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CHARLOTTE, N. Ray Rice Youth Jersey .C. —Webb Simpson was
nervous playing in the same group with Tiger Woods. It sure didnt show Thursday
in the Wells Fargo Championship. Simpson chipped in from 35 yards in front of
the par-4 eighth green for eagle, and then made Woods shake his head and smile
when he holed a 60-foot birdie putt that might have rolled off the 12th green if
the cup didnt get in the way. It led to a 7-under 65 for a share of the lead
Thursday with Stewart Cink and Ryan Moore. “I was nervous playing with Tiger. I
prayed a lot out there,” said Simpson, who lives about a mile away from Quail
Hollow and already was on edge about trying to perform well for the neighbours.
“Once I made a couple birdies, I kind of enjoyed it.” There was a lot to like
for just about everyone on a steamy day in Carolina. With temperatures pushing
90 and barely a breeze, scoring conditions were so ideal that even par was over
the cut line going into the second round. The average score was 71.72, the
lowest for the first round in the 10-year history of the tournament. Woods
failed to take advantage. In his first tournament since a tie for 40th at the
Masters—his worst performance as a pro at Augusta National—he made too
many mistakes early and had to one-putt three of the last four greens for a 71.
“Ive got to obviously not make those little mistakes like that tomorrow,” Woods
said. “Weve got a long way to go, and weve got some rain coming probably on the
weekend, so were going to have to go get it.” So many others did just that,
including Cink, who has been mired in a slump. He ended an already solid day
with three straight birdies, holing a 20-foot putt on the ninth for his lowest
round of the year. Moore also birdied his last three holes. Rickie Fowler, still
searching for his first PGA Tour win in his third full season, led a group of
five players at 66 that included Patrick Reed, the 21-year-old from Augusta
State who has Monday qualified to get in the last two tournaments. The scoring
was so low that about one-quarter of the field shot in the 60s, and half of them
broke par. “I think any time you get tour players in 90-degree weather with not
much wind, its naturally going to soften out the greens,” Simpson said. “I think
youve seen over the years, the hotter it is and the less wind there is, the
scores are going to be really good. And I think thats what happened. They cant
get the greens too firm with this weather. It will just burn them out.” He didnt
have much of an explanation for his own golf, considering he had only two rounds
in the 60s in his previous three starts at Quail Hollow. Plus, there was that
apprehension about playing with Woods, and the large crowd the 14-time major
champion attracts. The only other time Simpson played with Woods didnt last
long. It was the final round of Doral this year, where Simpson jokingly said, “I
accidentally kicked him in the leg and he withdrew.” Woods left after 11 holes
that day with tightness in his left Achilles tendon, which raised questions
about his future until Woods won two weeks later at Bay Hill. Eleven holes at
Doral at least gave Simpson a taste of what to expect. “We went from 10,000
people every hole to zero people,” he said. Thousands of fans on a scorching day
at Quail Hollow followed them around all afternoon, with Simpson and
Geoff Ogilvy (71) in tow. Simpson is the one who generated most of the cheers.
He stuffed his tee shot on the par-3 second and his approach on the third to
inside 3 feet for birdies, holed a birdie putt just inside 30 feet on the sixth,
and then chipped in for his eagle at No. 8. Simpson joined the morning leaders
with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 11th, but no birdie was more unlikely than No.
12. His tee shot went into the right rough, and because of trees blocking the
flight of his ball, hit a low bullet that ran up the hill to the back side of
the green, leaving him a 60-foot putt that swung sharply to the left and ran
quickly away from him. He was trying to get it within about 6 feet of the hole,
and it dove into the cup. Simpson flung his belly putter to the ground and
laughed, which is about all he could think of to do. “I play here a lot, and I
knew where I hit it was pretty dead,” he said. “So, yeah, Ill take it.”
Phil Mickelson recovered from a tee shot that went out-of-bounds and led to
triple bogey and shot 71. Rory McIlroy, who earned his first PGA Tour win at
Quail Hollow two years ago by closing with a 62, birdied three of the par 5s but
three-putted from 18 feet on the 18th hole and had to settle for a 70.
