2000.
LONG ISLAND CLASSIC: Hale Irwin and Hubert Green, who had similar careers on the PGA Tour and very different ones as seniors, were tied for the lead after two rounds at Jericho, N.Y.
Irwin, the first-round leader by one stroke, shot a 4-under-par 67 Saturday and was at 11-under 131 along with Green, who matched Irwin's opening-round 64.
Morris Hatalsky, who had a second-round 65, was the only other player to reach 10 under and was one stroke back.
Irwin, who has yet to make a bogey, had 20 wins in 29 years on the regular tour, one more than Green had in 26 years. Irwin won three majors - the U.S. Open in 1974, 1979 and 1990 - while Green had two - the Open in 1977 and the PGA Championship in 1985.
SCANDINAVIAN MASTERS: Jeff Sluman shot a 6-under-par 65 and moved into a three-way tie for the lead after three rounds at Stockholm. Sluman, the 1988 PGA Champion, was at 10-under 203, tied with Niclas Fasth of Sweden and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland. Sluman, playing in his first European Tour event other than the British Open, had six birdies.
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