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2B – Daily News – Friday, July 9, 2010 Goydos shoots 59, only 4th time in PGA history SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — After four months of pretty lousy play on the PGA Tour, Paul Goydos managed to turn things around just a bit — he shot a 59. Out of nowhere. ‘‘Today was a nuclear bomb,’’ Goydos said. ‘‘I don’t know where it came from. If I knew that, I wouldn’t be able to touch it.’’ Perhaps just as amazing, Goydos held only one-stroke lead Thursday after an incredible opening round at the John Deere Classic. Defending champion Steve Stricker shot a 60, making for the two lowest scores ever in a single round at a PGA event. And he just missed tying Goydos on the last hole. With the par-71 TPC Deere Run course softened by three days of intermittent rain, a lot of golfers were expected to go low. But the fourth 59 in tour history and then a 60 on the same day? No one could have expected that. ‘‘You’re 12 back before you even step on the first tee. That’s tough to swallow,’’ Stricker said. ‘‘That’s why you’ve got to get into a little different thought process and get in your own little world and chip away.’’ ‘‘The course is ripe for scoring,’’ he added.’’ Michael Letzig, Matt Jones, Aaron Bad- deley and James Nitties all finished at 7- under 64. Jay Williamson, Daniel Chopra, Scott McCarron and Charley Hoffman had 65s. All paled in comparison with Goydos’ stunning 59. He has missed almost has many cuts as he’s made this year. He hasn’t had a top 40 MIAMI (Continued from page 1B) time in beginning the celebration. Horns honked outside the arena and on Miami Beach, where Wade was watch- ing the announcement with members of his inner circle. ‘‘It’s going to be crazy,’’ Wade said. In Cleveland, the immediate reac- tion was predictably filled with outrage. Television images showed at least one fan burning James’ No. 23 wine-and- gold jersey. ‘‘I can’t get involved in that,’’ he said. ‘‘I wanted to do what was best for LeBron James ... At the end of the day, I feel awful. I feel even worse that I wasn’t able to bring an NBA champi- onship to that city. ‘‘To my real fans out there, I hope that you’ll continue to support me all the way to Miami.’’ James met with six teams on the free-agent recruiting circuit, and said the process was ‘‘everything I thought, and more.’’ ‘‘We are disappointed that LeBron James did not pick the New York Knicks, but we respect his decision,’’ Knicks president Donnie Walsh said. Added Mikhail Prokhorov, the new owner of the New Jersey Nets, another club that swung and missed on landing James: ‘‘We have a vision of a champi- onship team and need to invest wisely and for the long term. Fortunately, we have more than one plan to reach suc- cess, and, as I have found in all areas of my business, that is key to achieving it.’’ finish since early May. He led the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February by a stroke with five holes to play, only to tum- ble out of contention with an quadruple- bogey 9 on No. 14. ‘‘I’ve been very good at playing poorly now for the last 10 tournaments or so,’’ Goydos said. Not anymore. His tee shots found the middle of the fairway. His approaches stuck on the green. And, most importantly, his putts found the middle of the cup again and again. Stricker’s almost did, too. His second shot on the par-4 18th bounced on the green and appeared to be heading for the cup. But it curled around at the last second, leaving him an easy 2-foot- er for the 11th birdie in his bogey-free round. Stricker kept alive his hopes of catching Goydos by salvinging par on No. 14 after hitting into a bunker left of the green. After another par on 15, he closed with three straight birdies. Goydos, who hasn’t won on the tour since 2007 and has just two victories over- all, needed just 22 putts to dominate the soggy course. The wet conditions allowed golfers to lift, clean and place their ball on the fairway. It was the first 59 on the tour since David Duval’s memorable final round helped him win the 1999 Bob Hope Clas- sic. Al Geiberger was the first to shoot 59, in the second round of the 1977 Memphis Classic at Colonial Country Club. Chip And Bulls general manager Gar For- man said he was convinced his organi- zation ‘‘made the strongest of bids to acquire LeBron James during this free agency period.’’ James, Bosh and Wade entered the pros in the same year, the respective Nos. 1, 4 and 5 picks in the 2003 draft. They went their separate ways: James to Cleveland, Bosh to Toronto and Wade to Miami, where he won a cham- pionship partnered with center Shaquille O’Neal in 2006. That year, James, Bosh and Wade all signed matching contracts to make sure they were all unrestricted free agents at the same time. Season-ticket sales for the Heat’s coming 41-game season were suspend- ed Thursday afternoon after the entire supply of available seats were sold out. Not every seat has been released for sale yet and some will be held back for single-game purchases at the 19,600- capacity arena. ‘‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’’ Louisville coach Rick Pitino said while attending a tournament of high school stars at Cleveland State University, co- sponsored by James and Nike, one of the 25-year-old’s corporate partners. Believe it. The Cavaliers, a franchise that was in ruins before winning a lottery draw- ing and bringing James up Interstate 77 from his Akron home, have had the upper hand — until now. They were able to offer him more money — $30 million more — than any other team. This wasn’t about money, though. Wade and Bosh both said they Beck shot his 59 in the third round of the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational at Sunrise Golf Course. Goydos is the first to shoot 59 on a par 71. The others came on par 72s. Duval finished with a 67 Thursday while Goydos and everyone else talked about his amazing round. ‘‘The score is kind of the golden egg,’’ Duval said. ‘‘You have to hit shots, you have to hit putts. Regardless of where it’s done or who does it, it’s amazing.’’ Goydos birdied every hole on the back nine except for No. 15, where he holed a 6- foot par putt to keep a sub-60 in sight. He finished off with three birdies, the last one from 7 feet to join the most exclusive club in golf. Goydos raised his putter to a roar from the crowd when his 59th shot fell into the cup and he high-fived his way to the club- house. ‘‘It’s almost a mythical number in our game,’’ Goydos said. ‘‘I’ve gone from club- bing a ball in the backyard all the way to the moon, and missed all the steps in between.’’ Goydos’ 8-under 28 on the back nine matched the lowest nine-hole score in rela- tion to par on the PGA Tour, last achieved by Corey Pavin, who had an 8-under 26 in the first round of the 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Goydos is a most unlikely member of the 59 club. At No. 137 in the world rank- ing, he missed his last two cuts and had not broken par in his last six rounds. After playing the front nine at 4-under, Goydos sank a 6-foot putt on No. 10 to go would take fewer dollars to make this happen. And that, combined with what Riley and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said to James on the recruiting tour, was enough to pull off the stunner. Because they have overspent while trying to please James and win the first title by any of Cleveland’s three pro sports teams since 1964, the Cavs are strapped with a few big contracts that have eaten up salary-cap space and pre- vented them from making roster moves to improve the team. They’ve come close to winning it all with James, who at 6-foot-8 and 260 pounds has the quickness of a point guard and brute force of an NFL defen- sive lineman. With the possible exception of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, James is the NBA’s premier player, but his legacy cannot be fulfilled until he wins a championship. If it’s going to happen soon, it’ll hap- pen in Miami. Wade has shared the spotlight in the Heat locker room before, doing so when O’Neal was there for the 2006 title run. And James said that if Wade wasn’t willing to make this megadeal happen, the trio wouldn’t be together. ‘‘At this point, D-Wade, he’s the unselfish guy here,’’ James said. ‘‘To be able to have Chris Bosh and LeBron James, to welcome us to his team, it’s not about an individual here. Because if that was the case, D-Wade wouldn’t have asked us to join him or we would- n’t have asked him if it was OK to come down here. It’s not about individuals. It’s about a team.’’ Scoreboard WORLD CUP Third Place Saturday Uruguay vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m. Championship Sunday Netherlands vs.Spain, 11:30 a.m. MLB West Division Texas American League WL Pct GB Angels 46 42 .523 5.5 A’s Seattle 34 50 .405 15.5 East Division WL Pct GB New York 53 31 .631 — Tampa Bay 52 33 .612 1.5 Boston 49 36 .576 4.5 Toronto 43 43 .500 11 Baltimore 26 59 .306 27.5 Central Division Detroit WL Pct GB 46 37 .554 — Chicago 46 38 .548 .5 Minnesota 45 40 .529 2 Kansas City 39 46 .459 8 Cleveland 33 52 .388 14 ——— Wednesday’s late results New York 6, Oakland 2 Chicago 5, Los Angeles 2 Kansas City 7, Seattle 3 Thursday’s results Baltimore 6, Texas 4 Chicago 1, Los Angeles 0 Tampa Bay 5, Cleveland 2 Toronto 8, Minnesota 1 New York at Seattle, late Today’s games Los Angeles (Pineiro 9-6) at Oakland (Mazzaro 4-2), 7:05 p.m.,CSNC Minnesota (Liriano 6-6) at Detroit (Verlander 10-5), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 10-3) at Toronto (R.Romero 6-5), 4:07 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 7-7) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 7-8), 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (Matusz 3-9) at Texas (Feldman 5-8), 5:05 p.m. Kansas City (Chen 5-2) at Chicago (Buehrle 7-7), 5:10 p.m. New York (P.Hughes 10-2) at Seattle (Cl.Lee 8-3), 7:10 p.m. West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 50 35 .588 — Colorado 47 38 .553 3 50 35 .588 — 41 45 .477 9.5 Dodgers 46 38 .548 3.5 GIANTS 45 40 .529 5 Arizona 32 53 .376 18 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 50 35 .588 — New York 47 38 .553 3 Philadelphia 44 40 .524 5.5 Florida 40 44 .476 9.5 Washington 38 48 .442 12.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 49 38 .563 — St. Louis 45 40 .529 3 Chicago 38 47 .447 10 Milwaukee 37 49 .430 11.5 Houston 35 51 .407 13.5 Pittsburgh 30 55 .353 18 ——— Wednesday’s late results Chicago 8, Arizona 3 Florida 4, Los Angeles 0 Thursday’s results San Francisco 9, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 4, St. Louis 2 Houston 2, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3, 12 innings San Diego 7, Washington 1 Florida at Arizona, late Chicago at Los Angeles, late Friday’s Games San Francisco (Cain 6-7) at Wash. (Strasburg 2-2), 4:05 p.m.,CSNB Cincinnati (Leake 6-1) at Philadelphia (Blanton 3-5), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 8-5) at New York (Dickey 6-1), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 12-5) at Houston (Norris 2-5), 5:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Maholm 5-7) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 1-4), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (Correia 5-6) at Colorado (De La Rosa 3-1), 6:10 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 8-6) at Arizona (Haren 7-6), 6:40 p.m. Chicago (Lilly 3-7) at Los Angeles (Billingsley 6-4), 7:10 p.m. North Division GOLDEN Golden League WL Pct. GB OUTLAWS 31 10 .756 — Edmonton 24 16 .600 6.5 Calgary 20 20 .500 10.5 Victoria 19 20 .487 11 St. George 15 26 .366 16 South Division Maui Yuma WL Pct. GB 22 16 .579 — 24 18 .571 — Orange Co. 19 20 .487 3.5 Tucson 20 22 .476 4 Tijuana 7 33 .175 16 ——— Wednesday’s results Tucson 4, Chico 3, 10 innings Edmonton 14, Tijuana 5 Orange County 6, Calgary 3 St. George 5, Yuma 3 Victoria at Maui, late Thursday’s results Chico at Tucson, late Calgary at Orange County, late St. George at Yuma, late Tijuana at Edmonton, late Victoria at Maui, late Today’s games Chico at Yuma, 7 p.m. Tijuana at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Calgary at St. George, 6:05 p.m. Tucson at Orange County, 6:05 p.m. Victoria at Maui, 9:35 p.m. WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Atlanta 14 5 .737 — Washington 12 5 .706 1 Indiana 11 6 .647 2 Connecticut 10 8 .556 3.5 Chicago 8 10 .444 5.5 New York 7 9 .438 5.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE WL Pct GB Seattle 16 2 .889 — Phoenix 7 11 .389 9 San Antonio 6 10 .375 9 Minnesota 6 11 .353 9.5 Los Angeles 4 13 .235 11.5 Tulsa 3 14 .176 12.5 ——— Wednesday’s result Atlanta 108, Connecticut 103, TO Thursday’s results Indiana 100, Tulsa 72 Minnesota 89, San Antonio 66 Saturday’s game WNBA vs. USA at Uncasville, CT, 12:30 p.m. PGA John Deere Classic AT TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. Purse: $4.4 million Yardage: 7,268;Par 71 (35-36) First Round Leaders Paul Goydos Steve Stricker 31-28 — 59 -12 30-30 — 60 -11 Michael Letzig 32-32 — 64 -7 Matt Jones Aaron Baddeley 32-32 — 64 -7 James Nitties 33-31 — 64 -7 32-32 — 64 -7 Jay Williamson 31-34 — 65 -6 Daniel Chopra 32-33 — 65 -6 Scott McCarron 