European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 30, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 Bill Glasson savors his second round Lead after carding a 68 Friday at san Francisco s olympic club. Glasson s Savin gives him 1 by Borgreen san Francisco a Bill Glasson stepped out of character for just a moment in the $3 million tour championship. That a Little lapse in judgment failing to get a shot out of a Sand trap caused him a double bogey and Al most Cost him sole control of the second round Lead. It s out of character for me. To make a mistake like that when i m playing Well the 13-year Veteran said Friday. But he quickly corrected the mistake regaining sole control of the top spot with a 17th-Hole Birdie and re Taining it with a great save of Par on the final Hole at the olympic club. The Strong finish gave Glasson who scored the sixth Victory of his injury plagued career earlier this season a round of 68 and put him at the tournament Halfway Point at 134, 8 under Par. Two South africans Champ Ernie Els and David Frost shared second with Steve Lowery at 135. Els coming off a recent Victory in the world matchplay championship shot 67 in what he called perfect weather for Golf while Lowery and Frost had 69s. Rick Fehr birdied the last two holes and was next at 136 and was followed by 137. Mccumber who snared the first round Lead with Glasson Frost and Lowery could do no better than match Par 71. Corey Pavin and Jeff Maggert followed at 138. Maggert had the Best round of the Day a 66, and Pavin shot 69, the storied old course site of Ben Hogan s upset loss in the 1955 . Open and Arnold Palmer s col lapse 11 years later continued its tradition of mistreat 4 tour championship ing Golf s leading lights. The two current leaders of the game Nick Price an Greg Norman essentially shot themselves put of con Tention for the $540,000 first prize. Norman scored four consecutive bogeys in a 75 that left him at 144. Price Winner of the British open the pea and four other american titles struggled to a 74 and was 11 off the Lead at 145 they be both had such great year it s hard to keep your game at that level Els said. Despite their difficulties however both remained in Strong Contention for major year Long titles in this sea son ending event Norman in the race for the Var Don trophy that goes to the players with the lowest adjusted scoring average and Price in Money winnings Glasson took the Lead alone with a 32 on the front and went two ahead with a 10-foot Birdie putt on the 14th. Then trying to get at a difficult pin on the Par-315th, he double crossed himself. My draw turned into a fade he said and the Ball caught a Bunker. By trying to get the Sand shot close to the pin he swung under the Ball and left it in the Bunker. It took one More to get out and he two putted for a double bogey-5. A wedge to 12 feet produced a Birdie on the 17th and he was again alone in front. But he had to work hard to preserve it. On the 18th, Glasson flew his second shot Over the Green in an awkward position. He putted from the Back fringe ran it about 12 Iee Long but made the comeback putt to save the Lead. By Gordon Sakamoto Kaan Pali Hawaii Apall of a sudden. Bob Murphy has become the hottest golfer on the pea. Senior tour. After winning the senior Gold Rush two weeks ago and finishing in a tie for fourth last week Murphy shot his Best round of the year a under-Par 62, to take a four stroke Lead Over Jack Kiefer and Jerry Mcgee going into today s Sec Ond round of the 54-Hole Kaan Pali seniors classic. Starting on the Back nine at the Par 71, 6,590-Yard Kaan Pali North course on the Island of Maui Murphy birdied four of the first five holes to give him a run Ning Start Over the other 77 golfers. But when it came Down to pinpointing his first round performance he said attributed it to an extraordinary putting round. His birdies Oil a bogey free card ranged from 3 to 18-feet and he narrowly missed another 18-footer at the third Hole at Sacramento where he won the Gold Rush events had a heart to heart with myself he said in describing his recently discovered putting skill. I was lipping putts. That s not a line problem it s a Speed problem. It s Speed and feel. So i worked on that and let my natural instincts take Over not having to Battle gusts up to 30 Mph that earlier swept Over the Oceanside course also kept scores on the Low Side in the first round. We caught the Golf course asleep after three Days of hard winds he said. I feel fortunate to have gotten the Best ofit.",.- / Kiefer Winner of last week s Ralphs senior classic and Mcgee stayed close to Murphy with their 66s for Kiefer his round was a Surprise. I did t know How i was going to react after last Weck win he said. I Kinda thought i was going to just be Here on vacation a a but he admitted sunday is the trick. You want to be the last one on Rocky Thompson held Down fourth place at 67, with Dale Douglass pave Stockton Tom Wargo Larry Mowry and Tommy Aaron at 68. Chi Chi Rodriguez was among 10 players at under 69 and grouped at 70 with 14 others was last year s Kaan Pali Winner George Archer. Wins opener san Diego apr John Ber Trand turned Back an Early Chal Lenge by america3s historic women s team and sailed on Australia to a runaway Victory in the opening race of the second International America s cup class world championship on Friday. Bertrand and Kevin Mahaney aboard pact 95 s spirit of unum were the Only Skippers in the six yacht Fleet who did not Cross the starting line Early. America3 and age of Russia turned Back for the mandatory re Start but Dennis Conner s stars & stripes and Nippon 92 did not and were disqualified. America3, sailing its namesake yacht that defended the America s cup in 1992 with a male Crew overcame its poor Start and crossed in front of on Australia Halfway up the first Windward leg. But on Australia overtook americas and led at the first turning Mark. On Australia and america3 remained 2 for the rest of the 18.55 mile race. The final margin was 3 20. Ballesteros shoots ahead in Spain tourney Sot Grande Spain a Spain s seve Ballesteros fired a 68 in the $2 Millon Volvo masters saturday for a three round score of 204 and a two stroke Lead Over Germany s Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomeri of Scotland. Langer who shot a course record 62 Friday at the Par-71, 6,833-Yard Valder Rama Golf club in Southern Spain settled for a 73 in the third round. Montgo Merie had a 72. Spain s Miguel Angel Jimenez is three strokes behind at 206 with a saturday round of 72. Mark Mcnulty and Zimbabwe and Costantino Rocca of Italy Are tied for fifth at 208. Ballesteros is on the comeback Trail after recovering from a bad Back. He broke a two year Victory drought by win Ning twice on this season s eur Peart tour and is after his first Volvo masters title. Waldorf shares Japan Lead Toj Ocho Japan a Duffy Wal Dorf shot a under-Par 68 saturday for a share of the third round Lead in the $2 million Philip Morris championship with Japan s Tsuyoshi Yoneyama and Masahi Rok Uramoto. Waldorf 71st on the pea tour Money list joined Yoneyama and Kuramoto at 10-under206. 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