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>> THE PGA TOUR CONTINUES
ITS FLORIDA SWING THIS WEEK
AS IT HEADS TO THE COPPERHEAD
COURSE AT INNISBROOK RESORT
IN TAMPA BAY FOR THE 2014
VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
WITH ITS TREE-LINED FAIRWAYS
AND ROLLING TERRAIN,
THE COPPERHEAD
OFFERS A DIFFERENT LOOK
THAN YOUR TYPICAL
FLAT FLORIDA COURSE,
BUT THOSE TEMPTED BY ITS BEAUTY
WILL SOON DISCOVER
THAT THE FINAL THREE HOLES,
DUBBED "THE SNAKE PIT,"
WILL STRIKE OUT AGAINST EVEN
THE MOST EXPERIENCED PLAYERS.
>> KEVIN STREELMAN BREAKS
THROUGH IN HIS 153rd
PGA TOUR EVENT.
>> DEFENDING CHAMPION
KEVIN STREELMAN
WAS ABLE TO RESIST THE CHARM
OF THE COPPERHEAD LAST YEAR,
BUT A HUNGRY FIELD
THAT INCLUDES PAST WINNERS
LUKE DONALD AND JIM FURYK,
ALONG WITH 10 OF THE TOP 30
IN THE WORLD GOLF RANKINGS LOOK
TO DETHRONE THE CHAMP
AND DEFEAT THE BEAST
THAT IS THE SNAKE PIT.
>> THE PGA TOUR
IS PROUD TO BRING YOU...
THE RACE FOR THE 2014 FedEx CUP
AND COVERAGE OF THE 2014 VALSPAR
CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> THIRD OF FOUR EVENTS
ON THE FLORIDA SWING.
FIRST ROUND
FROM THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP
AT THE INNISBROOK RESORT
AND THE DEMANDING COPPERHEAD
COURSE.
GOOD DAY FOR UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA GRADUATE MATT EVERY.
17th HOLE.
THAT WAS NUMBER 8
AS HE STARTED AT 10.
HE SHOOTS 3-UNDER, 68,
AND THAT IS OUT FRONT RIGHT NOW,
BUT MAKING
AN AFTERNOON MOVE IS BILL HAAS.
THIS FOR BIRDIE AT THE 7th.
HAAS OFF A TIE FOR 6th AT DORAL.
WE'LL SEE BILL HAAS AMONG OTHERS
THIS AFTERNOON.
IT'S ROUND 1
OF THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
TAKE YOU
OUT TO THE 16th HOLE.
HERE'S WEBB SIMPSON FOR BIRDIE.
FRANK NOBILO'S ALONGSIDE.
>> SECOND SHOT FROM 170 YARDS.
AND THAT'S THREE BIRDIES
IN A ROW.
DOUBLE BOGEYED 12,
BUT HE'S IN RED FIGURES.
>> 17.
HERE'S K.J. CHOI FOR BIRDIE.
>> ALWAYS A GOOD FIT
FOR INNISBROOK.
SITS IT STRAIGHT.
DIDN'T GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
>> OH, AND A NICE DAY-1
CROWD HERE EXHORTING
THE GREAT SOUTH KOREAN,
K.J. CHOI.
>> TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE COURSE NOW AND 6.
>> DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE SLIM
AND FIT DARREN CLARKE.
>> OH, WELL PLAYED.
>> GO IN.
>> OH, DO THAT, DARREN CLARKE!
>> THE YOUNG ITALIAN,
MATTEO MANNASSERO.
>> OFF TO A GOOD START.
THIS ONE DOWN THE HILLS.
SO YOU CAN SEE DIDN'T HIT IT
HARD.
STAY ON THE LINE,
AND IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
>> HE HAS SUCH A NICE TOUCH.
CREATIVE SHOT MAKER.
STARTING TO LEAN OUT AND GAIN A
LITTLE STRENGTH AS HE GROWS UP.
HE'S JUST ONE SHOT OFF THE LEAD.
>> DANNY LEE ON THE TEE
AT THIS PAR 3, DOWNHILL.
PLAYING 193 YARDS TODAY.
THIS IS A 7-IRON.
THE HOLE IS PLAYING DOWNWIND.
DANNY LEE, REMEMBER,
FINISHED SECOND LAST WEEK
IN PUERTO RICO TO
CHESSON HADLEY, AND HE'LL HAVE
THAT PUTT TO TIE FOR THE LEAD.
>> THIS IS BRINY BAIRD,
TRYING TO GET TO RED FIGURES.
>> OH, JUST CREEPS OVER THE
FRONT EDGE THERE.
FOR BRINY.
HE IS NOW AT 1-UNDER PAR.
>> DANNY LEE, 2-UNDER
ON HIS ROUND,
AND THAT TAKES DANNY
TO 3-UNDER AND A TIE AT THE TOP.
>> BILLY HURLEY
HAS A SECOND SHOT
HERE TO NEGOTIATE
FROM THAT RIGHT BUNKER.
>> OH, HELLO!
HOW ABOUT THAT FOR BILLY HURLEY?
LEAVE THE PUTTER IN THE BAG
AND STILL WALK AWAY WITH A 2
AT THE PAR-3 17th.
THAT IS SOME BUNKER SHOT.
HE WAS UP AGAINST THAT FACE.
SAW HE HAD TO SKY IT
ABOVE THAT LIP
AND THEN DROP IT DOWN.
>> NOW TO THE 8th HOLE.
JIM FURYK.
MAYBE HE'S IN EVEN-YEAR KIND
OF GUY.
HE WON HERE IN '10,
LOST IN A PLAYOFF IN '12,
AND HERE
WE ARE IN '14 AND JIM FURYK.
CHECK IN ON 9 NOW.
>> THIS IS DARREN CLARKE
FOR HIS PAR.
SHORT IN TWO.
JUST DOWN THE HILL,
TURNING TO THE LEFT.
IT WOULD BE A GREAT UP AND DOWN.
YEAH, RIGHT IN THE HEART.
SO, DARREN CLARKE GETTING
THE BALL UP AND DOWN NICELY HERE
ON THE FRONT SIDE
TO SHOOT 2-UNDER.
>> WELL, NOTAH, MATT
KUCHAR LOOKING FOR HIS FIRST
BIRDIE OF THE DAY.
>> YEAH,
IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A STRUGGLE.
HASN'T REALLY HAD ANY REAL
CLOSE-IN LOOKS.
HAD A GREAT CHANCE
TO KNOCK IT IN CLOSE THERE,
BUT KIND OF HUNG THAT WEDGE OUT.
I THINK HE WAS EXPECTING
THE WIND TO GIVE HIM
A LITTLE BIT MORE HELP
THAN IT DID.
LEAVES IT STRAIGHT.
PRETTY CLOSE TO THE FALL LINE.
I THINK WHEN HE GETS TO THE
HOLE, IT'S GONNA TRY AND WORK
JUST SLIGHTLY LEFT TO RIGHT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
MATT KUCHAR TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF THIS PAR 5.
>> AND UP ON 14, THIS
IS JASON BOHN FOR HIS BIRDIE
TO GET TO RED FIGURES.
PRETTY FLAT PUTT THERE.
YEAH, SLIDES IT IN THE LEFT
CORNER.
A LITTLE FIST PUMP THERE.
>> OVER AT 8, MARK BLAKEFIELD
WHO IS +2 FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
TEE SHOT AT THE LENGTHY PAR 3.
PLAYERS HAVING IT TROUBLE
GETTING IT CLOSE TODAY,
BUT NOT THIS ONE.
THAT WAS A BEAUTY FOR MARK.
THIS IS DAVID LINGMERTH
OVER AT 17.
>> YOU'LL REMEMBER HE MADE A RUN
AT THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
LAST YEAR.
HE IS A STREAKY PLAYER
AND NOT ON A PARTICULARLY GOOD
ONE RIGHT NOW.
>> AND, MARK,
THAT MAKES HIM SHOW OFF.
LOOK, WHAT A SHOT.
>> HE HAD THAT LEFT
FOR AN EASY BIRDIE.
>> BILL HAAS.
>> BILL HAAS
JUST SHORT OF THAT WATER IN TWO.
AND WILL THIS GO IN?
BEAUTIFUL SHOT THERE.
TAP-IN BIRDIE FOR BILL HAAS TO
GET TO RED FIGURES AT 1-UNDER.
>> BLAKEFIELD NOW FOR A BIRDIE
AFTER A TERRIFIC TEE SHOT.
