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hole on a

consistent basis.

Was it the carpet
or the stress of

the event?

Probably both.
At the end of

round 6, Phillips
maintained his

lead despite Terry Phillips

shooting a 31.
Greg Newport started the day 8-strokes back and was slowly working

his way to the top with opening rounds of 25 and 27. His next round

rd
was a 23, which pushed him to 3 place, but he only gained one stroke
on Rutledge who shot a 24 and regained the lead. Phillips steadied

himself with a round of 27 and was now trailing by one shot. Jim Engel

did not seem bothered by the slow carpets. Starting the day 6 strokes
back, he scored rounds

of 23, 29 and 25 – now Jim Engel

tied with Newport. Both
players trailing Rutledge

by 2 slim strokes with
one round remaining.

Although the average

scores remained about
the same, the course

changed as the day
progressed. Phillips and Rutledge would shoot 30s. Engel and Newport

would shoot 28s. Engel and Phillips would each have a total score of

210, one stroke behind Rutledge and Newport. Excitingly, Rutledge was