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| November 2, 2003 | Sunday | Ramazan 6, 1424 |
Goosen grabs one-shot lead
PALM HARBOR, Florida, Nov 1: South Africa’s Retief Goosen shot a five-under-par 66 to take the second round lead in the Chrysler Classic on Friday.
Goosen, searching for his first victory in the U.S. this season, finished on seven-under 135 to lead Argentine Jose Coceres and J.J. Henry by one stroke.
First-round leader Charles Howell III carded an even-par 71 at the Copperhead Course, five shots more than his Thursday score, for a share of fourth place with Chad Campbell and Jerry Kelly on 137.
Briny Baird and France’s Thomas Levet are tied for seventh another shot back.
World number two Vijay Singh, who could clinch the PGA Tour money title with a victory this week, carded a one-under 70 and is tied for 10th, five shots adrift of Goosen.
Winner of the 2001 U.S. Open, Goosen is 26th on the PGA Tour’s money list and entered the event hoping to consolidate his position inside the top-30 for a place in next week’s season-ending Tour Championship.
The South African went out early and benefited from the easier morning conditions.
He did not bogey a hole until the 16th when he missed the green with his five-iron approach, struck a poor chip shot and missed his par putt of eight feet.
“I was a bit better in my iron play today. I seemed to hit it closer today than I did yesterday,” Goosen said.
The 34-year-old said his putting had been the weak point of his game this year.
“My iron play is probably not quite up to standard, which leads you to long putts on the green, but I think my putting has not quite been what it should be.”
Leading second round scores:
135 Retief Goosen (South Africa) 69 66
136 Jose Coceres (Argentina) 68 68, J.J. Henry 69 67
137 Charles Howell III 66 71, Chad Campbell 68 69, Jerry Kelly 68 69
138 Briny Baird 72 66, Thomas Levet (France) 71 67
139 Jonathan Byrd 72 67
140 Robert Gamez 68 72, Pat Perez 70 70, Tim Petrovic 71 69, Loren Roberts 71 69, Vijay Singh (Fiji) 70 70, Woody Austin 75 65, Hank Kuehne 71 69
141 Tom Byrum 70 71, Davis Love III 69 72, Bob Estes 72 69, Steve Lowery 69 72, Jeff Brehaut 72 69, Stephen Ames (Trinidad & Tobago) 74 67, Jeff Sluman 71 70
JACOBSON STAYS AHEAD
SOTOGRANDE (Spain): Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson bogeyed two of the last four holes but stayed two shots clear in the weather-delayed Volvo Masters second round at a blustery Valderrama on Saturday.
As most of the 56-strong field battled in gusting winds, Jacobson fired a one-under-par 71, mixing four birdies, an eagle and five bogeys to finish at nine-under 135.
The Monaco-based Swede, who set the pace on day one with a brilliant 64, had extended his advantage in the European Tour’s season-ending event to six strokes with four holes remaining.
But he bogeyed the par-three 15th, after failing to get up and down from the front greenside rough, and also dropped at the par-four last.
Leading second round scores:
135 Fredrik Jacobsen (Sweden) 64 71
137 Carlos Rodiles (Spain) 68 69
139 Anders Hansen (Denmark) 66 73
140 Greg Owen 73 67
142 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 71 71
143 Robert-Jan Derksen (Netherlands) 74 71, John Bickerton 71 72
144 Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 71 73, Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 75 69, Brian Davis 71 73
145 Nick Faldo 74 71, Jarrod Moseley (Australia) 73 72, Bradley Dredge 72 73, Colin Montgomerie 71 74, Angel Cabrera 71 74, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 70 75, Darren Fichardt (South Africa) 73 72—Reuters
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