THIS TO GET BACK TO +1.
>> WHICH HE DOES.
THAT'S A USEFUL SCORE THERE,
A 2.
LOOK AT THAT.
PLAYED THE LAST TWO HOLES
IN A TOTAL OF FIVE SHOTS.
HIS SECOND 2.
>> AND AT THE PAR 3,
THIS IS BRENDON TODD
FOR HIS BIRDIE.
YOU CAN SEE
HE'S EVEN PAR ON THE DAY.
NICE LEVEL PUTT HERE.
THAT'S REALLY AN EASY HOLE
LOCATION ON 15,
UP ON THAT BACK PLATEAU.
IT'S FLAT.
>> OVER AT 8 NOW.
PADRAIG HARRINGTON, SECOND SHOT
OUT OF THE BUNKER.
NOT A GOOD START FOR HIM TODAY,
BUT LOOKING FOR A BETTER FINISH.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO MAKE A 2.
TO THE 9th.
>> PAT PEREZ NOW FOR HIS BIRDIE
AND A SHARE OF THE LEAD.
HOW ABOUT THAT? PAT PEREZ.
LOOKS LIKE HE THOUGHT THAT
MIGHT HAVE MISSED ON THE RIGHT
BUT HE CURLED IT IN.
GOOD ROUND -- 68 TODAY.
SCORES NEVER REALLY GET TOO LOW
HERE.
>> ROSE FOR BIRDIE.
>> BIRDIE-BIRDIE FINISH.
>> HELLO THERE, JUSTIN ROSE!
71, EVEN PAR.
>> COPPERHEAD COURSE STAYS TRUE
TO FORM AND KEEPS PLAYERS
FROM GOING LOW.
IN A FOUR-WAY TIE FOR FIRST,
MATT EVERY, PAT PEREZ,
GREG CHALMERS,
AND DANNY LEE HEAD
INTO THE CLUBHOUSE AT 3-UNDER.
ROBERT GARRIGUS
AND NICHOLAS COLSAERTS
FIND THEMSELVES
IN A FOUR-WAY TIE FOR FIFTH,
JUST ONE OFF THE LEAD.
THE SECOND ROUND IS NEXT.
>> THIS IS FLORIDA
AT ITS VERY BEST.
GULF OF MEXICO.
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
SO, TOO, DOES THE COPPERHEAD
COURSE
AT THE NEARBY INNISBROOK RESORT.
PGA TOUR PLAYING THE THIRD
OF FOUR IN A ROW
ON THE FLORIDA SWING.
PRETTY DAY, TOUGH GOLF COURSE,
AND A SOLID LEADERBOARD.
A YOUNG PLAYER WHO'S BEGINNING
TO MAKE SOME NOISE ON TOUR
JUST A MOMENT AGO.
SECOND SHOT AT THE PAR-3 4th.
RUSSELL KNOX...
***!
PLAYOFF LOSER
AT THE HONDA CLASSIC.
SEVEN ARE NOW TIED
AT 3-UNDER PAR HERE
AT THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
HERE COMES JUSTIN ROSE.
GOOD ROUND OF 3-UNDER, 68.
SHOULDERS FEELING BETTER.
PEREZ HAS BEEN
IMPROVING THIS YEAR.
MANNASSERO FROM ITALY,
JUST 20 YEARS OLD,
ALREADY WITH FOUR WINS
ON THE EUROPEAN TOUR.
>> AND HERE IS A CO-LEADER.
ROBERT GARRIGUS PLAYING
ALONGSIDE RUSSELL KNOX.
>> WELL HIT.
SO GARRIGUS
BIRDIED HIS OPENING HOLE.
HE'LL STAY AT 1-UNDER
THROUGH HIS FIRST FOUR HOLES.
>> A 3 IS OKAY HERE,
BUT CHARLES HOWELL III IS
LOOKING FOR A DEUCE HERE AT 17.
AND HE RATTLES THAT ONE HOME
TO GET TO 1-UNDER PAR,
WHICH IS ONLY TWO SHOTS
OFF THE LEAD.
CHARLES HOWELL III.
>> GOT A DECENT CROWD
OUT THERE BEHIND 17.
>> TO THE 7th HOLE
NOW AND JORDAN SPIETH.
THIS IS FOR BIRDIE.
>> OFF TO A BIT OF A SLOW START
TODAY.
>> HE HAS...
>> WELL, NOW HE CAN JUST THINK
ABOUT THE LEAD, NOT THE CUP.
>> ...BEEN PUTTING VERY WELL.
BALL STRIKING BEEN
JUST A TAD OFF.
>> CHESSON HADLEY.
HE WON LAST WEEK ON THE PGA TOUR
IN PUERTO RICO.
THE OPPOSITE EVENT
ON THE WGC CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP
AT THE DORAL.
WON TWICE A YEAR AGO
ON THE Web.com TOUR.
HIS CREDENTIALS ARE STARTING
TO BECOME PRETTY DARN STELLAR
OUT HERE, AND THAT WOULD BE
A STELLAR EFFORT.
>> CHARLES HOWELL III
FOR BIRDIE.
AND HE HAS IT.
CHARLES HOWELL III.
TO 10.
>> THIS IS JOSH TEATER
FOR BIRDIE TO GET TO EVEN PAR.
RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE
OF THIS TOURNAMENT.
JOSH TEATER.
5th HOLE.
>> OKAY, ROBERT GARRIGUS
FOR BIRDIE HERE AT THE 5th.
>> OKAY, NICELY HOLED.
>> J.B. HOLMES HAS A BIRDIE
ATTEMPT FROM THE APRON
DOWN TO THE GREEN
AND INTO THE HOLE.
J.B. HOLMES STARTING
TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE THICK
OF THESE THINGS.
HE WAS AT 3-OVER PAR
AT ONE POINT TODAY.
>> 12th HOLE --
BIRDIE PUTT FOR GARY WOODLAND.
>> OOH, JUST MAKES IT THERE.
NOT TOO BAD TO START, THOUGH --
10 STRAIGHT PARS.
REACHES THE PAR 5 IN TWO.
FINALLY MAKES A PUTT.
>> BRIAN GAY.
THIS FOR A BIRDIE AT 18.
>> A LITTLE HELP AT THE MOMENT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE CUT MIGHT GET
TO +3.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
THE SUN'S OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
>> DAVID HEARN FOR BIRDIE.
>> GET HIM WITHIN A COUPLE
OF SHOTS OF THE LEAD.
SHOULD GO A LITTLE RIGHT.
NICE.
>> TO 17.
>> SEAN O'HAIR WAS A WINNER
HERE.
THIS WAS A MOMENT AGO.
AND THAT'S A BIRDIE FOR SEAN
AS HE MAKES IT BACK TO EVEN PAR.
THAT'S 2-UNDER
ON HIS ROUND TODAY.
ROBERT GARRIGUS ALONE
IN THE LEAD RIGHT NOW,
AND SPEAKING OF ROBERT,
THERE YOU GO, ROGER.
>> YEAH, AND A LITTLE
DOWN-HILLER HERE FOR BIRDIE.
SHOULD WORK TO HIS RIGHT.
>> ROGE, VERY DECEPTIVE HERE.
AT THAT LAST PORTION, IT'S GONNA
WORK WELL TO HIS RIGHT,
SO HE'S GOT TO GET THIS OUTSIDE
THE HOLE.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT?
FIGURED IT OUT BEAUTIFULLY.
NOW HE'S IN THE LEAD
BY TWO SHOTS.
-5.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK HERE.
WELL, A LITTLE BLOCKED,
BUT YOU SEE HOW WELL IT ROLLS.
OH, A BEAUTIFUL ROLL.
NO HOPS.
TURNING OVER END OVER END.
WELL DONE.
>> HERE IS DAVIS LOVE III
FOR BIRDIE.
HIS FOURTH OF THE DAY.
AND IT CREEPS IN THERE
AND 4-UNDER PAR
THROUGH 11 HOLES.
DAVIS LOVE HAS THE BEST ROUND
OF THE DAY GOING.
HERE IS ERIC AXLEY.
TRYING TO GET TO 2-UNDER PAR.
OH, ERIC.
WELL DONE THERE.
>> CHESSON HADLEY,
BIRDIE TRY FROM THE FRINGE.
>> OOH, THAT, CHESSON HADLEY,
THE THIN MAN.
TO THE 11th,
AND WE JOIN MARK ROLFING.
>> AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
FRANK.
THIS IS MARK WILSON.
NOT OFF
TO HIS CHARACTERISTICALLY GOOD
START TO THIS CALENDAR YEAR,
BUT HOW ABOUT IT HERE?
49 1/2 FEET.
>> BACK ON THE 9th GREEN,
GRAHAM DeLAET DOWN THE HILL
FOR HIS BIRDIE.
SHOULD TURN FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.
GOOD BIRDIE FOR THE CANADIAN.
EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT HIM.
HE'S GONNA BE THE NEXT GUY
TO WIN OUT HERE.
THAT FINISHES HIS ROUND.
LOOK AT HOW MANY BIRDIES HE MADE
COMING IN ON THE FRONT SIDE --
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
GOOD ROUND.
>> RORY SABBATINI NOW
FOR HIS BIRDIE.
THE HOLE IS LOCATED RIGHT ON TOP
OF DAVIS LOVE'S HEAD THERE
IF YOU SEE THE TOP OF HIS CAP.
NOW DAVIS IS BLOCKING IT.
BUT THAT BALL WENT IN.
LET'S GO BACK TO 12.
>> BIRDIE PUTT FOR BRIAN HARMAN.
ALL THE WAY -- BRIAN HARMAN.
LOOKING FOR THAT FIRST WIN.
>> BACK AT 14 NOW --
GARRIGUS TO INCREASE HIS LEAD.
THIS FOR BIRDIE.
STRAIGHT UP THE HILL.
GET TO 6-UNDER.
AND GARRIGUS.
HE'S A STREAKY PLAYER.
WATCH OUT FOR HIM.
HE'S THREE AHEAD.
KEVIN NA NOW
WITH THIS LITTLE UPHILL CHIP,
AND, AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THIS ROUGH.
THE BALL, IF IT SITS DOWN,
FRANK, IT IS...
IT'S TOUGH.
>> ALMOST GOT TO POP IT OUT,
DON'T YOU?
>> YEAH, HE'S GOT TO BE --
GOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE WITH IT,
GET THE CLUB UNDER THE BALL.
>> OH, JUST -- AND YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES IT GOES IN.
>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> WHAT A WAY TO FINISH.
>> THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO FINISH.
KEVIN NA GETS
ONE CLOSER TO ROBERT GARRIGUS.
KENNY HARMS' ON HIS BAG.
KENNY'S BEEN --
>> THIS CAME OUT FAST, JOE.
>> IT DID.
IT DID, BUT IT LOOKED
LIKE IT HAD A LOT OF SPIN.
KIND OF HELD RIGHT THERE WHEN
YOU GET THEM ON LINE LIKE THAT.
BACK AT 15, ROBERT GARRIGUS NOW.
WE'RE STARTING
TO SEE HIM ON THE LEADERBOARD
MORE AND MORE OFTEN.
SO, GARRIGUS.
HE'S FEELING IT.
HE'S NOW 7-UNDER.
>> AFTER THE SECOND ROUND
OF THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP,
ROBERT GARRIGUS
CLAIMS THE SOLO LEAD AT 7-UNDER.
JUST THREE SHOTS BEHIND IS KEVIN
NA AT 4-UNDER PAR,
AND PAT PEREZ HEADLINES
A FOUR-WAY TIE
FOR THIRD AT 3-UNDER.
THE THIRD ROUND IS NEXT.
>> GORGEOUS VIEW OF THE GULF
OF MEXICO IN THE DISTANCE,
JUST MORE THAN A MILE FROM THE
COPPERHEAD COURSE AT INNISBROOK.
WHAT A SATURDAY IN PALM HARBOR,
FLORIDA, FOR THE THIRD ROUND
OF THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
JUST A COUPLE MORE GROUPS
TO BEGIN THEIR THIRD ROUNDS,
BUT ALREADY PLENTY OF PLAYERS
MAKING SOME MOVES,
INCLUDING THE TWO-TIME WINNER
HERE AND THE TWO-TIME
U.S. OPEN CHAMPION,
RETIEF GOOSEN.
PART OF A ROUND OF 64,
WHERE HE CHIPPED
IN AT THE DIFFICULT 16th.
MADE THE CUT ON THE NUMBER
AND IS NOW IN A TIE
FOR THIRD AT -4.
WINNER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
IN THAT FOUR-MAN PLAYOFF,
LUKE DONALD
SHOWING SOME MORE SIGNS,
MOVING UP THE BOARD --
4-UNDER ON HIS ROUND,
3-UNDER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND JOHN SENDEN, WHO'S ALSO
HAD GOOD SUCCESS HERE --
A PAIR OF RUNNER-UPS
IN THE PAST.
ONE WIN IN 13 YEARS
ON THE PGA TOUR FOR SENDEN,
BUT HE'S MAKING A BIG MOVE TODAY
THANKS TO THAT LONG BIRDIE
AT THE 12th.
AND THEN HIS TEE
SHOT AT THE PAR-3 13th.
TODAY PLAYING 181 YARDS.
SENDEN POSING.
THAT WOULD PRODUCE
HIS SIXTH BIRDIE OF THE DAY,
6-UNDER ON HIS ROUND.
AND THEY ARE ALL CHASING ROBERT
GARRIGUS,
WHO HAS A THREE-SHOT LEAD
TO BEGIN THE DAY NOW,
JUST TWO OVER SENDEN.
THIRD ROUND OF THE THIRD LEG
OF THE PGA TOUR'S SWING
THROUGH FLORIDA HERE.
ANOTHER PAST WINNER HERE,
K.J. CHOI FOR BIRDIE
AT 18, THE LAST
OF THE FAMED SNAKE PIT HOLES.
AND K.J. CHOI WITH A NICE ROLL
AT THE LAST.
AND A ROUND OF 69
FOR K.J.
CHARLES HOWELL III FOR BIRDIE.
HE'S GOT IT TO EVEN PAR.
>> ACTUALLY PUTTING SLIGHTLY
UPHILL AT THE START THERE.
A LITTLE FALSE EDGE
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS GREEN.
>> AND THAT'S A GOOD MAKEUP
BIRDIE THERE FOR CHARLES.
ROBERT GARRIGUS
FOR HIS BIRDIE ATTEMPT
HERE AT THE 1st AFTER FLYING IT
IN THE WOODS OFF THE TEE.
>> A SLICE PUTT HERE.
GOES A LITTLE DOWNHILL.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT, HUH?
>> KEEPS UP HIS STRING
OF BIRDIES ON PAR 5s, DAN.
HE'S NOW BIRDIED
EVERY SINGLE PAR
5 HE'S PLAYED
IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> THE DEFENDING CHAMPION,
KEVIN STREELMAN, FOR A BIRDIE,
TRYING TO GET BACK TO LEVEL PAR.
WILL IT GET THERE? YES, IT WILL.
SO KEVIN STREELMAN
HAS FOUGHT HIS WAY BACK.
DID NOT GET OFF TO A GOOD START
ON THURSDAY.
>> HERE IS OUR LEADER AT 2.
CAN HE GO BIRDIE-BIRDIE
ON THE FIRST TWO?
AND HE DOES.
WHAT A GREAT START
FOR ROBERT GARRIGUS.
GETS HIM TO 9-UNDER
AND NOW FOUR CLEAR.
>> WILL MacKENZIE ON THE TEE.
1-UNDER PAR FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
4-IRON FOR WILL.
>> HE'S HAD A REAL RESURGENCE
IN HIS GAME, MARK.
>> HE SURE HAS, GARY.
AND THAT WILL BE A KICK-IN 2
FOR WILL.
WE GO TO 13.
>> AND BIRDIE ATTEMPT FOR ***
AUSTIN TO GET BACK TO EVEN.
*** COMING OFF A DOUBLE
AT THE 12th.
SO HE WAS IN RED FIGURES
AND NOW IS BACK TO EVEN.
>> *** BORN RIGHT HERE
IN TAMPA.
>> AND OVER AT THE 18th,
SENDEN AND HIS CADDIE TRYING
TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT, NOTAH.
>> YEAH, THIS WAS A WELL-PLACED
SECOND SHOT.
HIS CADDIE WAS TALKING TO ME
ON THE WAY UP,
AND THEY WERE -- THEY WERE VERY
UNSURE WHETHER THAT BALL
WAS GONNA JUMP, SO HE
TOOK THE SHORTER CLUB, HOPING
THAT IT MIGHT JUMP A LITTLE
BUT STILL LEFT HIMSELF
A VERY GOOD POSITION.