33-32 — 65 -6 Charley Hoffman 33-32 — 65 -6 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Galaxy 11 1 3 36 25 5 Salt Lake 8 3 3 27 27 11 Colorado 6 3 4 22 16 12 FC Dallas 5 2 6 21 16 12 QUAKES 54 4 19 16 15 Houston 5 7 3 18 21 22 Seattle Chivas USA 3 9 2 11 15 21 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 8 2 3 27 20 12 New York 8 5 1 25 18 17 Toronto FC 5 4 4 19 16 15 Chicago 4 4 5 17 18 18 Kansas City 3 7 3 12 11 17 Philadelphia 3 7 2 11 15 23 New England 3 9 2 11 13 26 D.C. ——— Thursday’s result Real Salt Lake at Chicago, late Saturday’s games San Jose at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Colorado at Toronto FC, 9 a.m. D.C. United at New York, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at New England, 4:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s game FC Dallas at Seattle FC, 7:30 p.m. WPS Women’s Professional Soccer WL T Pts GF GA FC Gold Pride 8 3 1 25 19 10 Philadelphia 6 4 3 21 21 17 Sky Blue FC 5 4 3 18 12 13 Washington 4 3 5 17 17 14 Chicago 3 5 5 14 9 11 Boston Atlanta ——— Wednesday’s results Chicago 1, Atlanta 1, tie Sky Blue FC 0, Washington 0, tie Saturday’s games Sky Blue FC at Chicago, 4 p.m. Sunday’s games Atlanta at Boston, 3 p.m. Washington at FC Gold Pride, 3 p.m. CYCLING Tour de France Overall Standings 4 8 3 15 16 23 3 9 2 11 11 25 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. (After fifth stage) 1. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Team Saxo Bank, 22 hours, 59 minutes, 45 sec- onds. 2. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky Pro Cycling, 23 seconds behind. 3. Cadel Evans, Australia, BMC Racing Team, :39. 4. Ryder Hesjedel, Canada, Garmin-Transi- tions, :46. 5. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Quick Step, 1:01. 6. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, 1:09. 7.Thor Hushovd, Norway, Cervelo Test Team, 1:19. 8. Alexandre Vinokourov, Kazakhstan, Astana, 1:31. 9. Alberto Contador, Spain, Astana, 1:40. 10.Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma-Lotto, 1:42. 11. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, AG2R La Mondi- ale, same time. 18. Lance Armstrong, United States, Team RadioShack, 2:30. ARENA NATIONALCONFERENCE Midwest Division WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 9 4 0 .692 750 695 Milwaukee 8 5 0 .615 857 748 Iowa 6 6 0 .500 611 611 Cleveland 6 7 0 .462 791 751 West Division WL T Pct PF PA Spokane 10 2 0 .833 766 632 Arizona 8 4 0 .667 751 692 Utah 1 11 0 .083 551 816 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Southwest Division WL T Pct PF PA 7 5 0 .583 734 684 Tulsa 2 5 4 10 9 13 1 6 4 7 6 16 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Okla. City 5 7 0 .417 660 661 Bossier-Shre. 3 10 0 .231 678 846 Dallas South Division 1 11 0 .083 598 705 WL T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 9 3 0 .750 710 625 Jacksonville 8 4 0 .667 665 634 Alabama 6 6 0 .500 633 637 Orlando 5 7 0 .417 655 673 ——— Friday’s games Alabama at Orlando, 4:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 5 p.m. Saturday’s games Spokane at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 5 p.m. Bossier-Shreveport at Tulsa, 5 p.m. Iowa at Oklahoma City, 5:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Utah, 6:05 p.m. DEALS National League PHILADELPHIA—Activated RHP Ryan Madson from the 60-day DL. Sent LHP Mike Zagurski to Lehigh Valley (IL). WASHINGTON—Agreed to terms with SS Rick Hague, RF Kevin Keyes and LF Ran- dolph Oduber. National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO—Signed C-F Hassan Whiteside. ATLANTA—Re-signed G Joe Johnson to a six-year contract. BOSTON—Re-signed F Paul Pierce to a four-year contract and G Ray Allen to a two- year contract. CHICAGO—Signed F Carlos Boozer.Traded G Kirk Hinrich, the rights to F-C Kevin Seraphin and cash considerations to Wash- ington for the draft rights to F Vladimir Vere- meenko. L.A.CLIPPERS—Signed G Randy Foye and F Ryan Gomes. L.A. LAKERS—Signed G Steve Blake to a four-year contract. MEMPHIS—Re-signed F Rudy Gay to a five- year contract. MILWAUKEE—Re-signed G John Salmons to a five-year contract. Signed F Drew Good- en to a five-year contract. Traded the draft rights to 2010 second-round pick Jerome Jor- dan to New York for cash considerations. Signed F Larry Sanders to a multiyear con- tract. OKLAHOMA CITY—Re-signed F Kevin Durant to a five-year contract. Acquired