Sunday, May 23, 2010

WILLIE SHARPE'S LANARKSHIRE NEWS

Martin Scott completes double over his home course
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Martin Scott of Hamilton today completed the double in Lanarkshire boys’ events by winning the stroke-play championship at his home course, Hamilton, with an excellent score of 139.
He finished four strokes ahead of runner-up Ross Gillan of Torrance House.
Results (CSS 70 69.
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139 Martin Scott (Hamilton) 68 71.
143 Ross Gillan (Torrance House) 73 70.
145 James Steven (Kirkhill) 70 75.
146 Craig Ross (Kirkhill) 72 74 (better second round), John Reid (Drumpellier) 70 76.

Hamilton GC junior members took the first three places in the handicap section.
Results:
134 Colin McLeod (Hamilton) (12) 63 71.
135 Cameron Graham (Hamilton) (7) 71 64.
136 Ross Corcorcan (Hamilton) (11) 65 71.
137 Ceiran Farrell (Lanark) (12) 68 69.

The Lanarkshire boys' match-play championship will take place in July at Cambuslang (dates to be arranged). Draw:
M Scott v J Allison
S Costello v C Graham
C Ross v C Boyd
J Reid v A Watt
R Gillan v B Murphy
J Gallagher v A Savage
J Steven v J Muir
J Reilly v N Clenaghan

Lanarkshire has selected the following four boys for the SGU boys' inter-area championship at Peebles on June 6:
Martin Scott (Hamilton)
Craig Ross (Kirkhill)
Eamon Bradley (Mount Ellen)
James Steven (Kirkhill)

Lanarkshire boys play Stirlingshire boys on Sunday, May 30 at Crow Wood. Team will be announced this coming week. First tee-off time on Sunday will be 12.30.
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Welsh men's amateur stroke-play championship at Harlech

Greg Paterson blows it - closing 76 drops

him from big lead to final third place

Greg Paterson looked like making every post a winning one on his way to the biggest victory of his career ... and then it all went pear-shaped for the St Andrews New Golf Club member over the last round at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech.
Paterson had spreadeagled the field with an opening six-under-par 63, which he followed with a couple of 66s to lead by five shots going into the final round.
But Greg started to "bleed" shots at a rate that could only spell disaster. He bogeyed the third, fifth and sixth before stopping the rot temporarily with an eagle 3 at the long seventh. But he ran up a double bogey 5 at the short ninth to toss the lifebelt overboard again.
Out in 39, Paterson bogeyed the 10th, at which point Englishman Eddie Pepperell drew level with him. When Pepperell birtdied the 12th and the Scot bogeyed the same hole, that was the three-shot swing that put the nails in Paterson's coffin as the potential winner.
Pepperell went on to finish with a 66 for nine-under-par 267. He won by one stroke from compatriot Tom Lewis, the British boys champion, who shot a 65 last time round for 268.
Sadly, Paterson collapsed to a final-round 76 (seven over par), bogeying the 13th, 14th and 16th before notching a birdie at the 17th, for a five-under-total of 271 which earned him clear third place.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 276 (4x69). CSS 72 73 72 72
267 Eddie Pepperell (Drayton Park) 66 64 71 66.
268 Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City) 66 70 67 65.
271 Greg Paterson (St Andrews New) 63 66 66 76.
273 Mark Young (Longridge) 67 64 70 72.
275 David Coupland (Boston) 65 69 72 69.
276 Andreas Hartoe (Furesoe) 68 71 68 69.
277 Adam Keogh (Boston West) 71 70 67 69, Alex Christie (Tyrrells Wood) 67 72 67 71, Laurie Canter (Saltford) 66 65 73 73.
278 Steven Brown (Wentworth) 66 73 71 68, Liam Burns (Sundridge Park) 69 69 71 69, Oliver Farr (Ludlow) 68 70 71 69.
279 Jake Shepherd (Wisley) 69 69 70 71, Jack Senior (Heysham) 69 67 70 73.
280 James Fox (Portmarnock) 69 72 69 70, Tyrrell Hatton (Harleford) 70 66 74 70, Kasper Sorensen (Toftlund) 67 74 68 71.
281 James Maw (Hallowes) 69 69 74 69.
282 Ben Loughrey (Wrag Barn) 68 73 70 71, Neil Raymond (Corhampton) 69 71 70 72, Liam O'Neill (Keighley) 66 72 70 74.
284 Matthew Southgate (Thorpe Hall) 67 72 73 72, Henry Tomlinson (Royal Lytham & St Annes 69 69 71 75.
285 Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle) 65 73 74 73, Rasmus Lykke-Kjldsen (Breinhottgard) 66 69 76 74, Luke Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan) 67 72 70 76.
286 Michael Bedford (Prestbury) 70 71 70 75.
286 Matt Floyd (Cumberwell Park) 73 60 78 75.
287 Paul Betty (Hayston) 71 67 72 77.
290 Alastair Jones (Radyr) 69 71 75 75, James Wilson (Formby) 72 69 73 76, Ciaran Boggan (Co Meath) 73 67 74 76.
291 Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 68 73 78 72, Rhodri Fieldhouse (Wrexham) 73 68 76 74, Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) 70 69 74 78, Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool) 69 68 74 80.
293 Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire Co) 72 69 77 75.
Retired: Sam Dodds (Coventry) 68 73 ret.

