Monthly Archives: March 2008

Clogged leaderboard

As The Associated Press’ John Reger mentioned, the leaderboard at the AT&T Classic is more clogged than a Los Angeles freeway. There currently is an eight-way tie for the lead at 5 under among Tom Purtzer, Jay Haas, Bernhard Langer, … Continue reading

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Tough threesome

The final group of the day played the front nine in 11-over par, and that includes Tom Purtzer shooting an even-par 36. Dana Quigley shot a 41 and Nick Price had a 42.

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Price change

Nick Price, who shot a 6-under 66 in the opening round, gave all of those strokes back on the front nine Saturday by shooting a 6-over 42.

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Change at the top

Graham Marsh birdied the par-4 eighth hole just moments before Tom Purtzer took a bogey on the par-3 seventh, meaning the two swapped spots. Marsh is now in the lead at 6 under, while Purtzer dropped into second at 5 … Continue reading

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A little sprinkle

Not only did it start to sprinkle out at Valencia Country Club, but word over the walkie-talkies in the media room indicated the sprinkler system inadvertently went off on the ninth hole. The final threesome, which includes leader Tom Purtzer, … Continue reading

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Price drops

Nick Price took a bogey on the par-3 third hole to drop into a second-place tie with Loren Roberts, one stroke behind Tom Purtzer (6 under).

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Chance of rain

It’s 57 degrees at Valencia Country Club, but a storm is quickly moving in from the northeast. Rain is predicted to hit in the next 15-20 minutes.

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Tied at the top

Tom Purtzer birdied the second hole to move into a tie with Nick Price for the lead at 6 under.

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McHot

Mark McNulty of Zimbabwe also shot a 4-under 32 on the front nine to move into a tie for sixth at 3 under.

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Flying high

Tom Kite opened the second round with an eagle on the par-5 first hole and followed with a birdie on the second. Kite, the 2006 AT&T Classic champion, dropped a shot at the fourth hole but made a birdie at … Continue reading

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