SWEDE HAS LEAD; PARNEVIK UP BY TWO.Byline: Brad Townsend Dallas Morning News Jesper Parnevik Jesper Bo Parnevik (born March 7, 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He is the son of the Swedish entertainer Bo Parnevik. Parnevik was born in Stockholm, Sweden. eats volcanic sand to cleanse his system, wears a cap with a flipped-up bill and wears pants that look two sizes too short. He never has won a 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". event, much less a major championship. But Parnevik is the third-round leader of the 126th British Open. And by the end of a strange Saturday at Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, and its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour. , the casual, pencil-thin Swede swede: see turnip. suddenly looked poised to pull off a breakaway. While Parnevik was shooting a third-round 66 to reach 11 under, the tournament's only three other serious contenders didn't muster any momentum entering today's final round. Second-round leader Darren Clarke Darren Christopher Clarke (born August 14, 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone. He played college golf at Wake Forest University in the United States. led Parnevik by four shots through nine holes Saturday but cratered to a back-nine 39. Clarke (9 under), Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer. Leonard was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. and Fred Couples Frederick Stephen Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour. He has won numerous events, and is most famous for winning the 1992 Masters Tournament. (both 6 under) are the only players within six shots of Parnevik. Parnevik wasn't the least concerned about Tiger Woods' course-record-tying 64 on Saturday, which moved him to 3 under. ``I never thought 3 under was going to be a factor,'' said Parnevik, who teed off after Woods completed his round. ``I mean, I know Tiger thinks he still can win. I'm sure he can shoot zero on this course if he gets everything going, but. . . .'' So Woods is not a legitimate threat? ``No, I wouldn't say so,'' Parnevik said. ``If he gets off to a good start and the wind starts blowing about 80 miles per hour, maybe. But if the weather stays like it is today, I expect some low scores. I think Tiger has to get close to breaking 60 to have a chance.'' Clarke, Leonard and Couples didn't raise white flags after their Saturday rounds but didn't seem especially optimistic, either. For Leonard and Couples, it was a day of blown birdie opportunities. While Parnevik rose and Clarke plummeted, Leonard and Couples tread water. Leonard, paired with Clarke, didn't make his first birdie of the day until sinking a 30-footer on No. 17. Couples parred every hole until the famed par-4, 463-yard 11th - the Railroad Hole. From 168 yards away, he hit a 6-iron that bounced four times, rolled about 12 feet and fell into the cup for an eagle. ``I was lucky,'' Couples said. ``Jesper and I hit into the same spot. He hit a 7-iron. I told my caddie I needed a bit more club. I told my caddie I'd hit a good one, but it was still lucky. It bounced straight. They don't always do that here. ``I don't think I can win unless I shoot 64 or under. I'm looking forward to a good start, but today, it was a pretty boring round.'' Leonard got much the same results, but his round hardly was uneventful. During the first four holes, he and Clarke were followed, inside the ropes, by the Duke of York
The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, been usually given to the second son of the British monarch. , Prince Andrew, and five security men. The gallery pulled raucously for Clarke, who is trying to become the first Irish-born British Open winner since Fred Daly This article is about the Australian politician. For the golfer of the same name, see Fred Daly (golfer). Frederick Michael Daly (13 June 1913 - 2 August 1995) was a long-serving Australian Labor Party politician, Minister for Administrative Services in the government of in 1947. While Clarke gained momentum with birdies at Nos. 3, 4 and 6, Leonard seemed caught in the wake. Leonard grazed the cup on birdie putts on five of the first six holes - including at 10-footer at No. 6, a hole he eagled Thursday and Friday. ``The hole got smaller and smaller