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RIDGEDALE, Mo. Kyle Orton Jersey . -- Jay Haas and Peter Jacobsen took the second-round lead Saturday in the Champions Tours Legends of Golf, teaming for a 6-under 48 in windy conditions on the par-3 Top of the Rock course. Haas and Jacobsen played nine holes of alternate shot and nine of better ball at Top of the Rock, the first par-3 course used in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, after opening with a better-ball 62 on Friday on the regulation Buffalo Ridge layout. They had a 15-under 110 total. "Weve known each other since college days," Haas said. "And if you know Peter, youre a friend of Peters. Weve played on Ryder Cup teams before and just know each other. Our wives know each other." They were 1 under in the alternate-shot nine. "We talked about it walking down the first hole, the morning format, the alternate shot," Jacobsen said. "I turned to Jay and said, Im nervous. I havent been this nervous in a long time. It takes us back to Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup days when the alternate shot is the most difficult. You feel like youre on an island. Youre playing for yourself and also youre playing for your partner, so you dont want to leave your partner in a bad position." Jeff Sluman and Fred Funk were second after a 50 on the par-3 course, the site of the final round Sunday. "I think both of us not only embrace the golf course and the concept of a par 3, but we embrace the format change from last year," said Sluman, the winner last year with Brad Faxon in Savannah, Georgia. "ts fun, its exciting, its vibrant and were jazzed to be here." In Legends Division for players 65 and older, the teams of Jim Colbert-Jim Thorpe and Bruce Fleisher-Larry Nelson shared the lead at 7-under 118. Colbert and Thorpe had a 2-under 52 on the par-3 course, and Fleisher and Nelson shot 56. "It was very difficult starting out where you had alternate shots," Fleisher said. "I thought it would have been a lot easier the other way around if we got a little bit of feel of the golf course. Larrys a great partner, Im kind of trying to tag along this week." Craig Stadler and Kirk Triplett were third in the Champions Division, shooting a 64 at Buffalo Ridge. The teams of Tom Watson-Andy North and Tom Pernice Jr.-Bob Tway were tied for fourth at 11 under after rounds on the regulation course. Watson and North had a 65, and Pernice and Tway shot 64. "Who knows what the weathers going to be tomorrow," North said. "Were fortunate to get done today, but man, the wind blew. Some of those holes played so hard. When youre hitting woods into these par 3s, theyre pretty difficult. Its going to be fun to get over there." Pernice won the Principal Charity Classic last week in Iowa for his third senior title. In the Legends Division, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player had a 66 at Buffalo Ridge to move into a tie for third with Butch Baird and Al Geiberger at 4 under. Baird and Geiberger had a 54 on the par-3 course. "Id say Gary played very well," Nicklaus said. "I was all right the front nine. It was all Gary the back nine, thank goodness, because I wasnt very good. Ill have to say that Gary made some putts when he needed to make some putts and I couldnt make the putts when I needed to make the putts. But we ham and egged it reasonably well throughout the round." Bryce Brown Jersey .Y. -- Trevor Cooney and C. Mike Williams Jersey .ca Fantasy Editor Scott Cullen, NFL Editor Ben Fisher, and Isaac Owusu discuss three hot fantasy football topics.MOBILE, Ala. -- EJ Manuels January couldnt have gone much better on the field. More importantly, hes hoping for a similarly happy February for his family. The Florida State quarterback passed for a touchdown and rushed for another on the Souths first two drives in a 21-16 victory over the North in the Senior Bowl on Saturday, and was named Most Outstanding Player. Now, he can try to be the MOS -- Most Outstanding Son. His mother, Jackie Manuel, who was diagnosed with breast cancer before the season, has been recovering from her final round of chemotherapy, and Manuel said shes scheduled to have surgery on Feb. 1. "Thats kind of been my motivation," Manuel said. "I call my mom every single day and tell her I love her. I never miss a day. "Theyll be sending that award home to her. I won that award for her. I went out there and played well for her. Im happy I was able to do it." And even happier to return to her side in Virginia for a few days, instead of just squeezing in Skype and Facetime sessions. It was a great finish for Manuel to a month that began with a 291-yard performance in an Orange Bowl victory over Northern Illinois. Manuel and running backs Stepfan Taylor and Mike James combined to put the game for senior NFL prospects away on the Souths final drive. Stanfords Taylor carried five times for 32 yards and caught a 6-yard pass from Manuel. Manuel converted a fourth-and-1 play on a sneak to set up a 5-yard touchdown run for Miamis James with 2:41 left. He completed 7 of 10 passes for 76 yards with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Alabama tight end Michael Williams. He also scored on a 2-yard run. Brigham Young defensive end Ezekiel Ansah received MOP honours for the South team while Purdue defensive lineman Kawann Short was the Norths top player. Miami, Ohio quarterback Zac Dysert answered with a scoring drive that ended with his 3-yard touchdown pass to Oregon running back Kenjon Barner with 23 seconds left. The two-point conversion and onside kick both failed. Ansah is a native of Ghana who initially was on the track team and now is a potential first-round pick. He had seven tackles, 3.5 behind the line, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble. "It was fun. I came out here to work hard, with a bunch of all-star players, obviously," Ansah said. Bills Jersey. "Everyone out here is an MVP. I just came here to learn and get better." Short had three tackles, one for a loss. Taylor finished with nine carries for 53 yards for the South. Barner led all receivers with seven catches for 59 yards and gained 13 yards on three carries. It was an up and down day for most of the quarterbacks. Arkansas Tyler Wilson completed 8 of 11 passes for 40 yards for the South. Landry Jones, a four-year starter for Oklahoma, was 3-of-9 passing for 16 yards and was sacked twice. For the North, Dysert was 10 of 16 for 93 yards and was intercepted once and sacked twice. North Carolina States Mike Glennon completed half his 16 attempts for 82 yards, and Syracuses Ryan Nassib was 4 of 10 for 44 yards and threw an interception. Southeastern Louisiana defensive back Robert Alford set up Manuels 2-yard run with an 88-yard return of the opening kick. Then Manuel lofted an over-the-shoulder pass to Williams in the end zone. "The corner played the flat and big Mike ran a great route and got leverage on the linebacker," Manuel said. "I thought it was a great matchup and I just threw the ball up there and he made a great catch." Williams converted another third-down play with a 19-yard catch on the drive. Glennon and the North offence finally got things going to open the second half. He completed all three of his pass attempts for 34 yards and then UCLAs Johnathan Franklin, a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, closed the drive with a 12-yard run and a 20-yard touchdown on consecutive plays. Manuel didnt play again until the third quarter when he led the South across midfield. His fourth-down pass was deflected into the arms of Utah State defensive back Will Davis for an interception. Davis returned it 25 yards and Glennon led the North deep enough to set up a 42-yard field goal by Oklahoma States Quinn Sharp to make it 14-10 with 3:28 left in the third quarter. Former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson continued his conversion to receiver. He lost 3 yards on a reverse but turned a screen pass from Nassib into a 14-yard gain late in the third quarter and added a 7-yard catch in the fourth. ' ' ' |