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Gallacher and Lawrie

Can he do it? Yes he (Simon) Khan - shock winner

of 750,000 Euros first prize at Wentworth

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
England's Simon Khan, the World No. 471 and not even in the event until Monday, was in dreamland at Wentworth Club when he came from seven behind to win the BMW PGA Championship today.
The 37 year old from Essex, who faced an uncertain future when he had to go back to The European Tour Qualifying School last November, produced the biggest final-day comeback in the history of The European Tour's flagship event.
A 20ft birdie putt on the last, which curled round the back of the cup before toppling in, gave Khan the first prize of €750,000 by a stroke from Ryder Cup star Luke Donald and Swede Fredrik Andersson Hed.
His stunning five under par 66, the round of his life, also brings him a five-year European Tour exemption and a place in July's Open Championship at St Andrews.
"This is what I've always dreamed of doing," said Khan, whose career had fallen away since he won the 2004 Celtic Manor Wales Open and then two years later was a distant runner-up in this tournament behind David Howell.
"It's as much for the family as it is for me - it's unbelievable to be standing here right now.
"This means everything. This tournament is the reason I started playing golf and just being here is special this year."
With a six under par total of 278 on the far tougher West Course, he becomes the first player to win the trophy after needing a sponsor's invitation.
As a youngster Khan remembers travelling to Wentworth from his home - it involved bus, tube and train - to watch stars like Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo compete at the Surrey venue.
He turned professional in 1991, but like Ian Poulter worked as an assistant at a club first before finally getting a European Tour card at the eighth attempt ten years later.
Last season he had only one top-ten finish, yet when he went to The Qualifying School he won it. Even that, though, gave no hint of what was to come six months later.
Andersson Hed, also joint 13th after 54 holes and winner of his first European Tour title at the BMW Italian Open two weeks ago, sank a 12 foot putt on the last to set the target of five under with a 67.
Khan clipped a stroke off that aggregate with his dramatic putt 20 minutes later, but out on the course Donald was also six under.
That was still how he stood with two to play, but the shot that cost the World No 18 was his drive into the trees on the right down the long 17th.
He could only chop it out, was not on the green for four and then chipped long and two-putted for a double-bogey 7.
Suddenly he needed to eagle the 539yd last to tie, and he simply did not have the length to go for the carry over the new water hazard in two.
Donald was left having to hole his pitch - and almost did, the ball being six inches from the cup when the spin took over and took it away rather than forward.
"I'll be disappointed for a few days, but I'll get my cap on again in a few days and I'll be in Madrid trying to win there," said Donald.
"Obviously my mind is on 17 a little bit at the moment and disappointed with the tee shot there. I just didn't execute when I needed to, and that was disappointing. But there were a lot of positives out of this week and I hit a lot of good shots, and hopefully I can build on some of those good ones and forget that bad one."
Andersson Hed added: "I played fantastic and actually I thought I had a chance already after five holes.
"I got to five under quite quickly and when I got up on 11, I saw that Chris Wood dropped a couple of shots in the beginning, and I birdied the 11th. All of a sudden, I was tied for the lead.
"At that point I really, really thought I had a chance."
Chris Wood was two ahead of Robert Karlsson setting out, but the pair of them slumped to 77s and came joint sixth and joint 13th respectively.
Karlsson, who flew back from Monte Carlo for the weekend after originally thinking he had missed the cut, had scored a course-record 62 on his return.
Khan shared the best round of the day with Lee Westwood, who thanks to Karlsson's closing double-bogey 7 finished joint tenth and just hangs onto to his World No 3 position.
Bathgate's Stephen Gallacher had his best finish for some time, fourth place in a quality field, which earned 225,000 Euros. Gallacher's rounds were 69, 72, 69 and 70 for 280.
Paul Lawrie continued his good form late and, finishing joint sixth overall on 282 was the second-best Scot with a payday amounting to 126,450 Euros. The Aberdonian's rounds were 71, 69, 71 and 71 for 282.