for me as the day went on,'' Leonard said. ``If I can go out (Sunday) and strike the ball the way I did today and hole a few more putts, then I still have a chance. Hopefully, I can make things interesting.'' Other than Woods, with his belated run, the 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 lacks big names. Defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. (5 over), hometown favorite Colin Montgomerie Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born June 23, 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer often referred to by his nickname 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles including a streak of seven consecutively (1 over), 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:
Gregory John Norman, Norman (1 under) and Nick Faldo Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Faldo MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English golfer on the European Tour, and one of Europe's most successful players of all time. Over his career, he has won three Open Championship titles and three US Masters titles. He was ranked the World No. (6 over) will be jetting home Sunday by the time the leaders tee off. Then again, Parnevik has a way of making every round interesting. Parnevik, whom playing partner Brad Faxon referred to as ``goofy'' earlier this week, seemed headed for an opening-round 74. But he birdied four of his last five holes. Still, he showed up Friday with a new putter, then closed out a second-round 66 by bouncing a shot off a TV tower at 18 and holing a 50-foot putt for par. On Saturday, he two-putted from the middle of the seventh fairway, 50 yards from the green because he worried he couldn't stop an iron approach shot. LEADERBOARD THIRD ROUND: 7,079-yard, par-71 Jesper Parnevik 70-66-66-202 -11 Darren Clarke 67-66-71-204 -9 Fred Couples 69-68-70-207 -6 Justin Leonard 69-66-72-207 -6 Jim Furyk 67-72-70-209 -4 Stephen Ames 74-69-66-209 -4 Eduardo Romero 74-68-67-209 -4 Lee Westwood 73-70-67-210 -3 Robert Allenby 76-68-66-210 -3 Tiger Woods 72-74-64-210 -3 OTHERS: Tom Watson 71-70-70-211 -2 Greg Norman 69-73-70-212 -1 Curtis Strange 71-71-70-212 -1 Phil Mickelson 76-68-69-213 E Ernie Els 75-69-69-213 E C. Montgomerie 76-69-69-214 +1 J.M. Olazabal 75-68-73-216 +3 Jack Nicklaus 73-74-71-218 +5 Payne Stewart 73-74-71-218 +5 Tom Lehman 74-72-72-218 +5 Nick Faldo 71-73-75-219 +6 Corey Pavin 78-69-76-223 +10 THIRD ROUND AT A GLANCE A look at Saturday's third round of the British Open, played over the 7,079-yard, par-71 Royal Troon Golf Club: Leaders: Jesper Parnevik shot a 5-under-par 66 for 202 and a two-stroke lead over Darren Clarke. Fred Couples and Justin Leonard are five strokes back. Quote: ``It's my longest two-putt ever.'' - Parnevik, who used his putter from 70 yards away on No. 7 to 16 feet for birdie. Noteworthy: Except for Parnevik, no one within eight shots of Clarke broke 70 in the third round. Key statistic: Clarke shot no worse than par-35 on the back nine in the first two rounds. He shot 39 on Saturday. Shot of the day: Couples holed a 6-iron from 168 yards for an eagle on the par-4 11th hole. Tiger trail: Tiger Woods shot a 64, tying the record at Royal Troon set by Greg Norman in the final round of the 1989 British Open. Today's odds: Bookmakers William Hill has Parnevik at 2-5; the odds were 50-1 when the tournament started. Odds of Woods winning are 16-1. Jesper's odds: ``I think Tiger has to get close to breaking 60 to have a chance.'' - Parnevik. Television: Channel 7, 6:30-to-10:30 a.m. KEY HOLE Hole: 16. Yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. : 542. Par: 5. Stroke average: 4.74. Rank: 15. Key fact: Jesper Parnevik hit a sand wedge to 6 feet for a birdie, pulling him into a tie with Darren Clarke. Tiger Woods reached it in two and made the first eagle of the tournament. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos; 3 Boxes PHOTO (1--color) Jesper Parnevik celebrates a bidrie putt on the 17th hole. (2) Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke tees off at the second hole at Royal Troon. He trails leader Sweden's Jesper Parnevik by two strokes. Associated Press BOX: (1) LEADERBOARD (see text) (2) THIRD ROUND AT A GLANCE (see text) (3) KEY HOLE (see text) |
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