Golf roundup
U.S. fails to gain ground in Presidents Cup GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Despite a sore back that had to be iced between shots, Tiger Woods carried along Jim Furyk and his sore ribs by making seven birdies in his first 12 holes for his first victory in better-ball format. But when the second session of matches ended Friday, all that did was help the American team stay close at the Presidents Cup.
Adam Scott and Retief Goosen again proved to be an International juggernaut, and Vijay Singh came through with a clutch shot on the 17th hole that allowed him and Tim Clark earn a halve and take a 61/2-51/2 lead into the weekend.
The six matches on a stormy afternoon ended 3-3, making Saturday a pivotal round. There will be five alernate-shot matches in the morning and five better-ball matches in the afternoon.
And if it was anything like the second round, it could come down to the final holes.
All of the matches reached at least the 16th hole, and two came down to the 18th.
Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Dean Wilson shot an 8-under 62 to take the lead at the Texas Open and David Duval made his first 36-hole cut this year.
Duval’s previous cut was in the Michelin Championship last October. Wilson, who had Friday’s lowest round, finished third in this tournament last year. He trails Wilson by nine.
Seve Trophy
BILLINGHAM, England – Britain-Ireland won the second set of fourballs 3-2, cutting Continental Europe’s lead to 6-4 after two days of the Seve Trophy.
Britain-Ireland captain Colin Montgomerie kept the same teams that lost 4-1 Thursday, but rearranged the order.
Montgomerie and Graeme McDowell lost 3 and 2 to Thomas Bjorn and Henrik Stenson, while Bradley Dredge and Stephen Dodd lost by two holes to Maarten Lafeber and Emanuele Canonica.
However, the three other Britain-Ireland pairings, containing a total of five players from Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning team, won their matches.