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BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Wentworth Club's West Course, Virginia Water, Surrey
ALL FINAL TOTALS AND HOW MUCH THEY WON
Par 284 (4x71). Yardage 7,261.
Prizemoney in Euros and in brackets at end of lines.
278 Simon Khan 72 69 71 66 (750,000).
279 Luke Donald 68 68 72 71, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 70 74 67 (390,000 each).
280 Stephen Gallacher 69 72 69 70 (225,000).
281 Danny Willett 65 72 70 74 (190,800)
.282 Chris Wood 70 68 67 77, James Kingston (Rsa) 68 69 73 72, Paul Lawrie 71 69 71 71, Padraig Harrington 71 67 72 72 (126,450 each)
283 Justin Rose 74 69 70 70, Ross Fisher 67 70 76 70, Lee Westwood 70 74 73 66 (83,400 each)
284 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 75 70 62 77, Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 72 74 68, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 74 71 66 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 76 68 73 67 (67,725)
285 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 72 69 72 72, Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 73 71 70, Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 73 70 74, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 71 72 69 73, Damien McGrane 69 71 75 70, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 71 71 73, Joost Luiten (Ned) 71 74 68 72, Matteo Manassero (Ita) 71 70 72 72, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 69 70 73 73, Paul Casey 70 68 72 75, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 73 72 72 68 (51,423 each).
286 Richie Ramsay 67 73 75 71, Graeme McDowell 70 71 71 74, Alastair Forsyth 75 70 71 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 69 75 71, Paul McGinley 71 73 71 71, Ross McGowan 72 68 78 68 (39,375 each).
287 Robert Rock 69 74 71 73, Ernie Els (Rsa) 69 70 76 72, Gareth Maybin 68 75 75 69, Jamie Donaldson 69 74 71 73, Rhys Davies 70 70 75 72, Simon Dyson 73 71 70 73, Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind) 67 73 76 71 (31,950 each).
288 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 68 74 75 71, Steve Webster 67 74 73 74, Soren Hansen (Den) 72 73 70 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 69 70 71 78, Scott Strange (Aus) 69 74 75 70, Andrew Dodt (Aus) 72 73 71 72, Paul Broadhurst 71 72 73 72 (25,650 each).
289 Peter Whiteford 74 71 72 72, Colin Montgomerie 73 69 75 72, Richard McEvoy 73 69 71 76, Nick Dougherty 71 73 73 72, Rory McIlroy 74 69 73 73, Richard Finch 70 70 77 72, Richard Green (Aus) 66 75 77 71, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 72 71 69 77 (18,900 each).
290 David Drysdale 71 71 74 74, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 74 68 74 74, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 70 72 73 75, Peter Lawrie 70 74 74 72, David Lynn 70 75 75 70 (13,590).
291 David Howell 71 74 73 73, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 72 70 79 70, Mark Brown (Nzl) 72 73 77 69, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 73 71 73 74 (11,475 each).
292 Craig Lee 69 76 75 72, Paul Waring 71 74 71 76, Shane Lowry 72 71 74 75, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 71 71 75 75, Oliver Fisher 72 71 75 74 (9,450 each).
293 Peter Hedblom (Swe) 71 72 79 71 (8,200).
294 Neil Cheetham 69 74 78 73, Anders Hansen (Den) 71 72 77 74, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 75 70 76 73 (6,747 each).
295 Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 73 78 75, Mark Foster 73 72 79 71 (6,740 each).
296 Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 71 75 77 (6,735).
298 Danny Lee (Nzl) 68 77 76 77 (6,723)
304 Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 68 73 81 82 (6,729)

