SNEDEKER NOT YET OUT OF THE WOODS AT BUICK.Byline: JILL PAINTER Staff Writer SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Brandt Snedeker Brandt Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Snedeker was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Montgomery Bell Academy and then Vanderbilt University, where he was a Kappa Alpha, and won the U.S. was on the putting green Saturday when he ran into Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. .
Woods had him at ``hello.'' The giddy Snedeker was thrilled Woods knew him by name. First name, anyway. Not that Snedeker will be playing with Woods in today's final round. As part of the Buick Invitational's final group, Snedeker will actually play behind Woods. It should be interesting to see what's more intimidating for the rookie: playing with Woods or behind the throng that accompanies him. Snedeker sprayed the ball around Saturday, but his third- round 2-over- par 74 was good enough to be the co-leader going into in today's final round. Snedeker had a wild round, with sevenbogeys and five birdies. Woods is in a familiar place, just twoshots behind after a 3-under 69. Veteran Kevin Sutherland Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4 1964) is an American professional golfer. Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresno State University and made the golf team as a walk-on freshman. birdied the 18th hole to bump Woods out of the final group, so Sutherland will join Australian Andrew Buckle Andrew Nicholas Buckle (24 September 1982) is an Australian professional golfer. Buckle was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He has a promising amateur career, including two wins in the Boy's 15-17 division at the World Junior Golf Championships and one Australian Amateur and Snedeker in the last group. ``I need to send (Sutherland) a thank-you note,'' Snedeker said. ``That's very nice of him. But no matter what anybody says, I would love to play in the last group with Tiger. I think that's where everybody wants to be. But as a rookie, I'm kind of glad the way it worked out, you know. Like it a lot.'' The final group is more a collection of Who's That rather than Who's Whos. Buckle shot a 4-under 68 to pull into a tie with Snedeker; Sutherland is one shot back. Buckle is a 24-year-old rookie who has won two Junior World Golf tournaments at Torrey Pines Torrey Pines can refer to:
The laid-back golfer played with Snedeker last year on the Nationwide Tour. Buckle won once and Snedeker twice. ``Not playing with (Tiger)?'' Buckle said. ``Beautiful.'' Sutherland, 42, has never won a stroke-play event 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". , but he won the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play in 2002. He doesn't know much about Buckle and Snedeker, but he's well aware the rookies caught a break by getting paired with him instead of Woods. ``There's a big difference,'' Sutherland said. ``I'm not going to fool myself.'' Woods shot a 3-under-69 and finished with 11 consecutive pars. He missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in the final group. Woods has won the tournament four times, including the past two years. ``I've got to make some birdies,'' Woods said. ``I've got to go out and get it.'' Snedeker's girlfriend and brother wanted to travel from Nashville, Tenn., to watch him play. But being a bit superstitious su·per·sti·tious adj. 1. Inclined to believe in superstition. 2. Of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition. su , Snedeker asked that they stay home. He didn't want to change anything, and while he struggled, he still maintained his lead. Much of that was the result of tearing up the North Course with a 61 on Thursday. He has led all three rounds. Snedeker was in a similar position last year on the Nationwide Tour, when he led every round of the Permian Basin The Permian Basin is a sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U.S. state of Texas. It reaches from just south of Lubbock, Texas, to just south of Midland & Odessa, extending westward into the southeastern part of the adjacent state of New Mexico. Open and won in a playoff. But Woods wasn't playing in that tournament. ``I knew Tiger was playing well because I could hear people saying, `Tiger is coming after you,''' Snedeker said. ``I expected that. I expect him to shoot 4- or 5-under (today). It's going to take a low one, and if I can play well, I can do it.'' Snedeker holed out from a sandtrap on No. 5, then bogeyed the next three holes. He got into trouble on just about every hole, but hit six fairways -- the most all week. It even took him twoshots to get out of a right-side bunker on the seventh hole. On the 18th, he missed a 6-foot putt for the outright lead. But it's Snedeker's masterful putting that has given him a chance to win the $918,000 first-place check. ``I get a front-row seat to watch the best player in the world playing right in front of me,'' Snedeker said of Woods. ``I think that's a great scenario, but once I put the ball in the ground, it's my turn. I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. who is playing in front of me.'' jill.painter@dailynews.com (818) 713-3615 CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Tiger Woods missed a birdie putt on No. 18 that would have put him in the final group. (2) Buick Open The Buick Open is a PGA Tour golf tournament which is held at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. In 2007, the tournament will be held at the end of June, a change from its traditional spot between The Open Championship and the PGA Championship. co-leader Brandt Snedeker holes out of a bunker for a birdie on the fifth hole in Saturday's third round. Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Poroy/Associated Press (3) Rookie Andrew Buckle shot a 4-under 68 to grab a share of the lead Saturday. Jeff Gross/Getty Images |
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