First-round tee times for Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

First-round times. All times are local.

Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Tee #1TimePlayers7:30 amFulton AllemAaron BurtonD. Webster/ J. Gatera7:41 amTim SimpsonAaron TamC. Bachl/ J. Sweetser7:52 amDon PooleyJorgeo CatolicoH. Andreas/ A. Pratt8:03 amGene JonesAJ SiegerB. Simione III/ B. Simione8:14 amAndy BeanDaniel DeLucaD. Liskin/ L. Payton8:25 amJoey SindelarPaul TooheyS. DeSano/ T. Shannon8:36 amMichael AllenBlake ToolanJ. Brandt/ C. Miller8:47 amJim RoyWill BishopG. Weckerlin/ K. Bruce8:58 amTom PurtzerChris PetefishM. Cochrane/ J. Rand9:09 amBill GlassonNatalie BodnarD. Lacey/ S. Hunt7:30 amBlaine McCallisterGabriel BellJ. Uible/ J. New7:41 amPeter SeniorMatthew TaylorM. Weintraub/ T. McKinley7:52 amSandy LyleJosh BernardK. Wiggans/ T. Wiggans8:03 amBobby ClampettJohn LouieC. Stockton/ D. Russell8:14 amGreg BrucknerLouis Kelly Jr.B. Belson/ R. Payton8:25 amGary HallbergAlex GibbsC. Brown II/ A. Goodman8:36 amChien Soon LuTony LiuK. Lawton/ C. Webster8:47 amDenis WatsonAustin SmothermanJ. Borkey/ P. Gibbs8:58 amJohn JacobsLindy Mae McGuireV. Shi/ C. Maxey9:09 amChip BeckBlake BillupsJ. Lee/ D. Huber12:00 pmTom LehmanBrett SilvernailK. Goodsel/ J. McIntosh12:11 pmHale IrwinMike McGiltonJ. Crane/ F. Hevrdejs12:22 pmJohn CookLindsay DavisH. Ueberroth/ P. Ueberroth12:33 pmMark O’MearaBriana MaoH. Barton/ D. Mackenzie12:44 pmDavid FrostKyle JohnR. Abelmann/ B.Simpson12:55 pmTommy Armour IIIAlex ZornigerB. Bajraktari/ T. Bajraktari1:06 pmJay HaasForrest FowlerR. Ferris/ B. Ferris1:17 pmTom Pernice, Jr.Jason ParkD. Hodges/ B. Carter1:28 pmHal SuttonPearlissa HarrisA. Addams/ T. Seigenthaler1:39 pmBen CrenshawNick JanssB. Montgomery/ M. Bodine12:00 pmJ.L. LewisAnna DilbertJ. Frist/ T. Frist12:11 pmKeith ClearwaterAlex PhillipsB. Lantis/ K. Wolf12:22 pmMark PfeilJacob PoszeD. Burton/ D. Gill12:33 pmDavid PeoplesVictoria LeonB. Zamora/ C. Zamora12:44 pmOlin BrowneCaroline BelmontS. John/ R. Richards12:55 pmJay Don BlakeDrew BoardR. Brown/ S. McClanahan1:06 pmBruce LietzkeJamie YoureeF. Vaughn/ R. Vaughn1:17 pmRobin FreemanAustin SkaggsM. Parkhurst/ J. Cheney1:28 pmJerry PateAsia AdellR. Alspaugh/ S. Stoughton7:30 amLarry NelsonKatie McLaughlinM. House/ L. Younger7:41 amBob GilderMary-Grace JenksA. Laubach/ P. Laubach7:52 amMark JamesLyle RudnickiL. Conder/ W. Livingston8:03 amRuss CochranSpencer JonesR. McGregor/ J. Green8:14 amBob TwayDanny WongM. Hart/ J. Mader8:25 amBrad BryantIan ContrerasJ. Jacobs/ J. Smith8:36 amTom JenkinsChristopher JodisR. Olfers/ C. Whitfield8:47 amMike GoodesGregory HensleyM. Aymar/ B. Longaker8:58 amMike HulbertAshley NodaS. Burlison/ A. Matthews7:30 amScott SimpsonMadilena MendiolaN. Johnson/ D. Silkey7:41 amJeff SlumanAustin LandisF. Quattrone/ M. Klayko7:52 amTom WatsonMarTavious AdamsR. Rieder/ J. Stein8:03 amDan ForsmanSamantha MartinB. Swette/ G. Swette8:14 amMark CalcavecchiaKirsten KeyserD. Beall/ G. Couch8:25 amFuzzy ZoellerLogan BertalanG. Cataldo/ N. Pfau8:36 amFred FunkChuck SpearsE. Nigro/ J. Sims8:47 amFred CouplesFabio ColonS. Hulme/ S. Reeves8:58 amLoren RobertsAaron BurnettB. Gross/ N. Gross9:09 amTom KiteKortnie MaxoutopoulisC. Eastwood/ D. Eastwood12:30 pmLance Ten BroeckMelanie ChambersS. Horn/ M. Orozco12:41 pmBarry JaeckelAnthony QuezadaA. Heieck/ H. Smith Jr.12:52 pmWayne LeviStephanie CarlozziP. Schaub/ M. Gonzalez1:03 pmMike ReidBrittany WhatleyH. Summerhays/ C. Mortenson1:14 pmIsao AokiRyan KuroiwaM. Ruiz/ G. Gabriel1:25 pmBobby WadkinsChris InghamD. Grieve/ S. Alfonso1:36 pmD.A. WeibringCody TaylorM. Jackson/ R. Schumacher1:47 pmTed SchulzBrandon BiscegliaC. Patterson/ C. Sullivan1:58 pmDana QuigleyTaryn YeeL. Garcia/ D. DeBow2:09 pmTrevor DoddsAlexandra WongC. Nugent/ A. Kaboff12:30 pmJames MasonDrew NelsonJ. Duncan/ D. Baker12:41 pmKeith FergusEmily GilbrethM. Powell/ J. Stedman12:52 pmRonnie BlackLonnie SmithH. Connerty/ J. Preston1:03 pmMark WiebeJulian GlasserB. Byers/ G. Still Jr.1:14 pmJim RutledgeRenen SahrK. Sepulveda/ P. Baker1:25 pmKirk HanefeldFelicia SaucedaE. Erana/ W. Sheedy1:36 pmBruce VaughanDillon McDonaldR. Maggard/ M. Cardelucci1:47 pmMorris HatalskyBenjamin HargraveM. Donovan/ M. Donovan1:58 pmBruce FleisherJoey ManzingerJ. Indest/ P. Reissig2:09 pmR.W. EaksMichael WilsonJ. Partridge Jr./ J. Partridge

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Second-round tee times for Deutsche Bank Championship (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

Second-round times. All times are local.

