Page 12-Sunday, Aprih5, 1979-The Michigan Daily
MASTERS HEADS INTO FINAL ROUND
Ed Sneed takes five stroke lead
Time
Further
Out BY Bob Emory
By BOB EMORY
Special to The Daily
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ed Sneed finally
made a bogey yesterday at the third
round of the Masters, only his second in
his last 72 holes of competition. It didn't
make much difference though, because
he also made four birdies and fired his
third straight sub-70 round to take a five
stroke lead into the last 18 holes of the
1979 Masters.
In a day which produced relatively
few low scores, due to Friday's rain
which slowed the greens to a standstill,
and an unusually muggy Georgia after-
noon, Sneed put together a 35-34-69
that only two players were able to bet-
ter.
Those rounds belonged to Bruce Liet-
zke and Tom Kite, who both carded 68's
that left them with a three-day total of
210 and 211 respectively. Sneed, mean-
while, has put together rounds of 68-67-
69 for a 204 total.
AGAIN SNEED continued to play the
most solid golf of his 11-year pro career.
After hlitting all greens in regulation on
Friday, Sneed hit 16 greens yesterday
in par and if it wasn't for a five-foot putt
that lipped out on the fifth hole, he
would have fired his second straight no
bogey round of the tournament.
"As was predicted, the greens were a
little slower, and I had trouble getting
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the ball to the hole," said the 32-year-
old Sneed, whose last tour victory was
in the 1977 Tallahassee Open. "Early in
the round, I didn't think I was hitting
the ball that solid. Not until the nine-
iron shot at eight did I get back in the
groove."
On the par 5, 530-yard eighth hole,
Sneed flipped a nine-iron shot ten feet
from the hole and made the putt for his
second birdie of the day. Like most
people who win the Masters, Sneed got
two of his other birdies on the short par
At
the'
Masters
fives - a twelve-foot putt on No. 2 and a
four-footer on No. 13.
TOM WATSON and Craig Stadler
were the nearest competitors to Sneed
with 209 totals. Watson fired a scram-
bling two-under par 70 and Stadler, who
was tied for the second-round lead at
nine-under, fell victim to Masters
pressure and shot a two-over 74.-
"My driver was very poor," said
Stadler; who at 25 years was playing in
his first Masters. "I didn't hit more
than about five fairways, and I didn't
putt very well at all."
Six strokes back of Sneed at 210 are
first-round leader Lietzke and Fuzzy
Zoeller, who carved out a fine three-
under 69. A group of five are bunched
together at 211 - Ray Floyd, Leonard
Thompson, Kite, Australian Jack
Newton and veteran Miller Barber.
Barber had tied the course record
with a second-round 64 but came back
to earth yesterday with two bogeys on
the last two holes for a 72.
So after three rounds, it appears to be
the red-hot Sneed in control of the 43rd
Masters. As for today's game plan,
Sneed replied, "In the beginning of the
round, I'm going to play about like I
have. On the back nine, I won't take any
chances on the water holes and if it still
gets close, then I'll have to get
aggressive."
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ED SNEED silently rejoices after he pars the 10th hole at the Masters yesterday.
Sneed is leading the tournament into the final round of action today with a score of
12-under-par, five strokes ahead of second place Tom Watson.
WOMEN SWEEP TWO_
Hot bats lead Blue over Oakland
By LEE KATTERMAN 1
With a strong wind to fan its fire, the
hot bats of the Michigan softball team
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burtst forth with a nine-run third inning
and, aided by solid pitching, swept
yesterday's twinbill with the Oakland
Pioneers.
The normally light-hitting
Wolverines collected 15 hits in the
opener, ;ipitalizing on nine Pioneer
errors, to win 15-5. Michigan also took
thebnightacap 5-4, sparked by four
doubles and a home run.
With the Michigan women running at
every opportunity, the opening game
turned into a rout. Frequent hits inter-
spersed with Oakland errors made it
possible for 12 batters to appear in the
nine-run third. Twice a sure out became
a single as the Pioneer shortstop went
to cover second, leaving a gaping hole
on the left side of the infield.
Michigan pitcher Theresa Gardocki
burned her fastball, limiting Oakland
batters to five hits while pocketing
seven strikeouts.
In the second game, the Wolverines
spotted the Pioneers two runs as first
baseman Tammie Sanders overthrew
third base, turning a sacrifice bunt into
a two-run error.
Sanders more than redemmed her-
self as her two hits accounted for three
of Michigan's five runs. Using the gusty
wind to full advantage, she lifted two
deep flys to left. The first hit the base of
the fence and the second glanced off the
top for her first four-bagger of the
season.
Although pleased with the double vic-
tory, Michigan coach Gloria Soluk
thought her team was shaky on defense.
"We allowed too many runs," ex-
plained Soluk.
