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SPORTS Saturday 17 March 2018
BAY HILL not for the tournament, he than I was last Friday, so I'll
Continued from Page 17 described this as a day to take anything I can get."
"But I was just hanging in sit in the clubhouse with hot Woods walked off the
there ... just try not to shoot chocolate and wait for it to course early Thursday af-
myself out of the tourna- get warm. ternoon just one shot out
ment." "I might be Swedish, but I've of the lead, and the mar-
DeChambeau finished gone soft ," he said. "I lived gin keeps getting wider —
strong with an 8-iron into 7 in a nice climate for too four shots back by the end
feet for eagle on the par-5 many years." of the opening round, now
16th and an approach to 4 He was strong when it mat- seven shots back going into
feet for birdie on the 18th, tered. Stenson shanked a the weekend.
giving him a 66 and his third fairway bunker shot short It was clear early that this
time with a share of the 36- and right of the green on would be a struggle, espe-
hole lead on the PGA Tour. the 16th and pitched some cially when he ran a putt
"I think every week I'm good 70 feet long, from where he off the green and onto
enough to win or play my had to make an 8-footer to the fringe at No. 9 for this
best," he said. "It's just some- escape with par. He found second bogey. He at least Henrik Stenson, of Sweden, watches his tee shot on the 18th hole
during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf
times a kick here, a break the front bunker on the par- managed to birdie the par tournament Friday, March 16, 2018, in Orlando, Fla.
here and that's just what 3 17th, hit out to 15 feet and 5s on the back, and had Associated Press
happens." made that one, and then a tough par save on the
Stenson and DeChambeau saved par from the bun- 15th. With his ball plugged "Today was just a bad day," victories, including a seven-
were at 11-under 133, two ker left of the 18th green near the side of the slip, he said. shot deficit to Vijay Singh in
shots clear of PGA Tour down the slope toward the he swung a little harder to Woods, coming off a run- 2008. "There's a lot of guys
rookie Talor Gooch (70). green, holing a 5-foot putt. make sure the shaft didn't ner-up finish last week at between myself and the
Stenson had a two-shot Stenson settled down from get stuck banging into the Innisbrook, is an eight-time lead," said Woods, who
lead going into the final there and ran off three side of the turf and holed a winner at Bay Hill, most re- was tied for 17th. "And if it
round in 2015 at Bay Hill and straight birdies, two from 20-foot par putt. cently in 2013 when he last gets warm like it's supposed
stumbled at the end after close range, the last one The disappointment was his played the Arnold Palmer to get on the weekend,
getting put on the clock. from 20 feet on the fringe. wedge play. He never got Invitational. He trailed af- then we're going to make
Two years ago, he was tied Ten players were separat- anything particularly close. ter 36 holes in four of those some birdies."q
for the lead with five holes ed by five shots going into
to play until two bogeys the weekend, a group that
over the next three holes. includes Rickie Fowler (71)
His putting carried him to and Patrick Reed (70). Rory
a 64 in the opening round, McIlroy was slowed again,
and it saved him again on this time with a pair of bo-
Friday. geys to start his back nine,
"I made some great par though he could accept
putts and a bunker up- a 70. McIlroy was six shots
and-down, so that was re- back, which felt like a little
ally key today to keep the bit more considering the
round going," Stenson said. way Stenson is playing.
"I didn't drop a shot, where I Stenson is renowned for his
could have easily dropped ball striking, and 12 birdies
three shots on those holes. over 36 holes would suggest
So that was crucial." he's dialed in this week.
Temperatures were around "Henrik has played great,"
50 when he teed off, and McIlroy said. "I'm going to
it was clear Stenson has have to play very, very
been gone from Sweden good golf on the weekend
too long, living in Dubai and to catch him, but I'm in a
more recently in Orlando. If better position this Friday

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