Deutsche Bank Championship Tee #2TimePlayers11:30 amShaun MicheelVijay SinghPat Perez11:42 amGreg ChalmersCharles Howell IIILucas Glover11:54 amBrendon de JongeIan PoulterKevin Na12:06 pmHeath SlocumSean O’HairStuart Appleby12:18 pmRory McIlroyJ.B. HolmesCarl Pettersson12:30 pmRickie FowlerPaul CaseyRobert Allenby12:42 pmTim PetrovicCharley HoffmanDavid Toms12:54 pmJ.J. HenryChad CampbellPaul Goydos11:30 amChad CollinsAlex PrughBoo Weekley11:42 amMatt JonesSpencer LevinDavis Love III11:54 amBryce MolderRyan MooreMarc Leishman12:06 pmRyan PalmerJason DayZach Johnson12:18 pmHunter MahanJim FurykBubba Watson12:30 pmMatt KucharSteve StrickerMartin Laird12:42 pmBrian DavisFredrik JacobsonD.J. Trahan12:54 pmRyuji ImadaD.A. PointsJosh Teater1:06 pmChris RileyAndres Romero7:00 amKris BlanksTom GillisAaron Baddeley7:12 amChris CouchJustin LeonardStephen Ames7:24 amJason BohnK.J. ChoiCharlie Wi7:36 amTim ClarkLuke DonaldKevin Streelman7:48 amPhil MickelsonBen CraneJeff Overton8:00 amJustin RoseErnie ElsDustin Johnson8:12 amGeoff OgilvyBrandt SnedekerScott Verplank8:24 amJ.P. HayesJimmy WalkerSteve Marino8:36 amGarrett WillisBlake Adams7:00 amTroy MattesonSteve Elkington7:12 amJohn SendenTiger WoodsMichael Sim7:24 amBrian GayRicky BarnesStewart Cink7:36 amBill HaasNick WatneyRory Sabbatini7:48 amBo Van PeltCamilo VillegasAnthony Kim8:00 amAdam ScottRetief GoosenVaughn Taylor8:12 amAngel CabreraY.E. YangPadraig Harrington8:24 amJohn RollinsWebb SimpsonJason Dufner

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The Daily Wrap-up, Round 1: Deutsche Bank Championship (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

NORTON, Mass. (AP)—Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the course and beat the weather at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Johnson strengthened his Ryder Cup case Friday by rolling in putts from everywhere in easy scoring conditions ahead of Hurricane Earl, giving him an 8-under 63 to share the early lead with Day.

Geoff Ogilvy, without a top 10 on the PGA TOUR since he won the season-opener at Kapalua, was 8 under with three holes to play.

On perhaps the easiest day players will see all week, Tiger Woods made it hard on himself.

Woods put his PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup in jeopardy by making four bogeys through six holes, and he had to fight back in occasional bursts of rain for a 1-over 72. He was nine shots out of the lead, likely to start the second round three shots below the cut line.

If he were to miss the cut, he would not make it to the third round next week outside Chicago.

“I’m going to have to shoot something good tomorrow, hopefully move up a little bit,” Woods said. “Obviously, get off to a better start than I did today.”

For Woods and other late starters, it could have been much worse.

The outer bands of Earl began arriving right after Johnson and Day finished, with an original forecast of strong wind to follow. But after a rain delay of one hour, there was little more than a breeze along with the occasional downpour. Woods never put on a rain jacket.

Getting to the third round of the playoffs is not an issue for Johnson. His hopes this week start with the Ryder Cup, knowing that Corey Pavin will announce his four Captain’s picks on Tuesday in New York.

Most players believe Johnson is in good shape to get one of the picks, and opening with a 63 certainly didn’t hurt.

“It would be an honor, and I want to get on that team very, very bad,” Johnson said. “But you can justify the case for a number of guys. I’m not concerned about it. I’m going to let things fall where they fall. I feel like if I keep performing decent, then I’ll have a pretty good chance.”

Day, the 36-hole leader last week at The Barclays, shot 30 on the back nine.

Johnson and Day were one shot ahead of a large group that included Ryder Cup hopeful Ryan Palmer, Hunter Mahan and Rory McIlroy, who made eagle on his last hole.

Defending champion Steve Stricker, who has an outside shot to go to No. 1 in the world this week, was in the group at 65. Matt Kuchar, who won last week at The Barclays and leads the FedExCup standings, was in the group at 66.

One thing was clear under a gray sky south of Boston—the early starters caught a big break. Even under conditions that were calm and dry, players were allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairway. The tour had to do that in case the first round was not completed Friday and the course turned into a swamp overnight.

Combine that with the shorter tees and accessible pins, and birdies were easy to find.

“There’s a lot of deep scores out there,” Day said. “It was out there today. Hopefully, this thing can blow through and not hit us too hard. But I’ll probably try and put his round behind me and just focus on the next round.”

What makes Johnson so appealing as a Captain’s pick is his short game, and that was evident Friday.

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He chipped in from behind the 10th green for birdie on his opening hole, made a 30-foot birdie on the 11th, and his day got even better when he holed a 35-foot birdie on the 17th over a knob on the green. He made two birdies on the par 5s with his wedge game and hit his best shot on the par-3 eighth, a 6-iron to about 6 feet.

“This is probably the easiest this golf course can play,” Johnson said. “So I’m not taking anything for granted right now. I’m excited about the remainder of the week.”

