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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—The golfers playing this weekends Principal Charity
Classic caught a bit of a break. Justin Tucker White Jersey . Senior PGA
Championship winner Roger Chapman and points leader Michael Allen didnt make the
trip to Iowa. Chapman, the Englishman who stunned the field with a two-stroke
win at Harbor Shores in Michigan last weekend, will play in Spain this week
following his first career Champions Tour win. Allen, the only Champions player
with a pair of wins in 2012, is playing in a U.S. Open qualifier in California.
Chapman and Allen are about only big names not in the field for this weekends
tournament at Glen Oaks Country Club, which is sandwiched between a pair of
majors as the circuit heads to Birmingham next week. “Its all about winning and
giving yourself those opportunities, and certainly the non-major weeks, you have
to play well,” said John Cook, who is 134 points behind Allen and in second
place. “This would be a good week to catch up with (Allen) a little bit.”
Perhaps the two most intriguing players in the field are the ones directly below
Chapman; Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry. Langer was the leading money winner on
the Champions Tour from 2008-10 but struggled through an injury-plagued 2011. He
has six top-10 finishes in eight starts and a pair of second-place finishes this
year. He finished 11th in his only start at Glen Oaks two years ago. Perry
rallied with a 9-under 62 in his final round last week, matching the lowest
round ever in a senior major. Perry has three top-10 finishes in seven starts
and won at TwinEagles in Naples, Fla., in February. “I like how Im hitting the
golf ball right now. Im still struggling with my putting, thats nothing new.
Thats been the history of my career,” Perry said. “This week will all boil down
to how I putt.” The defending champion at Iowa is Bob Gilder, who along with
Jay Haas is the only player to win twice at Glen Oaks. Gilders second victory at
Iowa was about as improbable as Chapmans last week. Gilder hadnt won a senior
event in five years and trailed leader Mark Brooks by four shots a year ago
heading to the 15th hole. But Gilder birdied his next two holes and Brooks
salvaged a bogey after hitting his approach into the water on No. 17, a 467-yard
par-4 thats considered the toughest hole on the course. Gilder then sank a
30-foot putt and Brooks three-putted to hand over what had seemed like a sure
victory. Though Gilder has just one top-25 finish in nine events in 2012, he has
to be considered among the favourites. Gilder also won at Glen Oaks in 2002 and
has earned more money on this course than anyone else. But Brooks can take
solace in knowing that runner-ups Tom Jenkins and Nick Price both won in Iowa a
year later, with Price pulling that off two years ago. Glen Oaks, which
typically ranks as one of the easier courses on the Champions Tour, could play
different for each round. Rain soaked central Iowa on Wednesday night and
lingered through Thursdays pro-am with temperatures barely cracking 60 degrees.
Although it could be somewhat soggy for Fridays opening round, its expected to
be dry and much warmer by Sundays final round. “We start getting warm weather,
it starts drying out, youll see the scores going down,” Perry said. “Youll see
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. Wilson will be able to practice and play preseason games, but should he make
the Saints roster, he will sit out the teams opener against the Washington
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—A slick throwing surface couldnt trip up Dylan Armstrong on Saturday. The
31-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., threw 21.29 metres to capture the mens shot put
title at the Canadian track and field trials and cement his spot on the Olympic
team for London. Armstrong, who needed only a top-three finish to clinch an
Olympic spot, wasnt thrilled with the throwing circle at Foothills Athletics
Park. At one point, the world silver medallist turned to another athlete and
said, “The throwing circle is brutal, man. Its a sheet of glass.” The distance
was well off his Canadian-record toss of 22.21 he threw at last years national
championships in Calgary. “Today was just about having fun and giving the people
here a chance to look and see what we do,” said Armstrong, one of Canadas top
hopes for a medal in London. “I was really happy with the result, it was a bit
challenging with the circle, it was definitely a lot slicker than last year. I
think everybody had to make some technical adjustments today, but Im definitely
happy where Im at right now. Ramon Harewood Jersey. quot; Justin Rodhe,
also of Kamloops, was second with 20.30, while Tim Nedow of Brockville, Ont.,
threw 20.21 for bronze. Like Armstrong, Rodhe had achieved the Olympic
qualifying standard and needed only a top-three finish at the trials to clinch a
spot on the London-bound squad. Armstrongs coach Anatoliy Bondarchuk, gold
medallist in hammer throw for the former Soviet Union at the 1972 Olympics, sat
in a fold-out chair, offering the thrower the odd tip. Afterward, a couple of
dozen fans lined up as the beefy six-foot-four, 345-pound thrower signed
autographs. Earlier in the day, Rachel Seaman of Peterborough, Ont., and Inaki
Gomez of Vancouver clinched their spots in the womens and mens 10,000-metre
racewalk. Alex Genest of Lac-aux-Sables, Que., won the mens 3,000-metre
steeplechase to earn his berth in London, while hammer throwers Heather Steacy
of Lethbridge, Alta., and Sultana Frizell of Perth, Ont., finished 1-2 to clinch
their spots on the squad. ’ ’ ’
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