AT&T CLASSIC NOTEBOOK: MORGAN LOSES GRIP ON LEAD.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The Doctor was on Friday - until his 17th hole. Dr. Gil Morgan Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD (born September 25 1946) is an American professional golfer. Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. , a three-time winner of the AT&T Classic being played this week at Valencia Country Club, led much of the opening round before a double bogey Verb 1. double bogey - to shoot two strokes over par golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes on the par-4 eighth hole - his 17th - dropped him into a tie for fourth. Morgan, whose opening 69 left him two shots back of leader Mitch Adcock and a shot behind Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is an American golfer. He was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas before turning professional in 1973. and Jay Sigel Robert Jay Sigel (born November 13, 1943) is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S. Amateur golf before turning pro in 1994 when he became a member of the Champions Tour. , wound up shooting in the 60s for the 18th time in 30 starts in the event, called the SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Classic last year and going by three other names in its 17-year history. It was called the Ralphs Senior Classic when Morgan won it in 1996 and `97 at Wilshire Country Club and was the SBC Classic in Morgan's third win - at Valencia two years ago. --How cold was it? Temperatures at Valencia reached only the upper 40s on Friday, when cold weather and gusting afternoon winds contributed to a scoring average of 73.615 on the par-72 Robert Trent Jones See: American TV writer Trent Jones Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (June 20, 1906 – June 14, 2000) was a golf course architect who designed (or re-designed) about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world. Sr.-designed course. Despite the cold, the scoring average was two strokes lower than last year's opening round, and this year's field managed eight opening rounds in the 60s compared to just one in last year's opener. --How tough was it? The hardest hole of Friday's opening round was the par-4 second, which played to a stroke average of 4.410 and yielded just two birdies - by Jim Thorpe Noun 1. Jim Thorpe - outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953) James Francis Thorpe, Thorpe and ``Beer Man'' Mark Johnson, the former Southern California amateur star who shot 72. --How long was it? Don Pooley's streak of consecutive rounds of par or better ended at nine, when he opened with a 7-over-par 79. Three-time 2006 winner Loren Roberts stretched his streak of consecutive rounds of par or better to 13 with a 1-under-par 71. --How wild was it? Lanny Wadkins navigated 6,940-yard Valencia with five birdies, an eagle, seven pars, four bogeys and a double bogey in a round of 1-under-par 71. --Names in the game: Tournament leader Adcock finished 43rd in the Champions Tour annual qualifying tournament. Only the top seven finishers are fully exempt. ... Crenshaw's 4-under 68 was his first round in the 60s at Valencia in 12 scores posted. His previous best there was 70 in 2004. ... Sigel's opening 68 matched his best score at Valencia, where he has never finished better than 33rd in this tournament. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A double bogey on the par-4 eighth hole - his 17th - dropped Gil Morgan from leader into a tie for fourth at the AT&T Classic. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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