RINKER SHARES HOPE LEAD.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Larry Rinker, still looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his first victory in 15 years on the PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". , and seven-time winner Mark Calcavecchia Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960) is an American golfer. Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska. He attended the University of Florida, turned professional in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He earned All-SEC honors in 1979. shared Thursday's second-round lead in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is a professional golf tournament played each January in California's Coachella Valley. Part of the PGA Tour's early season West Coast Swing, this tournament is well known for its celebrity pro-am, as well as having five daily 18-hole rounds of in Indian Wells Indian Wells may refer to:
Rinker, the first-day leader, shot a 4-under-par 68 to go to 13-under. Calcavecchia, one shot behind starting the second round of the five-day event, had a 67. Jay Don Blake Jay Don Blake (born October 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Blake was born in St. George, Utah. He attended Utah State University in Logan and was a member of the golf team. also shot a 67 to stay within one stroke of the leaders. Paul Goydos, who led the Hope after two rounds a year ago, threatened to do it again when he went to 13-under with three holes to play on Thursday. But he bogeyed the final two holes for a 68 that left him two shots off the pace. Mark O'Meara was in a group of five players another shot behind, and there were no less than 32 players within six shots of the lead. Down the list were John Daly, who struggled to a 73 - including a triple-bogey 8 on No. 11 - after shooting a 65 the first day; and defending champion Mark Brooks, who had a second-round 72 to go with an opening 69. Rinker, who had to regain his Tour card in the qualifying tournament last month and got into the Hope only as a late addition as a sponsor's exemption, salvaged his second round with birdies on three of his last five holes. ``It wasn't as spectacular as yesterday (a 63), but I played well,'' Rinker said. LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association gets under way: Laura Davies won twice last season in Japan and three times in Europe to complement her four LPGA victories. But to get her 50th victory worldwide, Davies will have to break new ground at the HealthSouth Inaugural, the first full-field event of the LPGA season. The tournament starts today in Lake Buena, Fla. For all the places the free swinger from England has won, the state of Florida is not among them. ``We play a lot of golf in Florida. We play the top golf courses, and I don't seem to be able to master them,'' she said. ``The only thing I can think is it's the type of grass.'' Palmer's progress: Arnold Palmer could be able to leave the Mayo Clinic today, two days after undergoing successful surgery for prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . Palmer, who was admitted on Saturday, is making an ``extraordinary recovery,'' the clinic said in a statement. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Jim Gallagher, shown blasting out of a sand trap on the 13th hole at LaQuinta, finished the second round at 138, seven strokes back. Associated Press |
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