AT LAST, HENNING SITS AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE : SOUTH AFRICAN IN FOUR-WAY TIE FOR RALPHS LEAD.Byline: Dave Shelburne Daily News Staff Writer For much of this year Harold Henning
Too much poor play left the 62-year-old South African invariably in·var·i·a·ble adj. Not changing or subject to change; constant. in·var  i·a·bil teeing off early, along with the rest of the high scorers on the PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used.(2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. Senior Tour. Resigned to gritting out the worst year he can remember, Henning grasped for whatever positives he and his other struggling early risers could find. ``The breakfast fruit is still fresh, you can get a parking spot and the flies haven't landed on the Danish yet,'' he said. Those perks ended Friday for Henning when he shot a 5-under-par 66 to share the first-round lead in the Ralphs Senior Classic at Wilshire Country Club. Seven birdies, four of them on the first five holes, offset two bogeys and left him tied with Raymond Floyd Raymond "Ray" Loran Floyd (born September 4, 1942) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Floyd was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina. , Jim Colbert James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American golfer. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965. and Bunky Henry - guaranteeing Henning a spot in today's final threesome. Frank Conner, Graham Marsh Graham Vivian Marsh (born 14 January 1944) was one of the leading Australian golfers of his generation. He was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia. He attended the University of Western Australia and Claremont Teachers College before turning professional in 1969. , Larry Gilbert
Henning, sounding more like a pro who had failed to break 80, wasn't hopeful he could extend his first-round success. ``Not at all,'' he said. ``My long game is like a disaster waiting to happen. The putts hide a multitude of sins.'' Henning wouldn't even take full credit for his putting, instead praising the way local caddie Lee Porter read Wilshire's deceptively difficult greens, resulting in three birdie putts of 20 feet or longer. ``He was very important in my shooting a low score,'' said Henning, who had shot only two lower rounds in 30 previous tournaments this year. This one, preceded by so many other poor 1996 rounds and too little financial success (only one top-10 finish in an official Senior event) left him unwilling to be too optimistic. ``Guys, I'm as surprised as you are,'' he said. ``I've been down at the bottom of the barrel with all the bad apples . . . I've done everything except put the golf club where it shouldn't belong.'' While Henning didn't think much of his own chances, he thought the par-71, 6,575-yard Wilshire layout was ripe for a hot score. ``I see someone shooting a 63 or 64 this weekend,'' he said, ``or maybe today, because this course is here to be had.'' It looked that way early for Floyd, who birdied his first four holes and six of his first seven before losing momentum with bogeys on No. 8 and No. 10. ``I three-putted the eighth hole and it kind of broke my bubble,'' he said. But Floyd, who said he has struggled with the mental aspect of his game all year, came away pleased with his focus. ``I had some opportunities,'' he said. ``I just didn't make anything. But I finally got out of my own way . . . That's really a good sign for me.'' Colbert, who won last week at the Vantage Championship, birdied three of his final five holes to stay on track for his late-season run at money leader Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American golfer. He is the uncle of Heath Irwin. Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1967, where he was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back, as well as an academic All-American in . ``I'd like him to know I'm there before the season is over,'' said Colbert, who entered the Ralphs event second in tour earnings - $196,235 shy of Irwin. ``I heard he's not playing the next two weeks,'' Colbert said. ``I'm not too proud. I'm trying to crawl up as much as I can.'' Henry, a former Georgia state amateur-champion golfer and NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association record-setting placekicker at Georgia Tech, was in position to take sole possession of the lead until bogeying the 18th hole. He was one of only two first-round golfers (with Floyd) to reach 6-under, getting that low after recording his seventh birdie on No. 15. Conner, a former tennis player and the only man to play in the U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
