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Fred Couples moves up Masters leaderboard

 
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PostPosted: Mon 21:22, 12 Aug 2013    Post subject: Fred Couples moves up Masters leaderboard

Fred Couples moves up Masters leaderboard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Couples, 51,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], won the Masters in 1992 and made a serious run at another green jacket last year. He led after the first round and wound up sixth, seven strokes behind winner Phil Mickelson.
This time, he opened with a 71 and really turned it on for Day 2, making five birdies and strolling around the course in those comfortable golf sneakers as though he owns the place. He heads to the weekend at 5-under 139.
If Couples can keep it going for two more days no certainty, given the state of his perpetually balky back he'll have another shot at becoming the oldest major champion ever.
He still has some work to do, particularly with 21-year-old Rory McIlroy leading the way.
The freckled-faced kid from Northern Ireland was bogey free over his first 27 holes and made the turn with a 3-under 33,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], pushing his total score to 10 under.
''Can I still win?'' Couples mused. ''Yeah,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I think I can go out there tomorrow and shoot a very good score. Then I'd have to do something crazy on Sunday.''
He stumbled only once a three-putt bogey at the 16th where he misread the line but closed with two nifty saves,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
After driving behind the towering pine trees left of the 17th fairway,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Couples lofted his second shot up and over to the back edge of the green. He missed the green with his approach on the 18th, chipped 10 feet past the flag and rolled in the putt.
Never one to show much emotion, Couples pumped his fist once before grabbing his ball from the cup.
So, on the 25th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus becoming the oldest Masters winner at age 46,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Couples is trying to pull off a triumph that might be even more stunning.
McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros shared the lead after the first round at 65, but the long-hitting Spaniard began to fade. He took a double-bogey at the 12th and was 2 over for the day nearing the end of a round played in a stiffening breeze that put some teeth in Augusta.
It wasn't bothering McIlroy a bit. Choi was the hottest player on the course. Going back to Thursday, he played a stretch of 12 holes at 8 under. But he struggled down the stretch Friday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], going 1 over on the back nine and finishing with a 70 for a 137 total.
After missing a short par putt at the 18th,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Choi went to the clubhouse three shots behind McIlroy. The South Korean has never won a major title but he's been a contender at Augusta before. In 2004,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he finished third. Yang, birdied three straight holes early on and briefly snatched the lead by pushing his score to 8 under. Consecutive bogeys at the ninth and 10th stymied his momentum and he was at 139 after a 72.
McIlroy is one of golf's rising stars,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and he teed off shortly after lunchtime looking to avoid the sort of meltdown that ruined his chances at last year's British Open.
After opening with a 63, he got caught up in the howling winds of St. Andrews and soared to an 80. Open two years ago.
Defending champion Phil Mickelson failed to make a move on the leaders. He scrambled for a 70 in the first round despite hitting fewer fairways than anyone in the 99-player field, and his erratic play continued Friday on the way to a middling 72.
''I left too many chances out there,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],'' he said. ''We've got the weekend to look forward to, and fortunately, I'm not in that bad of a spot. If I can shoot a good round,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I can get back in it.''
Four-time champion Tiger Woods was in the next-to-last group,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so he had a good idea of the score he needed to make a serious charge. Instead,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he looked like a slumping player who won't be breaking the longest winless streak of his career this week.
After an opening 71, Woods was even through six holes and nine strokes behind McIlroy.
It was another warm day, the temperature climbing into the mid-80s with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. The forecast called for readings in the low 90s by Sunday.
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