Sunday, December 21, 2008

Double bogey at 18th costs Jim

Furyk lead at 'Chevron'

Jim Furyk is still upbeat about winning the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks in California - despite a double-bogey at the 18th to hand US Ryder Cup team-mate Anthony Kim a one-shot lead going into today's last round.
Furyk's slip-up via the water gave him a round of 70 as Kim fired a 67 to reach eight-under-par 208.
Vijay Singh (67), Steve Stricker (68) and Camilo Villegas (69) are tied third on 210.
England's Paul Casey edged to 215 after a 69 but Luke Donald dropped to 222 following a 74.
Playing his first tournament in two months, Furyk, pictured above, pushed his drive at the 18th into the right rough before finding the water in front of the green with his second.
"If you would have told me three days ago I would have been one back with a chance to win, I would have been pretty happy about it so I need to look at the positives," he said.
"I like Anthony and we'll talk a lot, but I really won't pay attention to his style of game or early on really what he's shooting."
Kim is also back after a five-week break for ankle and jaw injuries and admitted he was just happy to break 80.
"I am very pleasantly surprised," said the 23-year-old world No 12, who hurt an ankle tripping on a step and damaged his jaw after falling off a horse in New Zealand.
"My body is not 100% healthy right now and to be able to shoot under par on a tough golf course ... it's given me quite a bit of confidence going into next year and especially into Sunday."
Kim's brash approach to the game is in stark contrast to Furyk's more conservative, straight-hitting approach but the 38-year-old insisted he would not feel compelled to change his style when the pair tee off in the final group on Sunday.
"I learned a long time ago it doesn't matter if it's Tiger (Woods), Phil (Mickelson), Anthony or the most conservative guy in the world," he said.
"It doesn't matter who you're playing against or what style of game they play because it can't affect mine.
"The only thing I can do is go play the way I play, pick and choose my spots to be aggressive and figure out a way to shoot the best score I possibly can.
"I like Anthony and we'll talk a lot tomorrow, but I really won't pay attention to his style of game or early on really what he's shooting."
The event, which is hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits his foundation, features a 16-player field.
HOW THEY STAND
Par 216 (3 x 72)
208 A Kim 71 70 67.
209 J Furyk 68 71 70.
210 VJ Singh 71 72 67, S Stricker 71 71 68, C Villegas 74 67 69.
213 H Mahan 71 72 70.
214 K J Choi 70 71 73, F Couples 73 69 72.
215 P Casey 74 72 69, B Weekley 70 73 72.
217 B Curtis 72 73 72.
219 M Weir 78 71 70.
220 K Perry 73 72 75.
222 S Ames 78 71 73, L Donald 73 75 74.
223 J Leonard 75 75 73.

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