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 MEDINAL AND RENAISSANCE COLLEGIUM MARC Student Housing FALL AND WINTER 1979-80 Would you like to live in an elegant nlea-tudor mansion (East Quad)? Dining hall, library, cul- tural events, interesting associates, old-world ambience. The Medieval and Renaissance Col- legium is now accepting reservations for student accommodations in the MARC Residence house, effective September 1979. If you are a MARC concentrator or if you are interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, you are eligible to live in the MARC House. For informa- tion or to reserve a room for the fall, call either the Housing Office (763-3164 1011 SAB) or the MARC office (763.2066, 206 Tyler, East Quad. M-F 1:00.5:00) with your name and address. Act now on your reservation. Only a limited number of places ore available. 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." AP Photo 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 - Books'Bought! Tow Prices Paid! (We'll Pick-up) 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. -DAILY SPORTS WESTS(DE BOOKSHOP 113 W. Liberty 995.-1891 Three more reasons to get your Hewlett-Packard calculator at Ulrich's. 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