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Record PGA championship crowds at Wentworth

As the Virginia Water, Surry venue of Wentworth Club soaked up the sunshine, the largest crowd in the history of the BMW PGA Championship flocked to the West Course to watch the final day drama unfold.
A record 25,117 spectators assembled for the fourth round, beating the previous record from 2004 and establishing a new record attendance for the week of 88,623.
2010 Attendance Figures
Round 1: 17,996
Round 2: 22,489
Round 3: 23,021
Round 4: 25,117

Total: 88,623

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Andrew Coltart joint third in Challenge Tour event


Dutchman dumps Dane in Tuscany Open play-off

Flying Dutchman Floris De Vries fought back from a nervous ending to his final round to defeat Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen in a play-off after a dramatic conclusion to the European Challenge Tour's Mugello Tuscany Open at the Poggio dei Medici course.
They had tied on 10-under-par 274. Olesen shot a seven-under-par 67 in the final round to make up four shots on de Vries who signed off with a 68.
Scot Andrew Coltart and England's Lloyd Kennedy finished joint third, three shots behind the play-off participants and earned 9,750 Euros each. Coltart had a closing 68 and Kennedy a 67.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71). Yardage: 7114.
274 Floris de Vries (Netherlands) 67 68 71 68, Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 71 70 68 64. De Vries (24,000 Euros) bt Thorbjorn (16,500 Euros) in play-off.
277 Andrew Coltart (Scotland) 69 68 72 68, Lloyd Kennedy (England) 69 71 70 67 (9,750 Euros each).
278 Joel Sjoholm (Sweden) 70 68 69 71, Alessandra Tadini (Italy) 69 69 71 69, Alvaro Velasco (Spain)) 69 71 71 67, Simon Wakefield (England) 73 69 69 67.
279 Mikko Korhonen (Finland) 72 71 70 66, Peter Gustafsson (Sweden) 68 70 71 70, Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) 69 72 67 71, Ricardo Santos (Portugal) (3,188 Euros each).
280 Jorge Campillo (Spain) 74 70 68 68, Emanuele Canonica (Italy) 67 71 70 73, Fredrik Henge (Sweden) 69 69 72 70 (2,250 Euros each).
Selected totals:
284 George Murray (Scotland) 73 69 68 74 (jt 36th) (990 Euros).
286 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 73 70 73 70 (jt 42nd) (765 Euros).
287 Jamie McLeary (Scotland) 72 67 76 72 (567 Euros).

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The European Tour and BMW extend partnership to 2014

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE EUROPEAN TOUR
The European Tour and BMW are delighted to announce a four-year extension to their partnership for the BMW PGA Championship, The European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth Club, through to 2014.
The first PGA Championship under the BMW banner was held in 2005, and it has upheld its reputation as one of the highlights of the International Schedule, featuring world class fields and thrilling battles over the iconic West Course which has been extensively remodelled over the past 12 months.

