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Friday 3 May 2019
McIlroy scores well and shares lead at Quail Hollow

By DOUG FERGUSON Patrick Reed, who is hav-
AP Golf Writer ing the opposite year of
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — McIlroy. The former Masters
Rory McIlroy looked every champion has yet to finish
bit like a player who has in the top 10, and he hopes
won twice at the Wells Far- a bogey-free round like
go Championship. Thursday morning will be a
He just didn't feel like one. signal that his work on his
Twice when he was out swing is done and it's time
of position off the tee, he to start hitting shots.
managed to make birdies. Defending champion Ja-
He missed a 4-foot birdie son Day led a large pack
putt after his most amazing at 68.
recovery of all. And late in Dahmen tied for 12th at The
his round Thursday, he ran Players Championship and
off three straight birdies for earned just over $250,000,
a share of the lead with which made him feel like
Joel Dahmen at 5-under "the richest man alive."
66, his lowest start in 10 ap- He decided to grow in a
pearances at Quail Hollow. moustache, which he kept
Walking to the scoring for good luck until hitting a
area, he smiled and said, ball in the water last week
"Managed my game." at the team event in New
His translation of that? Orleans. So he shaved.
"Get the most out of your Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of But he's still playing well
round, turn 70s in 66, like the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, enough to think this might
I did today," he said. "I May 2, 2019. be the week he at least
felt like I hit it like I should Associated Press gives himself a chance.
have shot 1- or 2-under "I want to be in the hunt
par. I didn't feel like it was 21st at the Masters — his a drive that bounced into three groups behind the with nine to play. That's the
a round that I deserved to only finish out of the top a creek, and there's no re- large crowd following McIl- goal," he said. "I haven't
shoot 5 under, but I got the 10 this year — McIlroy got covering when a ball is in 4 roy, he kept bogeys off his really been there yet. I'm
most out of it, which is nice out of trouble and made feet of water. card and holed a 15-foot good enough to. I should
if I'm able to continue to do enough key putts to keep Dahmen, a cancer survivor birdie putt on the 18th for be there. I should have
that sort of stuff." moving in the right direc- who tries not to take him- his 66. chances by now. I just kind
He wasn't complaining. In tion. self too seriously, played a They were a shot ahead of need to get out of my
his first start since tying for His only bogey came after more steady game. Playing of a group that included own way and let it go."q

Caster Semenya dealt another setback over testosterone rules

By GERALD IMRAY without having to take hor- mass.
AP Sports Writer mone-lowering drugs. In Wednesday's ruling, the
Track and field's governing The 28-year-old South Afri- court said the IAAF's tes-
body said Thursday it plans can is a two-time Olympic tosterone regulations are
to enforce its new rules on gold medalist in the 800 "necessary, reasonable
testosterone levels in fe- meters and a three-time and proportionate means"
male runners more widely world champion. But she of "preserving the integrity
than sports' highest court has also run the 1,500 me- of female athletics."
is recommending, dealing ters and has had some suc- Semenya is expected to
another setback to Olym- cess, winning the bronze at run on Friday in Doha, Qa-
pic sensation Caster Seme- the 2017 world champion- tar, for the last time before
nya. ships. the IAAF rules start being
On Wednesday, the Court She could still run even lon- enforced next week. She
of Arbitration for Sport ruled ger distances, like the 5,000 has accused the govern-
that the IAAF can force meters, without having to ing body of singling her
women like Semenya with take medication. But she out, saying after the ruling:
unusually high testosterone hasn't indicated what she "For a decade the IAAF has
to take medication to low- will do. tried to slow me down, but
er their levels of the muscle- Semenya has run the this has actually made me
building male sex hormone In this photo taken Saturday April 27, 2019, South Africa's athlete fourth, sixth and eighth fast- stronger."
Caster Semenya competes in an event at a meeting in Johan-
if they want to compete in nesburg. est times ever in the two- Indian sprinter Dutee
events from 400 meters to Associated Press lap 800-meter race. But Chand has also been pub-
the mile. her rivals have complained licly identified as having
But the court also recom- competitive edge at those follow-up statement, the about having to compete high testosterone. Olympic
mended the IAAF not en- distances. IAAF said it has enough evi- against someone with hy- silver medalist and Seme-
force the rules in the 1,500 Asked on Thursday whether dence to apply the rules at perandrogenism, or unusu- nya rival Francine Niyon-
meters and the mile, say- he would heed the court's the longer distances. ally high levels of naturally saba of Burundi has con-
ing there is not enough evi- advice, IAAF president Se- That decision closes off one occurring testosterone, a firmed she, too, has hyper-
dence that high testoster- bastian Coe gave a one- way Semenya could have hormone that contributes androgenism. She will also
one gives such women a word answer: "No." In a continued to compete to muscle tone and bone compete in Doha.q