Conner, who played in the U.S. Open in tennis in 1966 and '67 and in golf in '74, was quick to point out what he saw as the biggest difference between the two sports: ``I can't play tennis anymore.'' Notes: Defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre John Bland John Bland (born 22 September 1945) is a South African golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world. Bland was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1969. He was a leading player on the Southern African Tour for over twenty years. , who has won four times in less than 12 months on the Senior Tour, opened with a 70 and nearly aced the 197-yard fourth hole when his tee shot hit less than six inches from the cup. . . . Lee Trevino Noun 1. Lee Trevino - United States golfer (born in 1939) Lee Buck Trevino, Supermex, Trevino , who was 4 under par through eight holes before fading to a 1-over 72, withdrew from the tournament because of recurring back problems. . . . TODAY'S STARTING TIMES 8:40 a.m.-Arnold Palmer, Frank Groves 8:50 a.m.-Tony Jacklin, Masaru Amano, Bob Goalby Robert George "Bob" Goalby (born March 14, 1929) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won the 1968 Masters Tournament. Goalby was born in Belleville, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois then turned professional in 1952. 9 a.m.-Ed Sneed, Rives Language Rive (plural : rives) is a French word meaning "bank" (of a river). Geography Rives is the name of several places: France Rives is the name of 2 communes in France:
9:10 a.m.-Robert Landers, Dennis Coscina, Bill Lytle 9:20 a.m.-Walter Zembriski, Orville Moody, Deane Beman 9:30 a.m.-Miller Barber, Lou Graham, Bruce Summerhays 9:40 a.m.-Kermit Zarley, Homero Blancas, Gay Brewer 9:50 a.m.-Jim Feree, Don January, Bob Betley 10 a.m.-Jimmy Adams, John Adams, John, 2d President of the United States Adams, John, 1735–1826, 2d President of the United States (1797–1801), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass., grad. Harvard, 1755. Jacobs, Lee Elder 10:10 a.m.-Bob Eastwood, Bobby Stroble, Terry Carlson 10:20 a.m.-Dave Eichelberger, Vincente Fernandez, Larry Laoretti 10:30 a.m.-Jim Wilkinson, Dick Hendrickson, Harry Toscano 10:40 a.m.-Calvin Peete, Bob Carson, Bob E. Smith 10:50 a.m.-Tom Wargo, Tom Shaw, Don Bies 11 a.m.-Lary Ziegler, Gene Littler, Butch Baird 11:10 a.m.-Bruce Crampton, John Bland, Jim Albus 11:20 a.m.-Ben Smith, Terry Dill, Dave Stockton 11:30 a.m.-John Brodie, Brian Barnes, Bob Dickson 11:40 a.m.-Bob Charles, Dale Douglass, Jimmy Powell 11:50 a.m.-Larry Mowry, Jerry McGee, Al Geiberger Noon-Bud Allin, John Schroeder, Rick Acton 12:10 p.m.-Charles Coody, Walt Morgan, Gil Morgan 12:20 p.m.-Dick Rhyan, John Paul Cain, Simon Hobday 12:30 p.m.-Rocky Thompson, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Graham Marsh 12:40 p.m.-Bunky Henry, Frank Conner, Larry Gilbert 12:50 p.m.-Harold Henning, Ray Floyd, Jim Colbert LEADERS Harold Henning 31-35-66 -5 Ray Floyd 30-36-66 -5 Jim Colbert 33-33-66 -5 Bunky Henry 32-34-66 -5 Frank Conner 30-37-67 -4 Larry Gilbert 33-34-67 -4 Rocky Thompson 32-35-67 -4 Chi Chi Rodriguez 35-32-67 -4 Graham Marsh 34-33-67 -4 Dick Rhyan 33-34-67 -4 Others Walt Morgan 32-36-68 -3 Gil Morgan 33-35-68 -3 Al Geiberger 35-34-69 -2 Dave Stockton 34-36-70 -1 John Bland 36-34-70 -1 Arnold Palmer 35-42-77 +6 -withdrew because of injury CAPTION(S): Photo, 2 Boxes Photo: First-round co-leader Raymond Floyd, who fi red a 66 Friday, tees off at the first hole of the Ralphs Senior Classic. Myung J. Chun / Daily News Box: (1) TODAY'S STARTING TIMES (see text) (2) LEADERS (see text) |
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