SHARK WITHIN STRIKING RANGE; NORMAN, ELKINGTON TWO BACK.Byline: Dave Shelburne Daily News Staff Writer The Shark is back, seemingly hungry enough to take his first bite of his own tournament. Greg Norman Noun 1. Greg Norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955) Gregory John Norman, Norman , coming off a seven-month layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding following shoulder surgery, teamed with Steve Elkington Stephen John Elkington (born December 8, 1962) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was born in Inverell, Australia and grew up in Wagga Wagga.[1] to shoot 5-under-par 67 on Friday and stay within two strokes of the lead in the 10th annual Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . ``It's good to have the old man back,'' said Elkington. ``And he played well. He's driving well. It's almost like he hadn't been away.'' Norman, who has taken gracious hosting to the extreme by never winning this two-man team event, combined with Elkington for six birdies to keep front-runners John Daly/Fuzzy Zoeller (65) and Costantino Rocca/Scott Hoch (66) within reach after the first of three rounds at Sherwood Country Club. ``A very successful day,'' summed Norman, who rated his comeback round ``a two fat ladies'' (8.8) on a scale of 10 in regard to his expectations. ``I wouldn't say I was nervous, I wouldn't say I was anxious, but I was anticipating the first shot - I wanted to get off to a solid start and it happened that way.'' Norman and Elkington birdied two of their first three holes to help ease whatever anxiety might have been naturally creeping up on the Shark, who found April surgery necessary after his left shoulder started popping out of joint on backswings during the Masters Tournament Masters Tournament Invitational golf competition held annually since 1934 at the Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga., U.S. One of the world's most prestigious golf contests, it comprises 72 holes of stroke play (the player with the lowest score wins). . Norman's long drive helped his team birdie the second hole, and he later blasted out of a greenside green·side adj. Sports Situated beside a putting green: a greenside bunker. Adj. 1. bunker to within three feet of the cup to set up another birdie on No. 13. ``He wasn't holding back,'' Elkington said. ``He was hitting balls as far as (1994 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". driving leader) Davis Love III Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer. Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. (playing in the same foursome).'' Norman said he wasn't sure what to expect, but Elkington wasn't surprised by the strong showing of his Australian mate, despite the long layoff. ``I've known Greg Norman 20 years, and I've never seen him not prepared to play in a tournament,'' Elkington said. ``I didn't expect anything less than what he did today.'' What Norman did concluded with a near-six-foot downhill birdie putt on the 18th green, an accomplishment that reminded him of how much he missed competition. ``Having to make a putt like that, whether it's for a birdie or par. . . I looked up at Tony Navarro (his caddie) and said `That's what I've missed.' '' While much interest revolved re·volve v. re·volved, re·volv·ing, re·volves v.intr. 1. To orbit a central point. 2. To turn on an axis; rotate. See Synonyms at turn. 3. around Norman's much-anticipated comeback, Zoeller and long-hitting Daly were quietly forging the best round of the day. Their bogeyless round was spiced by seven birdies and Daly's massive, 390-yard drive on the 537-yard, par-5 16th. If they had a slip, it was on No. 16, where Zoeller's second shot landed in a greenside bunker and the leaders could do no better than par. LEADERBOARD lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament At Sherwood Country Club, par 72: 1-Daly/Zoeller 65 2-Rocca/Hoch 66 3-Norman/Elkington 67 T4-Andrade/Haas 68 T4-Love/Faxon 68 T4-Jacobsen/Cook 68 T4-Sutton/Day 68 T8-Couples/Leonard 69 T8-Kite/Mayfair 69 10-Crenshaw/Stadler 70 11-Lietzke/McCarron 72 12-Calcavecchia/Magee 73 CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (Color) Greg Norman, teeing off Friday, teamed with Steve Elkington to shoot a 5-under-par 67. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News Box: LEADERBOARD (See Text) |
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