Soluk cited throws going to the wrong'
base as one problem, but attributed
that to the lack of outdoor practice time
for her young team.
The outstanding defensive play of the
two games goes to centefielder Debbie
Haines. With Michigan up by one run in
the fourth, Haines made a one-handed
backhand catch of a long fly ball for the
first out of the inning. Since the next
Oakland batter doubled down the right
field line, Haines grab prevented the
tying run from scoring.
The old sweet song..
... Masters on my mind:.
"Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through. Just an old sewer son keeps Georgia
on mymint."
AUGUSTA
A BLACK WOMAN with a beautiful voice sang those words in a nightclub
across the street from the course Friday night. In the dimly lit bar
she wore sunglasses because she is blind and her voice, rich and deep,
carried much feeling as only those who sing from the heart alone can do.
The song is called "Georgia," written in the 1930's by Hoagy Carmichael
and made popular when Ray Charles turned it to jazz later on.
Last year the state assembly voted to make "Georgia" the state song
and after yesterday, it is easy to see why: the sun finally got back to work,
casting long golden rays through the tall pines and turning the azaleas,
dogwoods, and magnolias on super-bright, showing why Augusta National is
perhaps the most beautiful golf course in all the world.
With sun and hot weather also came the huge galleries that were missing
the first two days. Heavy rains and a tornado warning kept a lot of people
away on Friday and as for Thursdaywell, nothing important ever happens
the first round anyway.
But the throngs came out yesterday. The lined up six-deep on most of the
fairways and were packed even tighter around the greens, standing on the
eight-foot mounds and in the rolling swells that were specifically for better
viewing of the Master's. Not the smallest detail is overlooked in this classiest
of all class sporting events.
What's nice about all the elaborate preparations is that they're geared to
benefit the spectator more than some green-coated official's wallet.
Auguta was the first to rope off the fairways, the first to install giant
leader boards around the course, and the first to make reasonable prices at
the concession stands. Everything, from cold beer to ham and cheese san-
dwiches to fried chicken is under a dollar in price.
It's difficult to say how many people came out to the course yesterday,
or how many are expected for the final round today because Augusta does
not relinquish that information. Nor does it release information on what the
winner's purse is until Sunday or Monday or maybe never at all. The reason
being, of course, is that Bobby Jones wanted to put more emphasis on just
winning the Master's and not on the $45,000 first prize check that now goes
with a victory.
This is nice, I suppose. At least if you're home watching it on TV you
won't have to listen to Vin Scully or Pat Somerall say something like, "Ray
Floyd needs that one inch putt very badly. It's the difference betweenPx
$17,500.43 and $15,250.32 and you can bet that Ray wants that extra $2,250.11
right in his back pocket."
Right. And I'm sure he'd rather have that 11 cents more than another
green jacket.
Anyway, back to the crowds. It doesn't really make much difference
how many people come out to watch. Augusta galleries are without a doubt
the most courteous, knowledgeable and well-behaved galleries the tour ;
plays in front of.
They are quiet and motionless during shots to be sure. When a player
who happens to be leaving or just made a close approach shot comes up to
the greens, a ripple of applause begins to build until it is a deafening
roar. And that player might not even be within ten strokes of fifth place.
One final thought...
As the 1979 Master's enters the autumn of its time, a few comments are
in order. Most of the writers and officials here have agreed that this
Master's is only slightly better than average as far as god golf and the
weather are concerned. They think that because Ed Sneed has been playing
so well lately and leads by five strokes, that Sunday might not be a typically
exciting final round for the Master's.
Hmmph, I thought, trying not to think of what Gary Player did to win it
last year. Maybe they're missing the whole point of what Bobby Jones, nd
Clifford Roberts started in 1935.
After the third round was over, I strolled out to a long stretch of pine and
dogwood trees that separate the tents and eighteenth fairways. I stool there,
listening to the wind whisper through the trees and I wondered if that was the
sweet song that kept Georgia on Carmichael's mind.
Golfers
fifteenth
in Kepler
Special to the Daily
COLUMBUS-Michigan's men's
linksters found themselves well back of
the pack'4esterday, placing 15th of 23
ar Soon teams in the Kepler Open.
Perennial power hio State comfor-
- -.- tably outshot the field'by a 13-stroke
mer be margin. The Buckeyes four-player total
Sunrise! of 291 easily topped runner-up Ball
State's 304 stroke total. Michigan tied
Jego, for 15th place with Toledo, posting a
score of 319.
The Wolverines were led by Frank
Sims and Tom Pursel, both of whom
carded 78's while playing in very windy
conditions. Pete Pafyord and Steve
Maddalena shot an.81 and 82 respec-
tively.
Friday's first round was hampered
by rain, as only 12 of the 23 teams were
able to play. Michigan's impressive
score of 303 was washed out, as all
teams must be allowed to compete for
the scores to count.
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