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Jason Day leads on his own in Byron Nelson Championship

FROM THE PGATOUR.COM WEBSITE
IRVING, Texas -- Jason Day shot a three-under-par round of 67 on Saturday to pull into the lead by himself after 54 holes of the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He was part of a seven-way tie after the first round, then was a stroke behind after the second round.
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A win would be the first of his promising career. Considering he's 22, that would normally be a big deal; this week, it almost seems old.
Three years ago, he won a Nationwide Tour title, making him the youngest winner of a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. His best finish in a PGA Tour event is second in 65 starts.
"Certainly it's playing on my mind a little bit, my first big-time chance," said Day, an Australian who lives in nearby Fort Worth.
Second round co-leader Blake Adams shot even-par 70 and is two strokes back. The other co-leader coming in, Cameron Beckman, shot 1-under 69 and is tied for 13th.
Jordan Spieth, meanwhile, finally felt like a kid teeing it up against the big boys on the PGA Tour. The golf part wasn't what troubled the 16-year-old high school junior.
His dilemma was whether to call Tom Pernice Jr., his 50-year-old playing partner, "Mr. Pernice" or "Tom."
While Spieth never actually figured that out -- alternating between the two, then avoiding it -- he continued to defy the expectations of everyone but himself, shooting a 3-under 67 Saturday to move solidly into contention going into the final round.
Spieth's best round yet left him tied for seventh, six shots behind leader Day, and injects all kinds of intrigue into an event that was thought to be missing an attention-grabbing headliner.
"I know the pins are going to be the toughest pins I've ever experienced in my life, but I'm confident," said Spieth, who just last week was competing in a high school state tournament (which he won). "I'm going to start firing because I got nothing to lose, nothing to hold back."
Spieth (pronounced SPEE-th) is certain to have a huge following Sunday.
As if his play, his poise and the fact he's from Dallas haven't won over enough fans, tournament organizers came up with a promotion in his honor: Anyone 16 and under will be let in free for the final round.
The juiced-up environment can only help the kid. He's been feeding off it all week.
"After you hit each shot, you're walking to your next shot or in between holes and everyone is cheering you on," Spieth said. "It gives me goose bumps. I've just got to get out there and settle myself down and try and get them excited and give them something to cheer about."
He did Saturday, holing out a bunker shot for a birdie on No. 1. He called the ensuing roar the loudest he's ever heard.
After a par, he went through a bit of a wild stretch: bogey, birdie, birdie, bogey. Then he got back to making pars with the occasional birdie mixed in, such as sinking a 38-footer on No. 12.
"I'm getting a little jumpy in between shots, I'm walking really fast, and I realize that; I just can't help it," said Spieth, who has been coming to this tournament since he was 5. "But when I'm getting to the ball I'm remaining calm. ... I've only made a couple (bad decision) this whole week, which is normal for a 16-year-old like me. But, you know, I think controlling my emotions has been my strength."
He proved that again at the end of his round.
After making a bogey on the par-3 17th, he came away muttering, "So unnecessary!" Then he put his tee shot on 18 into the rough on the first fairway.
His approach had to clear a bunch of trees to a hole surrounded by sand, with water nearby, too. Spieth hit it so perfectly that he gave his iron a twist and stifled a smile as he walked to the green.
He wound up in a bunker, but was able to get the ball within 8 feet. He made the par-saving putt, gave a few fist pumps and walked off thinking about what could happen Sunday.
"I think I can make a run," he said. "Starting the entire week, y'all gave me odds like 1,000 to 1 or a million to 1, something like that. No one expected me to make the cut, and I guess I have an outside chance. If I get the right conditions out there, the wind starts to pick up and I start just dropping bombs from all over the place, it could happen."
When the round ended, Pernice shook Spieth's hand and offered some advice. Or maybe he was getting Spieth's phone number to pass along to his own daughters, who are 15 and 16.
"I said, 'Great playing, proud of how you hung in there, have fun and good luck tomorrow,'" Pernice said. "He's a wonderful young guy and he's got a lot of exuberance, a lot of excitement in him, which is great. He thrived off the crowd, and the crowd continued to edge him on. ... It's great for the tournament. He's going to bring thousands and thousands of people out here see the event. You don't need Tiger and Phil always to have a great event."
The first time Spieth said "Mr. Pernice," his playing partner said to call him Tom. Only, Spieth didn't hear it.
"So I went back and forth," Spieth said. "I don't call my friends' parents by their first name ... and I ended up just skipping it altogether. I was just like, 'Good shot.' I wouldn't say anything after that, or be like, 'Nice putt.'"
Spieth's manners will be put to the test again Sunday. His playing partner: 50-year-old Corey Pavin. Pavin also is the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, but let's not get too carried away.
Spieth already has become the sixth-youngest player to make a cut. The best finish for someone so young was Italy's Matteo Manassero, tying for 13th at the 2009 British Open last year, when he was 16.
Regardless of how things turn out, Spieth has plenty of other big events to look forward to, like a sponsor's exemption into the Memphis PGA Tour stop in June, and defending his title at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in July. He played in the R&A Junior Open two years ago at Heswall.
But, first, he's got homework to catch up on and a junior amateur event next weekend.
"It will be different," he said, "but, you know, it will almost feel more natural."
Surely he'll call those playing partners by their first names. If anything, they might call him Mr. Spieth.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD IN BRIEF
Par 210 (3x70)
198 Jason Day 66 65 67.
200 Blake Adams 68 64 70
201 Jeff Overton 67 65 69.
203 Mark Hensby 68 71 64, Kenny Perry 70 67 66, Tom Pernice jun 69 68 66.
204 Arjun Atwaz 69 71 64, Heath Slocum 69 70 65, Jordan Spieth (am) 68 69 67, Corey Pavin 68 67 69, Sean O'Hair 70 65 69, D A Points 68 66 70.
Selected scores:
208 Michael Sim (Sco) 66 72 70 (jt 29th).
210 Greg Owen (Eng) 67 70 73 (jt 44th).
213 Martin Laird (Sco) 72 67 74 (jt 56th).