Woods hit driver more times Friday than he did all last week at Ridgewood, and all but one of his missed fairways were to the left. He had to pitch out sideways on the 15th and scrambled just to make bogey.

He turned it around with consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th, but lost three good chances on his front nine.

“I just didn’t have it today,” Woods said. “I wasn’t really doing what I was supposed to be doing out there swing-wise, and then wasn’t releasing the blade out there and was dragging it a little bit. It was a bad day all round.”

Notables at the Deutsche Bank Championship Name Score Position Comment Rory McIlroy 7 under T3 The young Ulsterman made five birdies and an eagle during the first round at TPC Boston and sits near the lead. Steve Stricker 6 under T11 How did the defending champ fare in Round 1? His bogey-free 65 has him firmly in contention. Vijay Singh 5 under T16 He’s 66th in the FedExCup projections, so he needs a big week to move closer to qualifying for Atlanta. Jim Furyk 5 under T16 After his alarm debacle last week, Furyk set two alarms—and had his wife call—so that he didn’t oversleep. Phil Mickelson 2 under T61 Lefty likely needs to go low on Saturday to have a chance at winning the title at TPC Boston.

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First-round tee times for Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

First-round times. All times are local.

Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Tee #1TimePlayers7:30 amFulton AllemAaron BurtonD. Webster/ J. Gatera7:41 amTim SimpsonAaron TamC. Bachl/ J. Sweetser7:52 amDon PooleyJorgeo CatolicoH. Andreas/ A. Pratt8:03 amGene JonesAJ SiegerB. Simione III/ B. Simione8:14 amAndy BeanDaniel DeLucaD. Liskin/ L. Payton8:25 amJoey SindelarPaul TooheyS. DeSano/ T. Shannon8:36 amMichael AllenBlake ToolanJ. Brandt/ C. Miller8:47 amJim RoyWill BishopG. Weckerlin/ K. Bruce8:58 amTom PurtzerChris PetefishM. Cochrane/ J. Rand9:09 amBill GlassonNatalie BodnarD. Lacey/ S. Hunt7:30 amBlaine McCallisterGabriel BellJ. Uible/ J. New7:41 amPeter SeniorMatthew TaylorM. Weintraub/ T. McKinley7:52 amSandy LyleJosh BernardK. Wiggans/ T. Wiggans8:03 amBobby ClampettJohn LouieC. Stockton/ D. Russell8:14 amGreg BrucknerLouis Kelly Jr.B. Belson/ R. Payton8:25 amGary HallbergAlex GibbsC. Brown II/ A. Goodman8:36 amChien Soon LuTony LiuK. Lawton/ C. Webster8:47 amDenis WatsonAustin SmothermanJ. Borkey/ P. Gibbs8:58 amJohn JacobsLindy Mae McGuireV. Shi/ C. Maxey9:09 amChip BeckBlake BillupsJ. Lee/ D. Huber12:00 pmTom LehmanBrett SilvernailK. Goodsel/ J. McIntosh12:11 pmHale IrwinMike McGiltonJ. Crane/ F. Hevrdejs12:22 pmJohn CookLindsay DavisH. Ueberroth/ P. Ueberroth12:33 pmMark O’MearaBriana MaoH. Barton/ D. Mackenzie12:44 pmDavid FrostKyle JohnR. Abelmann/ B.Simpson12:55 pmTommy Armour IIIAlex ZornigerB. Bajraktari/ T. Bajraktari1:06 pmJay HaasForrest FowlerR. Ferris/ B. Ferris1:17 pmTom Pernice, Jr.Jason ParkD. Hodges/ B. Carter1:28 pmHal SuttonPearlissa HarrisA. Addams/ T. Seigenthaler1:39 pmBen CrenshawNick JanssB. Montgomery/ M. Bodine12:00 pmJ.L. LewisAnna DilbertJ. Frist/ T. Frist12:11 pmKeith ClearwaterAlex PhillipsB. Lantis/ K. Wolf12:22 pmMark PfeilJacob PoszeD. Burton/ D. Gill12:33 pmDavid PeoplesVictoria LeonB. Zamora/ C. Zamora12:44 pmOlin BrowneCaroline BelmontS. John/ R. Richards12:55 pmJay Don BlakeDrew BoardR. Brown/ S. McClanahan1:06 pmBruce LietzkeJamie YoureeF. Vaughn/ R. Vaughn1:17 pmRobin FreemanAustin SkaggsM. Parkhurst/ J. Cheney1:28 pmJerry PateAsia AdellR. Alspaugh/ S. Stoughton7:30 amLarry NelsonKatie McLaughlinM. House/ L. Younger7:41 amBob GilderMary-Grace JenksA. Laubach/ P. Laubach7:52 amMark JamesLyle RudnickiL. Conder/ W. Livingston8:03 amRuss CochranSpencer JonesR. McGregor/ J. Green8:14 amBob TwayDanny WongM. Hart/ J. Mader8:25 amBrad BryantIan ContrerasJ. Jacobs/ J. Smith8:36 amTom JenkinsChristopher JodisR. Olfers/ C. Whitfield8:47 amMike GoodesGregory HensleyM. Aymar/ B. Longaker8:58 amMike HulbertAshley NodaS. Burlison/ A. Matthews7:30 amScott SimpsonMadilena MendiolaN. Johnson/ D. Silkey7:41 amJeff SlumanAustin LandisF. Quattrone/ M. Klayko7:52 amTom WatsonMarTavious AdamsR. Rieder/ J. Stein8:03 amDan ForsmanSamantha MartinB. Swette/ G. Swette8:14 amMark CalcavecchiaKirsten KeyserD. Beall/ G. Couch8:25 amFuzzy ZoellerLogan BertalanG. Cataldo/ N. Pfau8:36 amFred FunkChuck SpearsE. Nigro/ J. Sims8:47 amFred CouplesFabio ColonS. Hulme/ S. Reeves8:58 amLoren RobertsAaron BurnettB. Gross/ N. Gross9:09 amTom KiteKortnie MaxoutopoulisC. Eastwood/ D. Eastwood12:30 pmLance Ten BroeckMelanie ChambersS. Horn/ M. Orozco12:41 pmBarry JaeckelAnthony QuezadaA. Heieck/ H. Smith Jr.12:52 pmWayne LeviStephanie CarlozziP. Schaub/ M. Gonzalez1:03 pmMike ReidBrittany WhatleyH. Summerhays/ C. Mortenson1:14 pmIsao AokiRyan KuroiwaM. Ruiz/ G. Gabriel1:25 pmBobby WadkinsChris InghamD. Grieve/ S. Alfonso1:36 pmD.A. WeibringCody TaylorM. Jackson/ R. Schumacher1:47 pmTed SchulzBrandon BiscegliaC. Patterson/ C. Sullivan1:58 pmDana QuigleyTaryn YeeL. Garcia/ D. DeBow2:09 pmTrevor DoddsAlexandra WongC. Nugent/ A. Kaboff12:30 pmJames MasonDrew NelsonJ. Duncan/ D. Baker12:41 pmKeith FergusEmily GilbrethM. Powell/ J. Stedman12:52 pmRonnie BlackLonnie SmithH. Connerty/ J. Preston1:03 pmMark WiebeJulian GlasserB. Byers/ G. Still Jr.1:14 pmJim RutledgeRenen SahrK. Sepulveda/ P. Baker1:25 pmKirk HanefeldFelicia SaucedaE. Erana/ W. Sheedy1:36 pmBruce VaughanDillon McDonaldR. Maggard/ M. Cardelucci1:47 pmMorris HatalskyBenjamin HargraveM. Donovan/ M. Donovan1:58 pmBruce FleisherJoey ManzingerJ. Indest/ P. Reissig2:09 pmR.W. EaksMichael WilsonJ. Partridge Jr./ J. Partridge

