MASTERS NOTEBOOK: MCCARRON UNRAVELS ON 12TH HOLE.Byline: Karen Crouse Daily News Staff Writer Scott McCarron Scott Michael McCarron (born July 10 1965) is an American professional golfer. McCarron was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He has had PGA Tour victories in 1996, 1997 and 2001. had a chance to do what no Masters No Masters is a British record label, based in the north of England, specialising in folk with a political edge. The label was founded in 1990 by John Tams and Jim Boyes. Originally working as singer, John Tams is now famous as an actor in the TV series "Sharpe". participant has ever done, what no one else in this year's field possibly could do. After carding rounds of 69 and 68, the former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX golfer was looking to become the first golfer in the history of the tournament to post four sub-70 scores. Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. didn't do it during his record-breaking
performance in 1997 (he opened with a 70) and McCarron won't do it
this week. The only golfer here to shoot under 70 the first two days,
McCarron struggled to a 4-over-par 76 Saturday.
The par-3 12th was his undoing. McCarron carded a triple-bogey 6 on the hole after he sent his tee shot over the green and never found his ball. After 54 holes, he stands 3-under par, four shots behind Jose Marie Olazabal. The 12th hole was a microcosm mi·cro·cosm n. A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: "He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. of McCarron's day. After hitting 67 percent of the greens in regulation the first two rounds, he hit only 7 of 18 on Saturday. ``The pins today were very difficult,'' said the long-hitting McCarron. ``If you were a little bit off, it showed. I wasn't that precise today. '' McCarren involves the fans: Dot Baker, 81, had no idea she would become part of the Masters action when she parked her chair in her traditional spot left of the first fairway. McCarron hooked his tee shot into the left woods and it came to rest next to her chair and cane. Rules officials asked her not to move until McCarron arrived. ``I asked if I could get up and they wouldn't let me so I just sat there,'' said Mrs. Baker, whose late husband Tom used to work as a scorer for the Masters. ``You've got the best seat in the house,'' said McCarron with a laugh. He marked his ball with a tee while Mrs. Baker got up and removed her chair and cane. McCarron, who started the day one shot behind Jose Maria Olazabal, hit his next shot off the pine straw pine straw n. Chiefly Southern U.S. Yellowed fallen pine needles. into the front bunker. He blasted out and two-putted for a bogey Bogey This is the benchmark return to which the performance of a portfolio manager or mutual fund manager is compared. Notes: This benchmark is typically the S&P 500 index. . Woods in the hunt: Tiger Woods shot a quiet 70 to finish five strokes behind Jose Maria Olazabal and four behind Greg Norman Noun 1. Greg Norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955) Gregory John Norman, Norman . ``I'm in good shape,'' Woods said. ``Six shots is not that hard to make up on this course. I need to get a few birdies early and get some momentum.'' Woods has parred the first seven holes in each of the last two rounds, this after going 1-under-par in the same stretch on Thursday. He hasn't recorded a sub-70 round here since his closing 69 in 1997. His average score in the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. seven rounds is a 71.3. O'Meara in the clear: There were only four players who shot better scores Saturday than Mark O'Meara Mark Francis O'Meara (born January 13, 1957) is a professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s. In 2007 he entered his first season on the Champions Tour. . A 69 positioned the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre nicely for another final-round charge. Although you'd have to convince him of that. ``I don't have much of a chance, to be honest,'' O'Meara said after shooting a 3-under-par 69 to get to 1-under 215. ``I'm probably out of the tournament unless there is a miracle.'' Too bad he couldn't enjoy it more. O'Meara was sore at the sun-baked 17th green. ``I know they want to play the golf course tough,'' said O'Meara, who attended college at Long Beach State, ``but that green is harder than the L.A. freeways.'' O'Meara was playing well and had gone 2-under before he bogeyed the 17th. His 9-iron approach hit the green and bounded well over the putting surface, almost to the 18th tee. ``You have to just land right over the bunker and pray,'' he said. ``I know we're pretty good players, but you're dealing with landing areas of about 5 feet. That's not that easy.'' He feels he's too far back for another Sunday charge to the green jacket. CAPTION(S): 2 Boxes Box: (1) THIRD-ROUND SCORES (2) TODAY'S PAIRINGS |
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