CERTAINLY NOT A BIRDIE CHANCE,
BUT GOT A GREAT CHANCE TO WALK
OUT OF HERE WITH AN EASY 4.
>> MENTIONED THAT SENDEN
HAS JUST THE ONE WIN, GARY,
IN 13 YEARS ON THE PGA
TOUR, AND IT HAS BEEN A WHILE.
AS YOU LOOK
AT THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF PUTTS
HE'S MADE TODAY AND THEN
IN YESTERDAY'S SECOND ROUND.
BUT IT'S BEEN EIGHT YEARS
SINCE THAT LONE WIN
AT THE JOHN DEERE AND HE'S
ONLY HAD ONE TOP 10 ON TOUR
IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS OR SO.
>> WELL, WE TALK ABOUT HIS BALL
STRIKING.
LAST YEAR, HE RANKED 80th IN
THAT CATEGORY ON THE PGA TOUR.
IT'S ONLY THE SECOND TIME
IN HIS ENTIRE CAREER
THAT HE'S RANKED
OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 10.
SO BALL STRIKING HAS NEVER BEEN
THE ISSUE FOR JOHN.
IT'S -- IT'S THIS CLUB RIGHT
HERE.
IF ANYTHING TO ME,
HE TENDS TO BE,
AT TIMES, A LITTLE TENTATIVE,
AND, AS I MENTIONED
ON THE PREVIOUS GREEN,
I THINK HE STANDS A LITTLE
TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE BALL.
YOU WATCH HERE.
YOU'LL SEE HIS EYE LINE
IS WELL
INSIDE WHERE THE BALL SITS.
NOW, SOME GOOD PUTTERS
HAVE PUTTED WITH THEIR EYE LINE
INSIDE THE BALL
BUT NOT WAY INSIDE THE BALL.
GOOD STROKE THERE, THOUGH.
WHOA!
>> WHATEVER HE DID THERE,
DO IT AGAIN!
>> REALLY!
>> BIRDIE AT THE 18th FOR SENDEN
TO MATCH RETIEF GOOSEN,
WHO'S LONG BEEN IN WITH HIS 64.
AT THE PAR-4 12th,
A SHORT PAR 4, CHARLIE HOFFMAN
TRYING TO MOVE IT TO 3-UNDER.
>> RIGHT WHERE YOU'D LIKE
TO PUT FROM, UPHILL, A
LITTLE RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREAK.
>> AND CHARLIE,
WHO WAS OUT IN 1-UNDER
HAS PICKED UP TWO BIRDIES
IN HIS OPENING
THREE HOLES OF THE BACK NINE
TO MOVE IT TO 3-UNDER,
WITHIN SIX.
>> OVER AT 17,
THIS WAS JAMES DRISCOLL,
WHO HAS GOTTEN IT TO -2.
SECOND SHOT AT THE PAR 3,
OUT OF THE BUNKER.
AND IT WAS DEAD CENTER
ALL THE WAY.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC ROUND
OF APPLAUSE FOR JAMES DRISCOLL.
>> CHARLIE HOFFMAN JUST
ON THE EDGE.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT A HYBRID
HERE,
BUMPING IT
OUT OF THAT LIGHT ROUGH.
I THINK THAT WAS
THE RIGHT CHOICE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
NICE CLEAN CONTACT.
THE BALL HOPS JUST A LITTLE BIT
AND THEN ROLLS JUST LIKE A PUTT.
>> AND OVER AT THE 14th,
JUSTIN LEONARD, PETER.
>> YEAH,
THIS IS FOR BIRDIE
TO GET TO RED FIGURES.
HE'S GOT THE GAME
TO WIN AROUND HERE, GARY.
HE NEVER HAS,
BUT HE'S COMING OFF A BEST
OF FOURTH PLACE HERE LAST YEAR.
SO, HEAD OVER TO 10 --
MY LITTLE BROTHER,
FREDDIE JAKOBSON.
AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID,
WHEN HE'S PLAYING WELL,
HE'S MY LITTLE BROTHER.
WHEN HE'S NOT PLAYING WELL,
I DON'T KNOW HIM,
BUT I'LL CLAIM HIM RIGHT THERE.
THATABOY, FREDDIE JAK.
BACK TO 5 NOW.
GARRIGUS...
WITH HIS BIRDIE PUTT AND, GARY,
YOU SAID HE'S GONNA -- HE'S
GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING
BIRDIE HERE TO KEEP THIS BIRDIE
STREAK ON THE PAR 5s GOING.
>> WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY NO
TOUGHER THAN THE PUTT
HE MADE ON THE VERY 1st HOLE,
THE PAR 5.
>> PETER, TELL ME
THIS ONE GOES TO THE RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
THIS ONE DOES GO TO THE RIGHT.
>> YES.
>> IT'S INTERESTING.
GARRIGUS CAME OUT.
HE HAD THAT REALLY SHORT PUTTER,
ABOUT 29 INCHES,
THEN HE WENT TO THE -- THE LONG
ANCHORED PUTTER.
NOW HE'S BACK
TO A NORMAL-LENGTH PUTTER,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE WHATEVER HE
USES, HE DOES PRETTY WELL WITH.
WOW, STREAK CONTINUES.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
HE IS OWNING
THE PAR 5s THIS WEEK.
>> AND HE KNOWS HE'S GOTTEN AWAY
WITH THOSE TO A DEGREE.
>> HE KNOWS HE STOLE SOMETHING.
GOOD FOR YOU, ROBERT.
LEADS BY FOUR.
>> ARREST ME.
>> JIM FURYK --
TWO BOGEYS ON HIS CARD, 2-OVER.
LOOKING FOR HIS FIRST BIRDIE
OF THE DAY.
AND HE GETS IT RIGHT THERE.
SO FURYK...
OUT IN 1-OVER.
STILL IN RED FIGURES.
>> SCOTT LANGLEY, WHO'S
IN THE FOURTH-TO-LAST GROUP,
BEGINNING THE DAY AT 2-UNDER,
DID NOT GET OFF TO A GOOD START.
PICKED UP THREE BOGEYS
IN HIS FIRST SEVEN HOLES,
BUT LANGLEY SHOWING
A LITTLE MORE LIFE.
THAT DROPS AT THE 10th.
>> THIS IS HARRIS ENGLISH
WITH HIS FOURTH SHOT.
HE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TREES
ON TOP OF THE HILL
AND HAD TO PLAY A LOW BULLET.
ACTUALLY, HE HIT A PRETTY GOOD
SHOT TO GET TO THAT POSITION
HERE, AND NOW THIS PITCH,
BIG SWINGER FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.
>> OH!
>> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT
OF WAYS TO MAKE BIRDIES.
>> GREAT GAME PLAN, THOUGH --
GET THE BALL ON THE GROUND
QUICKLY
AND LET IT RUN LIKE A PUTT.
DAVID HEARN FOR HIS BIRDIE.
YOU JUST SAW HARRIS ENGLISH CHIP
IN ON THIS LINE.
IT SHOULD TURN TO HIS LEFT.
HE DOES NICELY.
THE CANADIAN 3-UNDER NOW.
BACK TO 8.
>> AND ROBERT GARRIGUS
FOR HIS PAR, ROGER.
>> YEAH, IT GOT TO BE INSIDE THE
HOLE ON THE LEFT, I WOULD
BELIEVE.
IF ANY TENDENCY, IT'S TO GO A
LITTLE RIGHT.
>> GOOD TWO-PUTT FOR ROBERT.
HE REMAINS AT -10, FOUR SHOTS
CLEAR OF JOHN SENDEN,
WHO IS IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
HIS ROUND COMPLETE --
A ROUND OF 64.
>> TO 11.
>> MATTEO MANASSERO
FOR A BIRDIE,
GET BACK TO -3.
THAT IS A GOOD ONE
THERE FOR MATTEO.
HARD TO BELIEVE
HE IS JUST 20 YEARS OLD.
GO BACK TO 9.
>> KEVIN NA FOR BIRDIE.
JUST ON THE LEFT -- LEFT SIDE
OF THE HOLE,
BREAKING TO THE RIGHT.
AH, TWO BIRDIES IN A ROW.
YESTERDAY, HE CHIPPED IN HERE ON
HIS LAST HOLE OF THE ROUND
YESTERDAY.