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Veteran Riegger leads by five on Nationwide Tour

FROM THE PGATOUR.COM WEBSITE
RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Veteran John Riegger continued his red-hot assault at The Rex Hospital Open, opening up a five-stroke lead after 54 holes at TPC Wakefield Plantation. Riegger was bogey-free during his eight-under 63 Saturday, leaving most of the field in his wake. The 46-year old Las Vegas resident is at 20-under 193, which broke the tournament record by four strokes.
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Chris Nallen, playing with Riegger, carded a five-under 66 but still lost ground as the day progressed. His 15-under total leaves him as the only person within shouting distance heading into Sunday's finale.
'He could have putted into a thimble today," said Nallen of his playing partner. "John's playing great. On the front nine today, seven of his putts went in and the other two looked like they'd go in. It's going to be tough to catch him tomorrow. Somebody might have to birdie every hole."
For a while Saturday, it looked like Riegger would do just that. Starting the day at 12-under and two in front of Nallen, Riegger quickly distanced himself from the pack with eight birdies on his first 13 holes. He did chip in from off the green at No. 10 and rolled in a 20-footer for birdie at No. 11, but the rest of his birdies were from close range.
"I played about the same today as yesterday. The last two days I was thinking about 59," admitted Riegger, who was 6-under through ten holes Friday and finished with a 64. "I made five straight pars today coming in and it felt like I was shooting a million."
Riegger's assault on the record books stalled down the stretch as he took his foot off the gas pedal.
"I hit some good shots coming in," he said. "With those pins, we just didn't have good numbers. I guess I could have been more aggressive but there wasn't any need to."
Nallen will have a front row seat again on Sunday when he and the others try to figure a way to prevent Riegger from earning his second career title
"I still have to play golf. My mentality is to make as many birdies as I can this week," said Riegger, who leads the field with 21 and has only one bogey. "If I can shoot three or four-under tomorrow it's going to be pretty hard to catch me."
The rest of the field will have to hope for some kind of collapse by Riegger, whose only other win came at the 2007 LaSalle Bank Championship in Chicago.
Adam Bland and B.J. Staten, a pair of lefties who each shot a 5-under 66, share third place with Canada's Dustin Risdon (67). The three players are 12-under and a distant eight shots back.

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