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Cantlay and Schauffele open with 59 to lead Zurich Classic

(AP) — Patrick Cantlay hole,” Moore said. “That was
and Xander Schauffele Masters champion Scottie kind of a win within its own
are a good team even Scheffler and Ryan Palmer right.”
when they’re playing for were five shots behind at 64.
cash and not just a flag. Lipsky avoided the hospital,
The second round moves though he was involved in
Cantlay holed a 25-foot eagle to foursomes, and while al- a car accident earlier in the
putt early and chipped in ternate is the more difficult week. Turns out there was a
from 40 feet for birdie late, of the format, Cantlay and car in front of him that had
while Schauffele contributed Schauffele have put together broken down, and as Lip-
six birdies of his own, and a 4-0 mark in their partner- sky went to change lanes he
their three straight birdies ships at the 2019 Presidents said the driver behind him
to close gave them a 13-un- Cup at Royal Melbourne and slammed on the brakes and
der 59 in fourballs Thursday he 2021 Ryder Cup at Whis- hit him.
to lead the Zurich Classic of tling Straits.
New Orleans. “I’m all right. I think the
“It’s just the first quar- other two drivers were fine,” that would not include Gar- the cups — were extremely
It set a tournament record ter. We’re only one ahead,” Lipsky said. “Yeah, I was a rigus, whose world ranking effective on the greens.
since the Zurich Classic Cantlay said. “But we are go- little bit of a hectic beginning is at No. 1,043 — have said
switched to team play in ing into a format on Friday to the week.” they are not interested in the Only three of their 11 sub-
2017, and the Presidents Cup that we really like — I think Greg Norman-run league par holes were from putts in-
and Ryder Cup partners were Xander and I really like al- The surprise was Garri- offering a $20 million purse side 10 feet.
willing to claim a piece of ternate shot. It’s one of our gus and Gainey, both spon- and $4 million to the winner.
golf’s magic number. strengths for the week, and sor exemptions, joining the “We played really well, made
we’re really looking forward group at 61. Garrigus was in Garrigus told Golf Channel a lot of putts today on a day
“I haven’t done it before. to it.” the news earlier in the week that he was focused only on that was a little tricky with
I don’t think Pat has, ei- when Golfweek reported the Zurich Classic, and plen- the wind and didn’t birdie
ther. I’ll count in my book,” Moore was lucky to have and Golf Channel confirmed ty of focus appeared to be in a lot of the same holes,”
Schauffele said. much strength at all with Garrigus that he is ap- place. Gainey contributed six Cantlay said. “When you do
plying for a conflicting event birdies, while Garrigus had that in this format, that’s re-
They had a one-shot lead He was in the emergency release to play in the first five. ally the key.”
over the team of Matthew room Wednesday morn- Saudi-funded LIV Golf com-
NeSmith and Taylor Moore. ing from food poisoning, petition. That was the trick on a windy Equally impressive was the
The group at 61 included got some fluids and nausea day at the TPC Louisiana, father-son duo of Jay and Bill
Robert Garrigus and Tommy medicine and finally was The PGA Tour has until May both players contributing. Haas. The 68-year-old father
Gainey, and Aaron Rai and able to keep some food down 10 to decide whether to grant Cantlay and Schauffele — had four of their seven bird-
David Lipsky, two teams that Thursday morning. him a release to play in Lon- who have gone on vacations ies, three of them from the
have had their share of activ- don a week before the U.S. together when they weren’t 15-foot range, in their 65.
ity off the course. “Just tried to finish every Open. The top players — representing their country in

Video shows Mike Tyson punching airline passenger

(AP) — Authorities on The video shows Tyson lean- had an incident on a flight Both were released pend- the incident because it is an
Thursday were investigat- ing over the back of his seat with an aggressive passenger ing further investigation, the active investigation.”
ing an incident in which repeatedly striking the un- who began harassing him statement said.
former heavyweight identified man in the head, and threw a water bottle at JetBlue didn’t immediately
champ Mike Tyson was re- drawing blood. The footage him while he was in his seat,” Another passenger on the respond to an email seeking
corded on video punching was first shared by TMZ, representatives for Tyson said flight, Sarah Burchfield, said additional details.
a fellow first-class passen- which said it was recorded in an email to The Associated she saw the man who Tyson
ger aboard a plane at San on a Jet Blue plane bound for Press. punched at an airport bar ear- Since Tyson, 55, retired from
Francisco International Florida. lier appearing loud and quar- boxing, he has worked as an
Airport. Prior to the physical alterca- relsome. actor, podcaster and cannabis
“Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson tion, the man is seen on the entrepreneur. He was in San
video standing over Tyson’s “When I boarded the flight, I Francisco for the annual 420
seat, waving his arms and thought, ‘Oh, no, that drunk cannabis festival in Golden
talking animatedly while the guy is on our flight,’” Burch- Gate Park, where he was pro-
former boxer sits quietly. field told SFGate. moting his cannabis brand
Tyson 2.0, SFGate reported.
San Francisco police re- Burchfield said when she
sponded Wednesday around boarded she passed Tyson’s Tyson became the young-
10 p.m. to a “physical alter- seat in the first class section est heavyweight champion
cation” on a plane at the air- of the plane. in history in 1987 at age 20.
port’s domestic terminal, of- During his career he had 50
ficials said. “The belligerent guy was sit- wins, 44 of them by knock-
ting right behind him and I out.
“Officers arrived and de- saw they were interacting,”
tained two subjects that were she said. A short time later, In the 1990s Tyson served
believed to be involved in she heard the confrontation three years in prison after be-
the incident. One subject in first class, she said. ing convicted of rape. He has
was treated at the scene for maintained his innocence in
non-life-threatening injuries. San Francisco police said the that case.
That subject provided mini- video has been shared with
mal details of the incident the San Mateo County Sher- Tyson was briefly barred
and refused to cooperate fur- iff’s Office, which has juris- from boxing after infamous-
ther with the police investi- diction over the airport. ly biting off part of Evander
gation,” police said in a state- Holyfield’s ear during a fight
ment Thursday. Sheriff’s officials said “we are in 1997.
not releasing information on