>> THIS IS THE 11th GREEN
AT THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
PAT PEREZ FOR HIS BIRDIE.
A BIT UP THE HILL.
PRETTY STRAIGHT PUTT.
GETS IT IN AND KUDOS TO PAT
PEREZ WHO HAS FOUGHT HIS WAY
BACK FROM THREE DOUBLE BOGEYS
IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> TOMMY "TWO GLOVES" GAINEY.
>> YOU LOVE SAYING THAT.
>> LOVE THAT!
HE DOESN'T WORRY
ABOUT POSITIONS.
HE DOESN'T USE A VIDEO CAMERA.
HE JUST WHOPS IT.
>> 14.
>> JIM FURYK NOW STRAIGHT
DOWN THE HILL FOR BIRDIE
TO GET TO 2-UNDER.
OOH!
SLIPS IT IN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
SO JIM FURYK, NOT SURPRISING.
>> SO, KEVIN
NA WHO BEGAN THE DAY
THE ONLY PLAYER TO NOT MAKE
A BOGEY, IS NOW IN DANGER
OF MAKING TWO IN A SPAN
OF THREE HOLES.
>> GOOD STROKE.
>> OH, WOW!
>> HE KNEW IT.
SAVES THAT ONE.
>> MANASSERO NOW.
DOWN THE HILL, GARY.
THIS SHOULD TURN A LITTLE
TO HIS LEFT, MAYBE RIGHT EDGE.
>> THE GUY IS A GOOD PUTTER.
GOOD PUTTER. GOOD PUTTER.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> TO THE 15th.
>> JUSTIN ROSE NOW ON THE TEE
WITH AN 8-IRON.
>> PETER, WIND COMING DOWN
JUST OFF HIS RIGHT.
>> NOTAH, HE SAID THAT AFTER
HE'S BEEN REHABBING HIS
SHOULDER, HE FEELS AS THOUGH HIS
BALL SPEED AND CLUBHEAD SPEED
ARE ALMOST BACK
TO 100%,
WHICH WOULD MAKE SENSE
AS YOU'RE COMING OUT OF REHAB.
SO, HE'S A DANGEROUS MAN
TO HAVE ON YOUR HEELS.
>> AND I DID TALK TO SEAN FOLEY
ABOUT THAT,
AND HE SAID HE'S VERY HAPPY
WITH HOW HE'S COME AROUND.
STABILIZE THAT SHOULDER.
GET IT STRONG, AND NOW IT'S JUST
A MATTER OF PUTTING THE REPS IN.
>> HIS FUNDAMENTALS ARE SO GOOD.
>> HE'S GOT THE YARDS.
HE'S GONNA LIKE THIS ONE.
>> OH!
THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST
OF THE DAY HERE AT 15, NOTAH.
>> AT 16 NOW, AND JIM FURYK,
AFTER AN EXCELLENT APPROACH
SHOT, HAS THIS LEFT FOR BIRDIE.
THAT WILL TAKE HIM TO 3-UNDER.
>> JUSTIN ROSE NOW FOR HIS
BIRDIE AFTER THAT WELL-STRUCK
TEE SHOT.
ONE OF THE BEST
WE'VE SEEN HERE TODAY.
SO, THERE'S JUSTIN ROSE.
HE CREEPS A LITTLE CLOSER --
NOW IN A TIE FOR SECOND.
NOW GARRIGUS NOW FOR HIS PAR,
AND, GARY, I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE
WHY HE WOULDN'T HAVE
LAID THAT BALL UP AND --
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID
HE'S GOT STRUGGLES ON THIS HOLE.
IT STARTED, IN MY MIND,
WHEN HE DECIDED TO TRY TO HIT
A 3-WOOD OUT OF THAT LEFT ROUGH.
I MEAN, IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN VERY EASY TO JUST
LAY THAT BALL DOWN THE FAIRWAY,
LEAVE YOURSELF
A 100-YARD WEDGE SHOT,
AND I GUARANTEE YOU,
HE WOULD'VE HAD A BIRDIE PUTT
AT LEAST THIS CLOSE OR SHORTER.
>> WELL, HE'S GOT THE FOOT
ON THE ACCELERATOR, NO QUESTION.
HE JUST WANTS TO KEEP
PRESSING FORWARD,
BUT THIS NOW TO SAVE PAR AT 14.
>> WOW!
>> SO, WHO'S GONNA QUESTION...
>> WOW!
>> WOW IS RIGHT.
THAT IS HUGE.
>> ALWAYS FOR GARRIGUS.
>> JUST LIKE THE 5, HUH, PETER?
>> NOW WE MOVE AHEAD WITH
OUR FINAL GROUP ON THE 15th.
>> ANOTHER ONE OF THESE TOUGH
LITTLE CHIPS FOR KEVIN
NA HERE AT THE 15th.
GOT TO MAKE A BIG SWING.
BE AGGRESSIVE WITH IT.
POP IT UP.
NOT MUCH ROOM TO WORK WITH.
OH!
HOW ABOUT THAT?
KEVIN NA!
YOU KNOW, GARY, I FOUND THAT
WHEN YOU CHIP IN, IT HELPS SPEED
UP PLAY.
>> THAT WOULD BE VERY ACCURATE,
PETER.
>> LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
YOU CAN SEE.
>> YEAH, THE TECHNIQUE
IS PERFECT, ISN'T IT?
PICKS THE CLUB UP, DROPS
IT IN THE GRASS BEHIND THE BALL,
KEEPS THE SPEED UP.
>> TELL YOU, THIS KID'S A
FIGHTER, GARY.
WE'VE WATCHED HIM
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
AND THIS KID IS TOUGH.
>> SO THEY WILL BE
IN THE FINAL GROUP ONCE AGAIN --
GARRIGUS AND NA REUNITED
IN THE FINAL ROUND
OF THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
SENDEN TWO BACK.
JUSTIN ROSE,
THREE BACK, IS IN SOLO FOURTH,
AND THEN THREE PLAYERS
AT 4-UNDER.
CERTAINLY A PART
OF THE STORY TOMORROW.
>> THE FINAL ROUND IS NEXT.
>> THE WINDS ARE UP
ON THE COPPERHEAD COURSE
AT INNISBROOK, WHERE
THE FINAL-ROUND LEADERBOARD
IN THIS ROUND
OF THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP
HAS BEEN UNDERGOING
SOME DRAMATIC CHANGES
SINCE THE START OF THE DAY.
AND AMONG THOSE MAKING
AN EARLY MOVE,
REIGNING U.S. OPEN CHAMPION
JUSTIN ROSE.
LOOK AT THIS FLOP SHOT,
THIRD AT THE PAR 5,
1st, WHICH ENABLED ROSE
TO BEGIN WITH A BIRDIE
TO QUICKLY GET TO 6-UNDER.
HE BEGAN THE DAY THREE BACK
OF THE 54-HOLE LEADER,
ROBERT GARRIGUS,
WHO HAS HAD NOTHING
BUT PROBLEMS IN THE EARLY GOING.
FORCED TO PUNCH OUT THERE
WITH A SECOND AT THE 3rd.
THAT LED TO A DOUBLE BOGEY.
HE BOGEYED THE NEXT HOLE TO DROP
ALL THE WAY BACK TO 5-UNDER.
IN THE MEANTIME,
GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
IS 24-YEAR-OLD SCOTT LANGLEY,
WHO'S BEEN THE HOTTEST PLAYER
ON THE GOLF COURSE.
A LONG BIRDIE PUTT
DROPS THERE AT THE 4th,
AND THEN LANGLEY
WELL OFF THE FAIRWAY
AT THE PAR-4 6th...
RUNNING IT RIGHT UP...
ONTO THE GREEN.
AND LANGLEY IN POSITION
FOR HIS THIRD BIRDIE
IN THE FIRST SIX HOLES.
SO, LANGLEY
HAS QUICKLY MOVED IT TO 7-UNDER.
JOHN SENDEN WAS ON THAT NUMBER
WHEN HE PLAYED HIS THIRD
AT THE PAR-5 5th.
THAT LED TO A BIRDIE
TO GIVE SENDEN
THE MOMENTARY LEAD
AT 8-UNDER PAR,
BUT JUST A COUPLE
OF MOMENTS AGO,
KEVIN NA PLAYING IN THE FINAL
GROUP WITH GARRIGUS.