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NCAA violations for Missouri-St. Louis

September 3, 2010

ST. LOUIS (AP)—The NCAA slapped the University of Missouri-St. Louis withtwo years of probation Friday, saying the former golf coach at the Division IIschool violated anti-gambling rules by running a “multimillion-dollar” fantasysports league and playing in others.

The NCAA Division II Committee on Infractions also publicly reprimanded andcensured the university and issued a three-year show-cause order for the formercoach. The NCAA did not name the coach, but the university said Dustin Ashby washead coach from 2004 through 2008, when the violations occurred. The show-causeorder limits Ashby’s duties if he is employed at a NCAA member school throughSept. 2, 2013.

A phone message left with Ashby was not returned.

University spokesman Bob Samples noted that the probation does not affectpostseason play or the eligibility of any student-athletes.

“We do not intend to appeal the ruling and we will abide by all theconditions of the probation,” Samples said.

According to the NCAA, Ashby paid an entry fee and played fantasy footballand baseball for prizes, violating NCAA rules on sports wagering. The coach alsobought and operated an online fantasy football business.

“The former head coach was part-owner and facilitated all fantasy leaguecompetition for a multimillion-dollar operation,” said Wendy Taylor May, seniorassociate athletics director at the University of California, San Diego, whochaired the infractions committee.

As part of his fantasy league operation, Ashby hired a former volunteercoach, identified by the university as Adam Frillman, who acted as commissioner,the NCAA said. Frillman then hired three of the team’s golfers in 2008.

The university drew criticism from the NCAA for failing to adequatelyeducate and monitor the men’s golf program about rules concerning involvement infantasy sports, and for inadequately investigating after learning of Ashby’spossible involvement.

Ashby resigned in August 2009, though Samples would not say if theresignation was due to the NCAA investigation. Frillman also resigned. The threegolfers hired by Frillman were initially declared ineligible once the universitylearned of the infractions, but were reinstated a short time later after theNCAA determined they did not appear to be in violation of any rules, Samplessaid.

NCAA rules against sports wagering list examples of activities that are notallowed. Those activities include “pools or fantasy leagues in which an entryfee is required and there is an opportunity to win a prize.”

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is one of four schools under theUniversity of Missouri System.

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First-round tee times for Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

First-round times. All times are local.

Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Tee #1TimePlayers7:30 amFulton AllemAaron BurtonD. Webster/ J. Gatera7:41 amTim SimpsonAaron TamC. Bachl/ J. Sweetser7:52 amDon PooleyJorgeo CatolicoH. Andreas/ A. Pratt8:03 amGene JonesAJ SiegerB. Simione III/ B. Simione8:14 amAndy BeanDaniel DeLucaD. Liskin/ L. Payton8:25 amJoey SindelarPaul TooheyS. DeSano/ T. Shannon8:36 amMichael AllenBlake ToolanJ. Brandt/ C. Miller8:47 amJim RoyWill BishopG. Weckerlin/ K. Bruce8:58 amTom PurtzerChris PetefishM. Cochrane/ J. Rand9:09 amBill GlassonNatalie BodnarD. Lacey/ S. Hunt7:30 amBlaine McCallisterGabriel BellJ. Uible/ J. New7:41 amPeter SeniorMatthew TaylorM. Weintraub/ T. McKinley7:52 amSandy LyleJosh BernardK. Wiggans/ T. Wiggans8:03 amBobby ClampettJohn LouieC. Stockton/ D. Russell8:14 amGreg BrucknerLouis Kelly Jr.B. Belson/ R. Payton8:25 amGary HallbergAlex GibbsC. Brown II/ A. Goodman8:36 amChien Soon LuTony LiuK. Lawton/ C. Webster8:47 amDenis WatsonAustin SmothermanJ. Borkey/ P. Gibbs8:58 amJohn JacobsLindy Mae McGuireV. Shi/ C. Maxey9:09 amChip BeckBlake BillupsJ. Lee/ D. Huber12:00 pmTom LehmanBrett SilvernailK. Goodsel/ J. McIntosh12:11 pmHale IrwinMike McGiltonJ. Crane/ F. Hevrdejs12:22 pmJohn CookLindsay DavisH. Ueberroth/ P. Ueberroth12:33 pmMark O’MearaBriana MaoH. Barton/ D. Mackenzie12:44 pmDavid FrostKyle JohnR. Abelmann/ B.Simpson12:55 pmTommy Armour IIIAlex ZornigerB. Bajraktari/ T. Bajraktari1:06 pmJay HaasForrest FowlerR. Ferris/ B. Ferris1:17 pmTom Pernice, Jr.Jason ParkD. Hodges/ B. Carter1:28 pmHal SuttonPearlissa HarrisA. Addams/ T. Seigenthaler1:39 pmBen CrenshawNick JanssB. Montgomery/ M. Bodine12:00 pmJ.L. LewisAnna DilbertJ. Frist/ T. Frist12:11 pmKeith ClearwaterAlex PhillipsB. Lantis/ K. Wolf12:22 pmMark PfeilJacob PoszeD. Burton/ D. Gill12:33 pmDavid PeoplesVictoria LeonB. Zamora/ C. Zamora12:44 pmOlin BrowneCaroline BelmontS. John/ R. Richards12:55 pmJay Don BlakeDrew BoardR. Brown/ S. McClanahan1:06 pmBruce LietzkeJamie YoureeF. Vaughn/ R. Vaughn1:17 pmRobin FreemanAustin SkaggsM. Parkhurst/ J. Cheney1:28 pmJerry PateAsia AdellR. Alspaugh/ S. Stoughton7:30 amLarry NelsonKatie McLaughlinM. House/ L. Younger7:41 amBob GilderMary-Grace JenksA. Laubach/ P. Laubach7:52 amMark JamesLyle RudnickiL. Conder/ W. Livingston8:03 amRuss CochranSpencer JonesR. McGregor/ J. Green8:14 amBob TwayDanny WongM. Hart/ J. Mader8:25 amBrad BryantIan ContrerasJ. Jacobs/ J. Smith8:36 amTom JenkinsChristopher JodisR. Olfers/ C. Whitfield8:47 amMike GoodesGregory HensleyM. Aymar/ B. Longaker8:58 amMike HulbertAshley NodaS. Burlison/ A. Matthews7:30 amScott SimpsonMadilena MendiolaN. Johnson/ D. Silkey7:41 amJeff SlumanAustin LandisF. Quattrone/ M. Klayko7:52 amTom WatsonMarTavious AdamsR. Rieder/ J. Stein8:03 amDan ForsmanSamantha MartinB. Swette/ G. Swette8:14 amMark CalcavecchiaKirsten KeyserD. Beall/ G. Couch8:25 amFuzzy ZoellerLogan BertalanG. Cataldo/ N. Pfau8:36 amFred FunkChuck SpearsE. Nigro/ J. Sims8:47 amFred CouplesFabio ColonS. Hulme/ S. Reeves8:58 amLoren RobertsAaron BurnettB. Gross/ N. Gross9:09 amTom KiteKortnie MaxoutopoulisC. Eastwood/ D. Eastwood12:30 pmLance Ten BroeckMelanie ChambersS. Horn/ M. Orozco12:41 pmBarry JaeckelAnthony QuezadaA. Heieck/ H. Smith Jr.12:52 pmWayne LeviStephanie CarlozziP. Schaub/ M. Gonzalez1:03 pmMike ReidBrittany WhatleyH. Summerhays/ C. Mortenson1:14 pmIsao AokiRyan KuroiwaM. Ruiz/ G. Gabriel1:25 pmBobby WadkinsChris InghamD. Grieve/ S. Alfonso1:36 pmD.A. WeibringCody TaylorM. Jackson/ R. Schumacher1:47 pmTed SchulzBrandon BiscegliaC. Patterson/ C. Sullivan1:58 pmDana QuigleyTaryn YeeL. Garcia/ D. DeBow2:09 pmTrevor DoddsAlexandra WongC. Nugent/ A. Kaboff12:30 pmJames MasonDrew NelsonJ. Duncan/ D. Baker12:41 pmKeith FergusEmily GilbrethM. Powell/ J. Stedman12:52 pmRonnie BlackLonnie SmithH. Connerty/ J. Preston1:03 pmMark WiebeJulian GlasserB. Byers/ G. Still Jr.1:14 pmJim RutledgeRenen SahrK. Sepulveda/ P. Baker1:25 pmKirk HanefeldFelicia SaucedaE. Erana/ W. Sheedy1:36 pmBruce VaughanDillon McDonaldR. Maggard/ M. Cardelucci1:47 pmMorris HatalskyBenjamin HargraveM. Donovan/ M. Donovan1:58 pmBruce FleisherJoey ManzingerJ. Indest/ P. Reissig2:09 pmR.W. EaksMichael WilsonJ. Partridge Jr./ J. Partridge

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First-round tee times for Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

First-round times. All times are local.

Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Tee #1TimePlayers7:30 amFulton AllemAaron BurtonD. Webster/ J. Gatera7:41 amTim SimpsonAaron TamC. Bachl/ J. Sweetser7:52 amDon PooleyJorgeo CatolicoH. Andreas/ A. Pratt8:03 amGene JonesAJ SiegerB. Simione III/ B. Simione8:14 amAndy BeanDaniel DeLucaD. Liskin/ L. Payton8:25 amJoey SindelarPaul TooheyS. DeSano/ T. Shannon8:36 amMichael AllenBlake ToolanJ. Brandt/ C. Miller8:47 amJim RoyWill BishopG. Weckerlin/ K. Bruce8:58 amTom PurtzerChris PetefishM. Cochrane/ J. Rand9:09 amBill GlassonNatalie BodnarD. Lacey/ S. Hunt7:30 amBlaine McCallisterGabriel BellJ. Uible/ J. New7:41 amPeter SeniorMatthew TaylorM. Weintraub/ T. McKinley7:52 amSandy LyleJosh BernardK. Wiggans/ T. Wiggans8:03 amBobby ClampettJohn LouieC. Stockton/ D. Russell8:14 amGreg BrucknerLouis Kelly Jr.B. Belson/ R. Payton8:25 amGary HallbergAlex GibbsC. Brown II/ A. Goodman8:36 amChien Soon LuTony LiuK. Lawton/ C. Webster8:47 amDenis WatsonAustin SmothermanJ. Borkey/ P. Gibbs8:58 amJohn JacobsLindy Mae McGuireV. Shi/ C. Maxey9:09 amChip BeckBlake BillupsJ. Lee/ D. Huber12:00 pmTom LehmanBrett SilvernailK. Goodsel/ J. McIntosh12:11 pmHale IrwinMike McGiltonJ. Crane/ F. Hevrdejs12:22 pmJohn CookLindsay DavisH. Ueberroth/ P. Ueberroth12:33 pmMark O’MearaBriana MaoH. Barton/ D. Mackenzie12:44 pmDavid FrostKyle JohnR. Abelmann/ B.Simpson12:55 pmTommy Armour IIIAlex ZornigerB. Bajraktari/ T. Bajraktari1:06 pmJay HaasForrest FowlerR. Ferris/ B. Ferris1:17 pmTom Pernice, Jr.Jason ParkD. Hodges/ B. Carter1:28 pmHal SuttonPearlissa HarrisA. Addams/ T. Seigenthaler1:39 pmBen CrenshawNick JanssB. Montgomery/ M. Bodine12:00 pmJ.L. LewisAnna DilbertJ. Frist/ T. Frist12:11 pmKeith ClearwaterAlex PhillipsB. Lantis/ K. Wolf12:22 pmMark PfeilJacob PoszeD. Burton/ D. Gill12:33 pmDavid PeoplesVictoria LeonB. Zamora/ C. Zamora12:44 pmOlin BrowneCaroline BelmontS. John/ R. Richards12:55 pmJay Don BlakeDrew BoardR. Brown/ S. McClanahan1:06 pmBruce LietzkeJamie YoureeF. Vaughn/ R. Vaughn1:17 pmRobin FreemanAustin SkaggsM. Parkhurst/ J. Cheney1:28 pmJerry PateAsia AdellR. Alspaugh/ S. Stoughton7:30 amLarry NelsonKatie McLaughlinM. House/ L. Younger7:41 amBob GilderMary-Grace JenksA. Laubach/ P. Laubach7:52 amMark JamesLyle RudnickiL. Conder/ W. Livingston8:03 amRuss CochranSpencer JonesR. McGregor/ J. Green8:14 amBob TwayDanny WongM. Hart/ J. Mader8:25 amBrad BryantIan ContrerasJ. Jacobs/ J. Smith8:36 amTom JenkinsChristopher JodisR. Olfers/ C. Whitfield8:47 amMike GoodesGregory HensleyM. Aymar/ B. Longaker8:58 amMike HulbertAshley NodaS. Burlison/ A. Matthews7:30 amScott SimpsonMadilena MendiolaN. Johnson/ D. Silkey7:41 amJeff SlumanAustin LandisF. Quattrone/ M. Klayko7:52 amTom WatsonMarTavious AdamsR. Rieder/ J. Stein8:03 amDan ForsmanSamantha MartinB. Swette/ G. Swette8:14 amMark CalcavecchiaKirsten KeyserD. Beall/ G. Couch8:25 amFuzzy ZoellerLogan BertalanG. Cataldo/ N. Pfau8:36 amFred FunkChuck SpearsE. Nigro/ J. Sims8:47 amFred CouplesFabio ColonS. Hulme/ S. Reeves8:58 amLoren RobertsAaron BurnettB. Gross/ N. Gross9:09 amTom KiteKortnie MaxoutopoulisC. Eastwood/ D. Eastwood12:30 pmLance Ten BroeckMelanie ChambersS. Horn/ M. Orozco12:41 pmBarry JaeckelAnthony QuezadaA. Heieck/ H. Smith Jr.12:52 pmWayne LeviStephanie CarlozziP. Schaub/ M. Gonzalez1:03 pmMike ReidBrittany WhatleyH. Summerhays/ C. Mortenson1:14 pmIsao AokiRyan KuroiwaM. Ruiz/ G. Gabriel1:25 pmBobby WadkinsChris InghamD. Grieve/ S. Alfonso1:36 pmD.A. WeibringCody TaylorM. Jackson/ R. Schumacher1:47 pmTed SchulzBrandon BiscegliaC. Patterson/ C. Sullivan1:58 pmDana QuigleyTaryn YeeL. Garcia/ D. DeBow2:09 pmTrevor DoddsAlexandra WongC. Nugent/ A. Kaboff12:30 pmJames MasonDrew NelsonJ. Duncan/ D. Baker12:41 pmKeith FergusEmily GilbrethM. Powell/ J. Stedman12:52 pmRonnie BlackLonnie SmithH. Connerty/ J. Preston1:03 pmMark WiebeJulian GlasserB. Byers/ G. Still Jr.1:14 pmJim RutledgeRenen SahrK. Sepulveda/ P. Baker1:25 pmKirk HanefeldFelicia SaucedaE. Erana/ W. Sheedy1:36 pmBruce VaughanDillon McDonaldR. Maggard/ M. Cardelucci1:47 pmMorris HatalskyBenjamin HargraveM. Donovan/ M. Donovan1:58 pmBruce FleisherJoey ManzingerJ. Indest/ P. Reissig2:09 pmR.W. EaksMichael WilsonJ. Partridge Jr./ J. Partridge

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Furyk makes sure he gets to course on time

September 3, 2010

NORTON, Mass. (AP)—Jim Furyk made sure he had two alarms to make his teetime Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, his cell phone and a wake-up callfrom the hotel.

Then the power went out.

Furyk now is famous for his cell phone going dead, causing him to oversleepand miss his pro-am time last week at The Barclays, which made him ineligible toplay the tournament. He dropped six spots to No. 9 in the FedEx Cup standings.

This time, there was no need to worry. He also had a third backup, with hiswife promising to call him to make sure he was up. What bothered Furyk about thepower going out was being unable to watch Ohio State’s football game.

“Right about kickoff time, the power went off at my hotel for about anhour,” Furyk said after opening with a 66. “And I’m staring at my phonethinking … ‘Do I need to save some battery?’ I can’t get a wake-up call and myphone is not working, so I was going to sleep. And I opened the drapes, becauseif it didn’t come back on, at least I’d see the sunlight.”’

The power came back on in an hour, he watched Ohio State win and he woke upon time Friday.

Then, Furyk said he had one of his best rounds striking the ball—and hisexperiment with the belly putter went just fine.