F Morris Peterson and the draft rights to C Cole Aldrich from New Orleans for the draft rights to F Craig Brackins and F Quincy Poindexter. ORLANDO—Signed G Chris Duhon to a four-year contract. PHOENIX—Re-signed F Channing Frye to a five-year contract.Signed F Hakim Warrick to a four-year conract. National Football League NFL—Suspended Atlanta LB Robert James for four games for violating the league’s sub- stance-abuse policy. ARIZONA—Signed TE Jim Dray to a four- year contract. CLEVELAND—Signed WR Bobby Engram. National Hockey League ATLANTA—Named John Torchetti associate coach. BUFFALO—Re-signed G Patrick Lalime to a one-year contract. PITTSBURGH—Named Derek Clancey director of pro scouting. WASHINGTON—Signed RW Eric Fehr to a two-year contract. College BINGHAMTON—Named Ron Brown men’s assistant basketball coach. LONG BEACH STATE—Named Ryan Ressa men’s golf coach. METHODIST—Named Zach Hufford safeties coach. NEBRASKA—Named Darin Erstad hitting coach. WEST VIRGINIA—Promoted men’s assis- tant basketball coach Larry Harrison to asso- ciate head coach. 5-under. Goydos looked to be in trouble on the par-4 11th when his approach didn’t hit high enough on the green and the ball rolled back, leaving him with a 39-foot putt for birdie. No problem. Goydos knocked it right into the hole. ‘‘I made a bomb — I mean dead center,’’ he said. With a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-4 13th, Goydos dropped to 8 under. He hit to within 6 feet on the par-4 14th and sank the putt to leave him 9 under. Goydos finished with a flourish, putting from the fringe to sink a 14-footer for birdie on the par-3 16th, dropping in an 11-footer on the par-5 17th and knocking a 7-iron from 145 yards to within 7 feet on 18. The crowd at 18 grew steadily as Goy- dos’ score kept dropping and the news spread through the gallery. Even fellow players Notah Begay and J.J. Henry dropped by to watch his run at history. The final putt was like most of the oth- ers Goydos rolled in with his cross-handed grip — right in the middle of the cup. ‘‘Standing over that last putt, I was prob- ably as nervous as I’ve ever been over a putt in my life,’’ he said. ‘‘The putt would have gone in a thimble. Don’t know why. That’s just the way it went today.’’ And what a day it was for Goydos. ‘‘I think that is a goal in your career, to break 60,’’ he said. ‘‘When I look back and I’m not playing anymore ... I’ve got 10 holes-in-one. I’ve got three double-eagles. Fifty-nine is one of those things I’m going to look at and say, ’That’s pretty cool.’’’ KART (Continued from page 1A) class after running second for most of the race, passing the leader just as the last lap got under way in a thrilling win. For that effort he received the first place “Duffy” GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) after going 3 for 42 with run- ners in scoring position in this series and leaving 46 runners stranded. ‘‘When you’re not hitting, not bringing those guys in, there’s a tendency to make the club look worse,’’ Brew- ers manager Ken Macha said. ‘‘It’s just a rut we’re in. Manny made some mis- takes. It wasn’t a good series.’’ Just how bad has it been? Not even the Racing Sausages could run a clean sprint in the sixth when a weenie wipeout dropped three from the five-dog com- petition. Prince Fielder singled in a run off Zito in the fourth, but Milwaukee never delivered a knockout against the left- award. Amlin also took sec- ond in the Junior 2 World formula Heavy Class which was run in the rain and won a "Screaming Eagle" award for being the fastest qualifier in the Junior 2 Animal Gas Class and is the new track record holder in that class at the Tri-Cities Kart Club in Lakeland. hander who threw 113 pitch- es in 4 2-3 innings with six walks and seven strikeouts. Denny Bautista walked in a run in the fifth and Santiago Casilla walked in another in the sixth to make it 6-3. Runzler came in and got out of the jam by striking out Joe Inglett and forcing pinch-hitter Ryan Braun to ground out to end the inning before hurting himself with two outs in the seventh. ‘‘It looked like he knew what he was doing the first swing,’’ Bochy said. The second swing, not so much. ‘‘It’s a good thing it came back in,’’ said Runzler, who missed a month after pop- ping out his knee cap in his right knee in a similar man- ner during a non-baseball activity about six years ago. ‘‘I’ll just hope for the best.’’