AND WHILE GARRIGUS
IS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS, NA,
AFTER FOUR STRAIGHT PARS,
PICKS UP HIS FIRST BIRDIE
OF THE DAY TO GET TO 8-UNDER
AND INTO A TIE FOR THE LEAD
IN THE FINAL ROUND
OF THE VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP.
WE GO OUT TO THE 6th,
AND JUSTIN ROSE TRYING TO STAY
AT 6-UNDER, TWO BACK.
WELL DONE BY ROSE.
LITTLE FIST PUMP THERE.
KEEPS HIM AT 1-UNDER
ON HIS ROUND AND WITHIN TWO.
GO BACK TO 17.
>> WATCH THIS SHOT, FOLKS.
DOWNHILL LIE FOR GARY WOODLAND,
NO GREEN TO WORK WITH.
AWKWARD STANCE.
SLIDES THE CLUB UNDER THE BALL
BEAUTIFULLY.
LANDS IT JUST IN THE APRON,
AND HE WENT ON TO MAKE THAT PUTT
AND SAVE A PAR.
>> JASON DUFNER OUT HERE
WITH HIS THIRD SHOT.
WENT FOR THE GREEN IN TWO.
JUST SHORT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THIS GREEN
TILTS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD...
PRETTY GOOD APPROACH RIGHT
THERE.
HE WENT ON TO MAKE THAT BIRDIE.
HE IS NOW 2-UNDER
FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
>> KEVIN NA FROM BEHIND THE HOLE
FOR PAR.
>> WELL, GARRIGUS'S PUTT
WENT TO THE RIGHT,
AND HE SEEMED VERY PERPLEXED
THAT IT WENT THAT DIRECTION.
THIS IS PRETTY SIMILAR,
THIS PUTT.
WOW, AND THAT ONE WENT LEFT.
YEAH.
>> AND NA DROPS HIS FIRST SHOT
OF THE DAY.
>> AND K.J. CHOI FOR A BIRDIE.
THERE HAS NOT BEEN
ONE HERE ALL DAY AT 16.
PLAYING REALLY TOUGH RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS 26 FEET.
NOW THERE IS ONE!
>> TWO-TIME WINNER AROUND
HERE ON THE COPPERHEAD COURSE.
>> NA TAPPED IN FOR BOGEY,
AND NOW GARRIGUS FOR HIS BOGEY.
>> WELL, NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK,
GARY?
I MEAN, HE'S ON
THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HOLE.
HE'S SEEN ONE GO RIGHT,
ONE GO LEFT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LOT
IN THIS IF HE HITS IT FIRMLY.
>> WELL, HE SAID
AFTER HE MISSED THE SHORT PUTT
ON THE 12th HOLE YESTERDAY
THAT HE GOT A LITTLE TENTATIVE
WITH HIS PUTTING.
SEE IF HE STAYS DOWN.
HE HAS A TENDENCY
TO COME UP A LITTLE QUICKLY,
SOME OF THESE SHORT PUTTS.
NO.
>> AND THAT IS THE SECOND
DOUBLE BOGEY FOR GARRIGUS,
THE 54-HOLE LEADER.
AND HE'S JUST GETTING HIS ROUND
GOING THROUGH SIX HOLES.
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 3-UNDER,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HE'S FIVE BEHIND.
HE'S FIVE BEHIND THE GUY
HE LED BY TWO, JOHN SENDEN.
>> CHARLIE HOFFMAN'S
BIRDIED THE 6th AND 7th HOLE.
THERE HE IS NOW AT NUMBER 8.
ALL OF A SUDDEN
AT -3 IS CHARLIE.
A LITTLE LEFT-HAND BREAK
TO THIS PUTT.
HOW ABOUT IT?
THREE IN A ROW FOR CHARLIE
HOFFMAN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HE IS IN THE MIX.
LOOK AT THAT -- 6, 4, 6, 3, 3,
2.
>> UP TO 9.
>> LUKE DONALD NOW
FOR HIS BIRDIE.
SEE HE'S 4-UNDER,
AND THESE ARE TOUGH CONDITIONS.
AND LUKE DONALD --
YOU'D EXPECT HIM TO BE THERE
ON A TOUGH DAY LIKE THIS.
THAT GETS HIM TO 5-UNDER
AND JUST THREE BACK.
ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST
RELIABLE PLAYERS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT --
PRETTY CLEAN CARD.
BIRDIES AT 3 AND 9.
HE'S JUST WARMING UP.
>> TO 12.
JASON KOKRAK FROM THE ROUGH
BEHIND THE 12th.
>> YEAH, PLAYING HIS THIRD SHOT.
HOLE -- FLAGSTICK TAKEN OUT OF
THE HOLE, SO USUALLY THAT MEANS
YOU THINK YOU GOT A CHANCE TO
MAKE IT.
>> AND KOKRAK BURIES IT.
BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES FOR JASON.
>> BACK TO 7.
>> AND SENDEN FOR HIS PAR.
>> YEAH, TOUGH TO HIT THAT PUTT
FIRMLY ENOUGH UP A STEEP SLOPE.
>> AND THAT'LL BE
THE FIRST BOGEY FOR SENDEN,
SO THE LEAD
COMES BACK FROM 8- TO 7-UNDER.
TIED WITH NA.
AND THAT HAS BEEN PART
OF THE GAME FOR SENDEN,
PUTTING, THAT HIS KEPT HIM BACK
FROM WINNING MORE THAN ONCE IN
13 YEARS ON THE PGA TOUR.
FIRST BOGEY
IN THE LAST 31 HOLES
FOR SENDEN.
TO 9.
>> SCOTT LANGLEY
WITH HIS BIRDIE ATTEMPT.
WELL, WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE
FOR SCOTT
TO PLAY WITH THE VETERAN
LUKE DONALD TODAY.
HE'S GONNA LEARN A LOT,
ESPECIALLY ON A TOUGH DAY
LIKE THIS, GARY.
>> YEAH.
THIS YOUNG MAN, WE WATCHED HIM
RIGHT AT THE START OF THE YEAR
LAST YEAR IN HAWAII.
HE WAS IN THE FINAL GROUP
AND ENDED UP THIRD
WHEN RUSSELL HENLEY
WON HIS TOURNAMENT THERE.
GREAT PUTTER, PETER.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
THIS YOUNG MAN
CAN REALLY ROLL HIS BALL.
BUT, YES, I AGREE WITH YOU.
HE'S GONNA LEARN A LOT
PLAYING WITH LUKE DONALD.
>> THE FIRST ALUM
FROM THE FIRST TEE PROGRAM
TO EARN HIS PGA TOUR CARD.
>> NO.
>> LET'S GO BACK TO 7.
>> SEE IF JUSTIN ROSE
CAN STAY AT 6-UNDER, NOTAH.
>> GARY, I THINK SENDEN'S BUNKER
SHOT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH JUSTIN
ROSE MAKING SURE HE GOT THIS UP
ON TOP OF THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL.
>> I ALWAYS THOUGHT, DAN,
WHEN THE WIND
WAS COMING AT YOUR BACK,
STANDING OVER A PUTT
WAS THE TOUGHEST WIND CONDITION
PUTTING BECAUSE IT WILL ALWAYS
FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MOVING AROUND.
VERY DIFFICULT TO HIT
A SOLID PUTT.
>> SO, BOTH SENDEN AND ROSE
GONNA PICK UP BOGEYS HERE.
ROSE BACK TO 5-UNDER.
THIS WAS GARY WOODLAND'S THIRD.
GARY WINNING THIS TITLE, AS
WELL, BACK IN 2011 FOR HIS FIRST
OF TWO PGA TOUR WINS.
AND BUSTED IT OUT OF THE BUNKER
THERE IN GOOD SHAPE.
AND WOODLAND,
WHO HAD SHOWED SOME SIGNS AFTER,
YOU KNOW, KIND OF LOSING HIS
GAME FOR A WHILE,
GARY, IS KIND OF COMING BACK.
AND THAT'S A 69 FINAL ROUND
FOR GARY WOODLAND
WHO'S GOT ALL THAT ATHLETIC
ABILITY AND POWER.
>> WELL, GOING BACK TO TRYING
TO FADE THE BALL
ON A REGULAR BASIS.
FOR A WHILE THERE,
HE WAS SEEING BUTCH HARMON
AND GOT CAUGHT UP IN TRYING
TO CHANGE HIS SWING A LITTLE BIT
TO BE ABLE TO HIT A DRAW,
WHICH IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO,
BUT YOU NEED A STOCK GO-TO SHOT.
