A little ink in the San Diego Trib...
By Tod Leonard
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
August 11, 2007
TULSA, Okla. - There was a time in Pat Perez's golf past when he might have come unglued about what happened on one hole yesterday in the PGA Championship. Now, it seems he's taking the bad breaks with the good.
During a bizarre turn of events in which Perez's threesome scored a combined 19, Perez double-bogeyed his 14th hole - the par-5 fifth - at Southern Hills, but immediately followed with two straight birdies, draining putts Perez estimated to be 90 and 50 feet.
The recovery allowed Perez to shoot 1-under-par 69 and get into a tie for sixth after two rounds.
It is the Torrey Pines High alum's best standing in a major going into the weekend. He is seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour.
"I'm a little more calm out there. I'm not worried about much anymore," said Perez, 31. "I'm just trying to play well. If it doesn't go right, it doesn't go right.
"You're going to have some nightmare holes out there. I've had two, so two in 36 is not bad."
Among the strange events at the fifth, Rapahel Jacquelin hit the wrong ball and Perez took two shots to escape one area of rough.
"Everybody was feeding off everybody else's bad stuff," Perez said.
That Perez is in this position is not much of a surprise. He has five top-10s this season, including two in his last four starts.
"It's no different than the last month. I've been playing well," Perez said. "It's just nice. I don't have a lot of pressure right now."
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
August 11, 2007
TULSA, Okla. - There was a time in Pat Perez's golf past when he might have come unglued about what happened on one hole yesterday in the PGA Championship. Now, it seems he's taking the bad breaks with the good.
During a bizarre turn of events in which Perez's threesome scored a combined 19, Perez double-bogeyed his 14th hole - the par-5 fifth - at Southern Hills, but immediately followed with two straight birdies, draining putts Perez estimated to be 90 and 50 feet.
The recovery allowed Perez to shoot 1-under-par 69 and get into a tie for sixth after two rounds.
It is the Torrey Pines High alum's best standing in a major going into the weekend. He is seeking his first victory on the PGA Tour.
"I'm a little more calm out there. I'm not worried about much anymore," said Perez, 31. "I'm just trying to play well. If it doesn't go right, it doesn't go right.
"You're going to have some nightmare holes out there. I've had two, so two in 36 is not bad."
Among the strange events at the fifth, Rapahel Jacquelin hit the wrong ball and Perez took two shots to escape one area of rough.
"Everybody was feeding off everybody else's bad stuff," Perez said.
That Perez is in this position is not much of a surprise. He has five top-10s this season, including two in his last four starts.
"It's no different than the last month. I've been playing well," Perez said. "It's just nice. I don't have a lot of pressure right now."
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