“I knew I was going to go with it unless something funky happened,” Furyksaid. “I think I’ve still got some particulars to work out. Overall, my speedwas very good. I was a little nervous about some of the longer putts, and I wasable to knock it up there close and get some good two-putts.”

He said he could have done better inside 10 feet, but he’s at the start ofthe learning curve.

“It’s the first day of the tournament, and I’ll get some experience withit,” Furyk said.

The best news of all? He tees off Saturday afternoon at the earliest and cansleep as long as he wants.

WORKING OVERTIME: Rain delays caused by Hurricane Earl can made it tough onTV.

For starters, NBC Sports golf producer Tommy Roy recorded the final hour ofmorning action Friday to have something to show in case there were delays in theafternoon. But it really gets sticky for Keith Blachly.

Blachly manages the technical aspect of NBC’s coverage. Because of high windanticipated overnight, Blachly and his staff have decided to tear down at theend of the day all the announcer booths and green bunting that shields thescaffolding. Plus, cameras that typically are left on the course will be broughtinto the broadcast compound.

Blachly will have to put everything back together and in position Saturdaymorning.

GLOVER’S DAY: Someone mentioned to Lucas Glover after he opened with a 70that if not for bad luck, there would be none at all.

Glover somehow managed a wry grin.

He was going along nicely at 3 under until his tee shot wound up in a divoton the 14th hole. That wouldn’t be a problem under lift, clean and place—except this was in the first cut of rough. Trying to dig out the shock, Gloversuffered a stinger in his right hand, and he was clenching it the rest of theround.

From the middle of the 15th fairway, his first iron shot after the stinger,he flinched before digging into the turf and caught only the top half of theball, sending it low and over the green for a bogey. On the par-5 18th, his ballwas headed for the bunker, meaning he would have to lay up. Instead, it found athick bush in the bunker, and he had to take a one-shot penalty to remove it. Hehit his next shot into the hazard and had to scramble for a bogey.

After signing his card, it only got worse.

An official with a clipboard broke the bad news—Glover had been selectedfor drug testing.

BEST BALL: The top three players in the FedEx Cup standings, playing in thesame group, combined to shoot 16-under par. Steve Stricker led the way with a66, and he said it’s easy for everyone in the group to feed off the good vibesfrom so many birdies.

No need telling that to the group of Zach Johnson, Jason Day and RyanPalmer. They combined to shoot 23-under par.

Asked if he had ever been in a group with such low scoring, Johnson thoughtback to his days on the mini-tours, “but it was not remotely on a golf courseof this magnitude.”

“I think we had some bogeys, too, so that was pretty impressive allaround,” Johnson said.

If they had played a better ball, the group score would have been 57. Theonly holes none of them birdied were Nos. 4, 6, 14 and 16.

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First-round tee times for Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (PGATOUR.com)

September 3, 2010

First-round times. All times are local.

Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Tee #1TimePlayers7:30 amFulton AllemAaron BurtonD. Webster/ J. Gatera7:41 amTim SimpsonAaron TamC. Bachl/ J. Sweetser7:52 amDon PooleyJorgeo CatolicoH. Andreas/ A. Pratt8:03 amGene JonesAJ SiegerB. Simione III/ B. Simione8:14 amAndy BeanDaniel DeLucaD. Liskin/ L. Payton8:25 amJoey SindelarPaul TooheyS. DeSano/ T. Shannon8:36 amMichael AllenBlake ToolanJ. Brandt/ C. Miller8:47 amJim RoyWill BishopG. Weckerlin/ K. Bruce8:58 amTom PurtzerChris PetefishM. Cochrane/ J. Rand9:09 amBill GlassonNatalie BodnarD. Lacey/ S. Hunt7:30 amBlaine McCallisterGabriel BellJ. Uible/ J. New7:41 amPeter SeniorMatthew TaylorM. Weintraub/ T. McKinley7:52 amSandy LyleJosh BernardK. Wiggans/ T. Wiggans8:03 amBobby ClampettJohn LouieC. Stockton/ D. Russell8:14 amGreg BrucknerLouis Kelly Jr.B. Belson/ R. Payton8:25 amGary HallbergAlex GibbsC. Brown II/ A. Goodman8:36 amChien Soon LuTony LiuK. Lawton/ C. Webster8:47 amDenis WatsonAustin SmothermanJ. Borkey/ P. Gibbs8:58 amJohn JacobsLindy Mae McGuireV. Shi/ C. Maxey9:09 amChip BeckBlake BillupsJ. Lee/ D. Huber12:00 pmTom LehmanBrett SilvernailK. Goodsel/ J. McIntosh12:11 pmHale IrwinMike McGiltonJ. Crane/ F. Hevrdejs12:22 pmJohn CookLindsay DavisH. Ueberroth/ P. Ueberroth12:33 pmMark O’MearaBriana MaoH. Barton/ D. Mackenzie12:44 pmDavid FrostKyle JohnR. Abelmann/ B.Simpson12:55 pmTommy Armour IIIAlex ZornigerB. Bajraktari/ T. Bajraktari1:06 pmJay HaasForrest FowlerR. Ferris/ B. Ferris1:17 pmTom Pernice, Jr.Jason ParkD. Hodges/ B. Carter1:28 pmHal SuttonPearlissa HarrisA. Addams/ T. Seigenthaler1:39 pmBen CrenshawNick JanssB. Montgomery/ M. Bodine12:00 pmJ.L. LewisAnna DilbertJ. Frist/ T. Frist12:11 pmKeith ClearwaterAlex PhillipsB. Lantis/ K. Wolf12:22 pmMark PfeilJacob PoszeD. Burton/ D. Gill12:33 pmDavid PeoplesVictoria LeonB. Zamora/ C. Zamora12:44 pmOlin BrowneCaroline BelmontS. John/ R. Richards12:55 pmJay Don BlakeDrew BoardR. Brown/ S. McClanahan1:06 pmBruce LietzkeJamie YoureeF. Vaughn/ R. Vaughn1:17 pmRobin FreemanAustin SkaggsM. Parkhurst/ J. Cheney1:28 pmJerry PateAsia AdellR. Alspaugh/ S. Stoughton7:30 amLarry NelsonKatie McLaughlinM. House/ L. Younger7:41 amBob GilderMary-Grace JenksA. Laubach/ P. Laubach7:52 amMark JamesLyle RudnickiL. Conder/ W. Livingston8:03 amRuss CochranSpencer JonesR. McGregor/ J. Green8:14 amBob TwayDanny WongM. Hart/ J. Mader8:25 amBrad BryantIan ContrerasJ. Jacobs/ J. Smith8:36 amTom JenkinsChristopher JodisR. Olfers/ C. Whitfield8:47 amMike GoodesGregory HensleyM. Aymar/ B. Longaker8:58 amMike HulbertAshley NodaS. Burlison/ A. Matthews7:30 amScott SimpsonMadilena MendiolaN. Johnson/ D. Silkey7:41 amJeff SlumanAustin LandisF. Quattrone/ M. Klayko7:52 amTom WatsonMarTavious AdamsR. Rieder/ J. Stein8:03 amDan ForsmanSamantha MartinB. Swette/ G. Swette8:14 amMark CalcavecchiaKirsten KeyserD. Beall/ G. Couch8:25 amFuzzy ZoellerLogan BertalanG. Cataldo/ N. Pfau8:36 amFred FunkChuck SpearsE. Nigro/ J. Sims8:47 amFred CouplesFabio ColonS. Hulme/ S. Reeves8:58 amLoren RobertsAaron BurnettB. Gross/ N. Gross9:09 amTom KiteKortnie MaxoutopoulisC. Eastwood/ D. Eastwood12:30 pmLance Ten BroeckMelanie ChambersS. Horn/ M. Orozco12:41 pmBarry JaeckelAnthony QuezadaA. Heieck/ H. Smith Jr.12:52 pmWayne LeviStephanie CarlozziP. Schaub/ M. Gonzalez1:03 pmMike ReidBrittany WhatleyH. Summerhays/ C. Mortenson1:14 pmIsao AokiRyan KuroiwaM. Ruiz/ G. Gabriel1:25 pmBobby WadkinsChris InghamD. Grieve/ S. Alfonso1:36 pmD.A. WeibringCody TaylorM. Jackson/ R. Schumacher1:47 pmTed SchulzBrandon BiscegliaC. Patterson/ C. Sullivan1:58 pmDana QuigleyTaryn YeeL. Garcia/ D. DeBow2:09 pmTrevor DoddsAlexandra WongC. Nugent/ A. Kaboff12:30 pmJames MasonDrew NelsonJ. Duncan/ D. Baker12:41 pmKeith FergusEmily GilbrethM. Powell/ J. Stedman12:52 pmRonnie BlackLonnie SmithH. Connerty/ J. Preston1:03 pmMark WiebeJulian GlasserB. Byers/ G. Still Jr.1:14 pmJim RutledgeRenen SahrK. Sepulveda/ P. Baker1:25 pmKirk HanefeldFelicia SaucedaE. Erana/ W. Sheedy1:36 pmBruce VaughanDillon McDonaldR. Maggard/ M. Cardelucci1:47 pmMorris HatalskyBenjamin HargraveM. Donovan/ M. Donovan1:58 pmBruce FleisherJoey ManzingerJ. Indest/ P. Reissig2:09 pmR.W. EaksMichael WilsonJ. Partridge Jr./ J. Partridge

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Golf-Jimenez riojas and rolls to put Molinari in shade (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

* Veteran Spaniard leads way at European Masters

* Molinari and Manassero share second place

(updates with details, quote)

CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Miguel AngelJimenez, like the vintage wine he so adores, seems to get betterwith age and the young guns of the European Tour foundthemselves trailing the 46-year-old maestro again on Friday.

His 10-under-par 61, including two eagles, broke the courserecord on the switchback fairways of Crans-sur-Sierre and set upa mouth-watering weekend head-to-head with Ryder Cup team mate,Italian Edoardo Molinari, in the European Masters.

Jimenez, who has bagged a place in next month’s Ryder Cupteam for the fourth time, could even have broken the magical 60barrier had he managed to add a couple of more birdies, to hishaul of six, in the final three holes.

If the Spaniard is in the twilight of his career, clearly noone has remembered to tell him as he continues to carve his ownjaunty trail on the European Tour with an ever-ready smile forthe crowds, greying moustache and pony-tail.

To underline that Jimenez harks from a more carefree golfingera, he lit up as usual a huge Cuban cigar following a memorableround even by his astonishingly consistent standards.

“I was definitely thinking about the 59,” he told reportersas he puffed away on that fat cigar.

“It was a beautiful day and a beautiful score. Tonight Ishall enjoy a beautiful bottle of rioja, the same sort as Ienjoyed last night.

“It was a beautiful day in the mountains.”

So much for the early nights and harsh fitness regimesfavoured by the thrusting young wannabes he faces week in weekout among the game’s elite.

TOO EXPERIENCED

Despite holding a three-stroke lead on 14-under 128 Jimenez,dubbed the Mechanic because of a love of fancy cars, is far tooexperienced to consider his 18th Tour victory is safely parkedup in the garage just yet.

Molinari is playing the game with almost indecent easefollowing his victory under the gun at Sunday’s Johnnie WalkerChampionship in Scotland which clinched his Ryder Cup wildcardselection.

The Italian had set an 11-under target in the morning with around of 65 at Crans. His total was later matched by 17-year-oldcompatriot Matteo Manassero (67), the first round leader.

The pair are a shot clear of Finn Mikko Ilonen (67) whoseonly bogey of the day came at the last.

Jimenez outdid the 62 set by Argentine Eduardo Romero 10years ago and also bettered his own 27-year career-best by ashot.

He peaked with a quite magnificent five-wood approach tojust two feet on the long 14th for eagle on surely the Tour’smost scenic course which is perched on Swiss mountains and hostsWorld Cup ski races in the winter.

It was the shot of a player still very much at the top ofhis game. A snowflake could not have fallen here more gently.

(Writing by Norman Dabell, editing by Jon Bramley. To queryor comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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