Golf roundup
Woods finds competition tough at Dunlop Phoenix MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) – This time, defending champion Tiger Woods is finding the competition tough at the Dunlop Phoenix.
Woods, who easily won this tournament last year, shot a 3-under-par 67 Friday to pull within one stroke of leader Jim Furyk after two rounds.
Furyk had the day’s best score, a 64 that featured seven birdies and a bogey to move into the lead alone at 9-under 131. Woods shares second with David Duval, who led after the opening round and shot a 68 Friday.
Woods entered the final round last year with a 10-stroke lead and shot a 67 to finish eight strokes ahead of Japan’s Ryoken Kawagishi.
The world’s No. 1 player trailed Duval by one stroke after the first round and had five birdies against a pair of bogeys Friday.
“I’m very happy, considering I missed a bunch of putts today and didn’t drive as well as yesterday,” Woods said. “To be only one back is pretty good.”
Furyk said: “I had the hot putter and was able to put myself in a position to win.”
Argentina sets record; 3 share lead at World Cup
VILAMOURA, Portugal – Ricardo Gonzalez and Angel Cabrera played as if they were in a world of their own.
Coming from last place after the first round, the Argentine pair beat wind, light rain and chilly weather to shoot a 61, a World Cup record in foursomes.
“I don’t know if they played a different set of tees than we did, or what,” U.S. team member Stewart Cink said. “But they made it look easy.”
Argentina’s 11-under round – six shots better than anyone else – left it at 129, one shot behind leaders England, Sweden and Wales.
“I thought somebody had made a mistake. It’s incredible,” Ireland’s Padraig Harrington said after his team’s 69.
The Swedish pair of Henrik Stenson and Niclas Fasth shot 67, as did the Welsh team of Bradley Dredge and Stephen Dodd.
The previous low-round in foursomes, or alternate shot, in the World Cup was 62, set by Vijay Singh and Dinesh Chand of Fiji in 2002.
No dispute: Annika in charge at Trump
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Annika Sorenstam is in charge again, and there was no disputing that.
One day after a chilly confrontation with Paula Creamer over a drop, Sorenstam put it out of her mind and made two eagles on her way to a 2-under 70, giving her a two-shot lead over Hee-Won Han at the season-ending ADT Championship.
Oberholser leads Pebble Beach Invitational
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Arron Oberholser shot a 5-under 67 for a share of the second-round lead with Charley Hoffman and Peter Tomasulo in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
Oberholser, who missed the last two months of the PGA Tour season because of elbow and back injuries, had six birdies and a bogey on the Del Monte course to match Hoffman and Tomasulo at 11-under 133.
“I’m testing myself out here,” said Oberholser, who finished 88th on the PGA Tour money list. “I’m testing my body, my mind and my routines. I want to see if I can get through four rounds of competitive golf without any problems.”
Hoffman, who finished 19th on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn a 2006 PGA Tour card, shot a 64 at Pebble Beach. Tomasulo, a former University of California star who played the Canadian Tour this year, had a 68 at Spyglass Hill.
Joe Ozaki leads Champions qualifier
BEAUMONT, Calif. – Japan’s Joe Ozaki shot a 1-over 73 in windy conditions to take a two-stroke lead over six players after the third round of the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament.
Ozaki had an even-par 216 total on the PGA of Southern California Golf Club course.