THEY FINALLY DETERMINED THAT
THAT WAS HIS LITTLE
LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHOT.
HE'S BACK WITH IT
AND PLAYING MUCH BETTER.
>> YEAH, A COUPLE OF TOP 10s IN
THE PGA TOUR WRAPAROUND SEASON.
WON RENO, TAHOE, LAST YEAR
IN 2013.
TO 8.
>> JOHN SENDEN WITH A THICK LIE.
SECOND SHOT AT THE PAR 3.
THIS ONE WILL BE VERY GOOD.
SO HE GOT IT TO COME OUT
QUITE SOFTLY OUT OF THAT LIE.
>> WE GO BACK TO 7 AND KEVIN NA,
WHO'S GOT A LOT OF WORK
LEFT COMING BACK FOR PAR, ROGE.
>> THAT'S ALMOST AS LONG
AS HE HAD FOR HIS THIRD.
THIS NOW FROM 23 FEET
COMING UP THE HILL.
I THINK IT HAS A TENDENCY
TO GO A LITTLE LEFT,
BUT IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW PUTT.
>> ONCE AGAIN, HIS CADDIE,
KENNY HARMS, VERY INVOLVED,
GARY, IN THE PROCESS.
>> YEAH, AND, OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S
WHAT KEVIN WANTS.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AS A PLAYER
YOU AND YOUR CADDIE WORK
OUT HOW MUCH INFORMATION
DO YOU WANT,
HOW MUCH INFLUENCE
IS THAT CADDY GOING TO HAVE.
TO ME,
THIS GENERATION OF PLAYERS,
THE YOUNGER PLAYERS NOW,
THEY RELY ON THEIR CADDIES
A LOT MORE THAN, SAY,
WHEN ROGER MALTBIE
AND MYSELF WERE ON THE TOUR.
I MEAN, THEY GAVE YOU
THE YARDAGE, AND YOU KIND OF
MADE THE DECISION, PICKED THE
CLUB, AND HIT THE SHOT.
>> YEAH, THIS IS TOO MUCH STUFF
FOR ME.
THIS WOULD'VE CONFUSED ME.
>> WELL,
AND I HAVE TO WONDER, I MEAN,
YOU KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT KEVIN'S PROBLEMS,
OR IT SEEMS LIKE,
SOME OF KEVIN'S PROBLEMS
ARE THERE ARE TOO MANY THOUGHTS
RUMBLING AROUND IN HIS HEAD
AS HE'S STANDING OVER THE BALL.
IS THAT MUCH INFORMATION
CONTRIBUTING TO THAT PROBLEM?
>> OVER TO 8 AGAIN.
>> JUSTIN ROSE FOR PAR.
>> AND, MARK, THESE PAR
SAVES ARE GONNA BECOME GOLD
AS WE GET FURTHER AND FURTHER
INTO THIS ROUND.
>> YES.
>> WENT ALONG THE LEFT-TO-RIGHT
PUTTS, BUT THAT ONE WAS PRETTY
STRAIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT WE SAW HIM DO SO
MANY TIMES AT MERION, DIDN'T WE?
>> TO 12.
>> WILL MacKENZIE FOR BIRDIE
AT THE SHORT PAR-4 12th,
BUT IT CAN GRAB UP AND BITE YOU
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL
AND NO PROBLEM FOR MacKENZIE,
WHO'S PICKED UP THREE BIRDIES
IN HIS LAST FOUR HOLES,
TO MOVE TO 4-UNDER.
HE IS WITHIN THREE.
>> JOHN SENDEN MUST'VE THOUGHT
HE WAS GONNA
HAVE A 3-FOOTER FOR PAR
OVER HERE AT 8,
BUT IT JUST WANDERED
BY AND LOOKS TO BE ABOUT 4 1/2,
NOTAH.
KEVIN NA DID TAP IN
FOR HIS BOGEY.
>> YEAH, CAN'T TAKE THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE LINE HERE, MARK.
HE IS COMING DOWN THE SLOPE
JUST A BIT,
SO HE'S GOT TO BE WEARY
OF RUNNING IT TOO FAR BY.
>> PRETTY GOOD STROKE
THERE FOR SENDEN.
SO A COUPLE OF GOOD PAR SAVES
FOR ROSE AND SENDEN AT THE 8th.
>> OVER TO 14.
>> AND THIS IS LAST WEEK'S
WINNER IN PUERTO RICO,
CHESSON HADLEY,
COMING OFF A BOGEY AT 13,
BUT HE GETS THAT RIGHT BACK.
THAT GETS CHESSON TO 2-UNDER.
>> AND LANGLEY TRYING
TO STAY ONE BACK.
CALMLY STROKES IT IN.
HE KIND OF FELT THE PIECES
GETTING BACK TOGETHER LAST WEEK.
WHILE ALL THE ELITE PLAYERS
WERE AT THE WGC CADILLAC
CHAMPIONSHIP,
LANGLEY WAS OVER IN PUERTO RICO
AND SHOT A 65
IN THAT FINAL ROUND,
AND HE'S STILL
FEELING THE GOOD VIBES.
SEE IF JORDAN SPIETH
CAN END HIS WEEK WITH A BIRDIE.
HAD A TOUGH START.
PICKED UP THREE EARLY BOGEYS
IN THE FIRST SIX HOLES
AFTER STARTING AT 1-UNDER.
AND SPIETH ABLE TO ROLL IT IN.
FINAL ROUND 72.
>> AND BACK AT 15 NOW.
GEORGE McNEILL HIT
IT LONG, RIGHT.
HIT A POOR CHIP
TO THIS POSITION HERE,
BUT WALKS AWAY WITH A PAR 3
TO STAY AT 3-UNDER
AND JUST FOUR BACK.
>> TO 15.
>> JASON KOKRAK FOR BIRDIE
FROM JUST OFF THE GREEN,
DOWN THE HILL,
PRETTY QUICK HERE.
TO GET TO 5-UNDER, JASON KOKRAK,
AS HE ENTERS THE SNAKE PIT
JUST ONE BACK.
GOT TO THINK WITH HIS LENGTH
AND HIS POWER,
HE CAN TAKE IT OVER THE CORNER
AT 16.
THIS IS SCOTT LANGLEY.
THIS FOR BIRDIE
AND A SHARE OF THE LEAD.
>> WELL, PETER, THERE'S
A SCOREBOARD LEFT OF THE BUNKER,
LEFT OF THE GREEN
THAT HE CAN'T MISS.
I HAVE NOT SEEN
HIM PEEKING AT IT,
BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU'D MISS
THAT THIS WOULD PUT HIM
INTO A TIE FOR THE LEAD.
>> YEAH.
HE SAID YESTERDAY IN THE THIRD
ROUND, HIS SHORT GAME
WAS WORKING REALLY WELL.
YES!
SCOTT LANGLEY!
>> WILL MacKENZIE LOOKING
FOR HIS SIXTH BIRDIE OF THE DAY
TO GET WITHIN A COUPLE.
>> LET'S SEE
IF HE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF WHAT HE THOUGHT
WAS A POOR TEE SHOT.
>> OH, THAT'S TRACKING.
>> HOW ABOUT IT?
>> MacKENZIE MOVES IT
TO 5-UNDER.
>> JOHN SENDEN NOW
WITH THIS PUTT FOR BIRDIE
AND A SHARE OF THE LEAD.
BREAK TO HIS LEFT.
DEAD CENTER, JOHN SENDEN!
NOW TIED WITH SCOTT LANGLEY
AT -6.
HE'S LOOKING TO WIN
HIS SECOND TOUR EVENT.
>> 16 -- DONALD IN JEOPARDY
OF MAKING BOGEY.
THIS FOR A PAR.
THAT IS A GOOD ONE THERE.
THAT COULD BE REALLY VALUABLE
IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
>> MacKENZIE TO POST 4-UNDER
AND THE LEAD IN THE CLUBHOUSE.
SO HE'LL STICK AROUND
TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
REMEMBER, YOU'VE GOT
ALL THESE CONTENDERS
TO GO THROUGH THE SNAKE PITS --
16, 17, AND 18.
>> UP AT 17 GREEN NOW,
SCOTT LANGLEY WITH A PUTT
FOR A PAR
TO STAY IN HIS CURRENT
THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD.
>> WELL, 7 TO 8 FEET HERE.
IT'S GOT TO GO A LITTLE
TO HIS RIGHT, DOESN'T IT, MARK?