David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., was the low Canadian with a 70, five strokes
back of the leaders. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., was finished with a 71
and Calgarys Stephen Ames carded a 74. Fowler led the parade of good scoring in
the morning with a round of 66 that was so flawless he never came close to a
bogey. He had a birdie putt on all but one green, and the longest putt he had
for par was 4 feet. He hit 6-iron to the front pin—a tiny target—on the
par-5 seventh hole for an eagle, then birdied three of his last four holes.
Fowler has become a fan favourite, especially with young kids in their orange
attire, but he still doesnt have what matters. Fowler is not nearly as concerned
as everyone else about his 0-71 mark on the PGA Tour. He won the Korea Open last
year by beating McIlroy, and he feels as though his game is headed in the right
direction. “I feel that Im good enough to win,” Fowler said. “I definitely feel
like the amount of people expecting or thinking that I can win is a compliment.
Im not too worried about the talk that goes on about when my first win is
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70 for the first time in seven weeks, Tiger Woods headed to the back of the
practice range at the TPC Sawgrass to fine-tune his swing.TORONTO—J.A. Happ
struck out eight batters in a rare start as the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen held
on for a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday. Happ (2-1) had his best
outing of the season, going six innings and only giving up two hits and a run.
It was only Happs third start since joining the Blue Jays (56-63). Hed been
coming out of the bullpen since being traded to Toronto by the Houston Astros on
July 20. Closer Casey Janssen retired three in a row in the ninth to earn the
save. Yu Darvish (12-9) was dominant for Texas (68-50), fanning 10 over seven
innings of work. He gave up three hits and three earned runs while walking one.
Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion led the Blue Jays offence with a two-run
homer in the first. Encarnacion returned to the lineup after missing Thursdays
7-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox. He had soreness in his left shoulder and
forearm after making a diving play in left field Wednesday night. Happ tied a
Blue Jays record with his six consecutive strikeouts in the second and third
innings. He matched Ted Lilly—against the Boston Red Sox in 2004—and Mark
Rzepczynski, who completed the feat in 2010 versus the New York Yankees. No
Texas player reached base until second baseman Ian Kinsler walked to lead off
the fourth and Happ didnt give up a hit until Rangers first baseman
Michael Young singled to shallow centre field in the fifth. Young started a
rally, however, as David Murphy singled to right and both runners advanced on
Geovany Sotos sacrifice bunt. Young then scored on Craig Gentrys groundout to
second. Texas threat ended when Mike Olt flied out to deep left and Toronto
maintained its narrow 2-1 lead. Speedy Anthony Gose had a broken-bat triple—
the first triple of his major league career—iin the bottom of the fifth. Arthur Jones Jersey. Gentry tracked the ball
closely in centre field but missed the diving catch. Gose was brought home by a
Rajai Davis single to give Toronto a 3-1 lead. Davis stole second and then
third, but the Blue Jays couldnt bring him home as Kelly Johnson struck out
swinging to end the inning. Happ was replaced by right-hander Steve Delabar to
start the seventh. Delabar struggled, loading the bases on a walk, a single and
another walk. Adrian Beltre then scored when Blue Jays third baseman
Omar Vizquel couldnt handle Olts hit up the line. Vizquel was charged with the
error and Brandon Lyon was brought in to replace Delabar. Kinsler grounded into
a fielders choice at second to end the seventh with Toronto still ahead 3-2.
Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion got the Blue Jays on the board in the first,
driving in Johnson with a two-run blast along the left-field line. Notes: Rosie
MacLennan, Canadas only gold medallist at the London Olympics, threw out the
opening pitch. The trampolinist from nearby King City, Ont., was met with cheers
from the 26,816 in attendance at Rogers Centre. ... MacLennan wasnt the only
Olympian at the game. Ice dancing gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir,
both from London, Ont., were also in the crowd. ... Toronto right-hander
Carlos Villanueva (6-2) will get the start on Saturday against righty Roy Oswalt
(4-2). Oswalt is filling in for Ryan Dempster of Gibsons, B.C., who is missing
his spot in the rotation for personal reasons. Dempster is currently on the
Rangers restricted list. ... The Blue Jays asked for a moment of silence in
memory of the fan who suffered a cardiac arrest during the seventh inning of
Thursdays loss to Chicago. The fan later died after being rushed to hospital. ’
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