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Your support makes all the difference.Dave Stockton shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday and took a two-stroke lead over John Mahaffey after two rounds of the Pacific Bell Seniors PGA Classic in Los Angeles.
Dave Stockton shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday and took a two-stroke lead over John Mahaffey after two rounds of the Pacific Bell Seniors PGA Classic in Los Angeles.
Mahaffey, who was tied for the first-round lead, had a 68 Saturday and was at 133 after two trips around the Wilshire Country Club course.
Defending champion Joe Inman carded a 66 and was tied for third at 134 with Super Senior winner Gary Player and Bob Murphy. Player had his second straight 67, while Murphy matched Inman with a 66.
Stockton's 11-under total is his best start of the year. In 24 previous events, he has one top-10 finish.
"If you look at my record this year, you can see how little I have done," he said. "This has really been a tough year. I know the game has been there and that the fire is still burning."
Stockton's round featured eight birdies and one bogey and included a chip-in from 55 feet (16.5 meters) at the par-4, 444-yard 17th.
"I was pretty calm the last two days," Stockton said. "Payne's (Stewart) death has really put things into perspective. Payne will have a lot of influence out here. We'll all miss him."
Stewart died Monday in a plane crash and a memorial service was held for him after Friday's round at the senior tournament.
Mahaffey had to settle for three birdies on the front nine, and finished with nine straight pars.
"Pretty boring round," he said. "I hit the ball well all day. I hit a lot of good putts both days. Yesterday they went in and today they didn't.
"I was so relaxed today. Dave Stockton and I talked a lot about Payne last night. I think his death will make all of us better people. So what if I miss a putt. Or hit a bad shot. Trivial things when you look at everything else."
Mahaffey was tied for the first-round lead with John Jacobs who had a 71 Saturday.
Player earned dlrs 30,000 by winnin'It's ageless. What other sport can you still be competing at this level over six decades? I only entered 13, 14 tournaments this year, but I intend to enter more next year."
Player turns 64 Monday, and is shooting for a PGA victory as he enters his sixth decade of golf. He posted his first PGA Tour victory in 1958 in Lexington, Kentucky, and then captured his first major tournament, the British Open, in 1959.
"I have the body of a 40-year-old," Player said. "I'm not as strong physically, but I have zero body fat and I weigh 20 pounds less than when I was in my prime."
Murphy was pleased with his 8-under total.
"I just haven't played very well this year," he said. "My brain hasn't been like it should. So I am going to enjoy going back on television to do nine tournaments next year.
"Nice to see Dave and I up there on the leaderboard. Hope he and I have a good day tomorrow and all the rest just play along."
The $1.2m tournament finishes Sunday and the winner earns dlrs 180,000.
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