THAT'S THE WAY IT LOOKS FROM
HERE, ANYWAY.
>> YEAH, IT ALL DEPENDS
ON THE PACE, ROGER.
IF YOU KEEP UP THE PACE,
THERE'S NOT MUCH BREAK TO IT.
THE KEY IS TO HIT IT FIRM.
WHAT A PUTT!
THE PRESSURE HAS GOT TO BE
EXCRUCIATING ON THAT YOUNG MAN
RIGHT NOW.
>> 16.
>> PLENTY OF GREEN TO WORK
WITH HERE FOR JOHN SENDEN.
HE WILL PITCH THIS BALL UP
INTO THE AIR.
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
>> OH, MAN!
>> WOW!
>> WHAT LOOKED LIKE A 5,
OR POTENTIALLY
EVEN A DOUBLE BOGEY,
TURNS INTO A BIRDIE 3
FOR JOHN SENDEN.
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF DESTINY
RIGHT THERE FOR JOHN SENDEN.
I THINK, MARK, BEING
IN THE ROUGH WAS ACTUALLY A
LITTLE BIT OF AN ADVANTAGE
'CAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE
BALL SHORT AND THEN GET IT ON
THE GROUND AND LET IT RUN AND
RELEASE LIKE A PUTT.
UP TO 18.
>> AND LANGLEY TRYING
TO GET IN AT 5-UNDER.
"LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE!"
SAYS 24-YEAR-OLD SCOTT LANGLEY,
WHO CAPS OFF A 1-UNDER-ROUND 70.
WILL THAT BE GOOD ENOUGH?
SO, MacKENZIE'S OUT OF IT.
DONALD IS OUT OF IT.
AND LANGLEY WAITS THE FINAL
FEW GROUPS.
A NERVOUS WAIT IT'LL BE.
>> OKAY, UP AT 17.
JOHN SENDEN, GARY.
THE KEY TO THIS SHOT, I THOUGHT,
WAS THE DISTANCE CONTROL.
HE'S GOT IT HOLE-HIGH.
SO IT'S NOT AN OVERLY
TAXING TWO-PUTT RIGHT NOW
AND COULD MAKE IT.
>> YEAH, NOTAH, IT
MAY BE EVER SO SLIGHTLY UPHILL
AND THE BREAK PRETTY OBVIOUS.
>> THE BREAK'S PRETTY STRAIGHT
FORWARD, GARY,
A LITTLE LEFT TO RIGHT,
AND HIS DEMEANOR
HAS REALLY CALMED DOWN.
HE DOESN'T SEEM PANICKED
LIKE HE WAS THE LAST FEW HOLES.
I THINK THAT BIRDIE KIND
OF REJUVENATED HIM.
>> YEAH,
WE SAW AT BREAK, HIS CADDIE KIND
OF LIGHTENING THE MOOD
A LITTLE BIT.
JOHN SMILING AND EVEN A LITTLE
CHUCKLE, SO THAT ALL HELPS.
FALLS RIGHT INTO WHAT HE WAS
TALKING ABOUT, DAN,
ABOUT BEING MORE RELAXED
UNDER PRESSURE.
>> TWO-SHOT LEAD WOULD BE
HUGE GOING TO 18.
HE GOT IT!
3-2 HE PLAYS 16 AND 17.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE
BY JOHN SENDEN.
HE OPENS UP A TWO-SHOT LEAD.
>> WELL, THAT WAS A REALLY
WELL-PLAYED HOLE THERE.
EXCELLENT IRON SHOT, GREAT PUTT.
>> WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME,
IT IS YOUR TIME.
AND IF JOHN SENDEN
GOES ON TO WIN THIS TOURNAMENT,
IT WILL REALLY BE
ON THE STRENGTH
OF WHAT REALLY HAS BEEN
HIS STRENGTH.
>> KEVIN NA NOW
FROM 14 FEET, ROGER.
IF YOU WERE READING THIS PUTT,
WHAT WOULD YOU TELL HIM?
>> WOW.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I THINK IT SHOULD WIGGLE
A LITTLE TO HIS LEFT INITIALLY,
AND THEN IN THE AREA OF THE CUP,
I DON'T KNOW
THAT IT'LL KEEP GOING LEFT.
IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE AN EASY PUTT
TO MISS ON THE RIGHT,
LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.
>> HE HAS NOT MADE A PUTT
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET ALL WEEK.
ZERO FOR THREE TODAY
FROM THIS RANGE.
HE'S BEEN
TERRIFIC INSIDE OF 10 FEET
BUT HASN'T GOTTEN
ANY OF THIS DISTANCE TO GO.
THIS TO GET WITHIN ONE.
MADE IT!
>> WHAT A PUTT!
>> BEAUTIFUL READ BY ROGER
AND THAT MAN, KEVIN NA.
LET'S TAKE ONE MORE LOOK --
SIDE ANGLE.
KEVIN NA -- 14 FEET
DOWN THE HILL AT 17.
WHEN HE HIT THE PUTT,
HE WAS TRAILING BY TWO.
HE NOW TRAILS BY ONE!
AND HE WILL HEAD OVER
TO THE 18th TEE HERE
AT THE COPPERHEAD COURSE.
>> JOHN SENDEN LOOKING
FOR A TWO-PUTT HERE.
NOT AN EASY PUTT,
EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN
JUST TWO THREE-PUTTS TODAY,
BUT 29 THREE-PUTTS
FOR THE WEEK HERE AT 18.
>> AND COMING OUT OF THAT LOW
AREA, IT HAS TO COME UP
THAT LITTLE RIDGE,
AND THEN ONCE IT GETS
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT RIDGE,
IT IS MOVING AWAY FROM HIM.
AND, NOTAH, THE BALL SHOULD TURN
TO THE LEFT, SHOULDN'T IT,
ONCE IT'S UP ON TOP?
>> IT SHOULD, BUT I DON'T THINK
AS MUCH AS THE PLAYERS SEE.
IT'S VERY EASY
TO HANG OUT RIGHT.
>> HOW GOOD IS THIS?
>> THIS WAS REALLY GOOD.
REALLY GOOD!
SO, HOW'S THAT FOR GOING
THROUGH THE SNAKE PIT
BIRDIE-BIRDIE-PAR?
>> NEARLY THREE IN A ROW.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S CLUTCH.
>> SO THAT IS GONNA FORCE
KEVIN NA TO MAKE BIRDIE BEHIND
HIM TO TIE HIM AT 7-UNDER.
AND JOHN SENDEN HAS PUT ON
A PERFORMANCE TODAY.
HE'D BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU
HE HAS NOT PERFORMED THE WAY
HE WOULD'VE LIKED
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN,
AND HE REALLY DELIVERED TODAY
THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT PART
OF THE GOLF COURSE
AND IS ON THE CUSP
OF HIS SECOND PGA TOUR WIN
AND HIS FIRST IN EIGHT YEARS.
TAKING A CLOSE LOOK
AT THIS ONE FROM ALL ANGLES
TO GIVE HIMSELF THIS ONE
LAST BREATH OF A CHANCE.
THIS IS FROM 40 FEET.
MUST MAKE TO FORCE IT
TO A PLAYOFF WITH SENDEN.
>> DOWN, UP, DOWN.
>> WE CAN HEAR KENNY HARMS
SAYING, "IT'S DOWN, UP,
AND THEN DOWN AGAIN."
>> AND NA HOPES
IN FOR THE PLAYOFF.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.
>> OH, IT'S LEFT.
>> NEVER A CHANCE.
>> NO, NO.
IT CAUGHT THAT RIDGE AND WENT
WAY LEFT, SO BREAK UNDER RED.
>> AND JOHN SENDEN HAS WON
FOR THE SECOND TIME.
>> JOHN SENDEN TAMES THE SNAKE
PIT AT COPPERHEAD TO CAPTURE
HIS FIRST PGA TOUR VICTORY
IN MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS.
HIS FINAL ROUND, 1-UNDER, 70,
WAS ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM
THE ONE-SHOT LEAD OVER KEVIN NA.
WITH THIS WIN, SENDEN
WILL GET AN INVITATION
TO THE MASTERS NEXT MONTH
AND MOVES TO 14th
IN THE FedEx CUP STANDINGS.
THIS CONCLUDES THIS WEEK'S RACE
FOR THE FedEx CUP
AND THE PGA TOUR'S COVERAGE
OF THE 2014 VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP
FROM INNISBROOK RESORT
IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA.