Sunday, December 10, 2000
Woods, Duval take lead
By BILL CORMIER
Associated Press Writer
BELLA VISTA, Argentina (AP) — Tiger
Woods and David Duval took full advantage of the best-ball format
in the third round of the World Cup of Golf.
With Duval making up for Woods' sluggish
start and Woods closing strong, the U.S. duo combined for eagle
and 10 birdies Saturday to take a three-stroke lead.
“We kind of bailed each other out.
And that's what you need to do in this type of format,” Woods
said.
“With the wind blowing as hard as it
was today, you really had to hit the ball solid. And I felt like
I was able to make some good, solid shots.”
Woods' eagled the par-5 14th hole to give
the team the lead in the 24-team tournament at the Buenos Aires
Golf Club. Woods and Duval finished with a 12-under 60 for a 30-under
186 total.
“I think that the format lends itself
to really feeling like you can make up for errors on the other
half of the team,” Duval said.
New Zealand's Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner
and Argentina's Angel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero were second after
65s.
The winning team will earn $1 million in
the $3 million event that closes Sunday with an alternate-shot
round.
Woods hit into a lake on the 209-yard eighth
hole. He and his caddie scoured the lakeside reeds, but couldn't
find the ball. Duval parred the hole.
Woods found the water again on the 456-yard
10th hole. His approach shot seemed to be sailing smoothly to
the green but fell short, bouncing back into the lake at the green's
edge. Duval birdied the hole after hitting his approach shot within
7 inches.
The large gallery following the Americans
shouted “Let's Go Tiger!” after his eagle. He went on
to finish with two more birdies, on the 16th and 17th holes.
At one point on the 11th hole, Woods had
missed such an easy putt that he threw his putter to the ground.
Turner had four birdies and Nobilo added
three for New Zealand. Cabrera eagled the 17th hole to move Argentina
into the second-place tie.
“Today we were not very lucky,”
Romero said. “We had many putts that should have gone in
but went out, and we can change that tomorrow.”
Canada's Mike Weir and Glen Hnatiuk were
fourth at 195 after a 62, and Ireland's Padraig Harrington and
Paul McGinley shot a 66 for a 196 total.
Last year, Woods and Mark O'Meara teamed
for a five-stroke victory over Spain in Malaysia. Woods won the
individual title by nine strokes with a 21-under 263 total, both
tournament records. The individual portion of the tournament has
been eliminated.
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