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Whaley First Woman to Qualify for PGA Event Since 1945
Aired July 25, 2003 - 06:53 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In Connecticut, she's still historic. But Suzy Whaley is not leading the pack at the Greater Hartford Open. Still, Whaley says she's pleased with how she played in the first round. Whaley is the first woman to qualify for a PGA event since Babe Zaharias did in 1945. That's because Anika Sorenstam was given a sponsor's exemption to play at the Colonial back in May. And she hit five over par, is that right?
MARK MCKAY: Don't you love her smile, though?
COSTELLO: Seventy-five.
MCKAY: She loved it. She had a great opening day, according to her. Yes, she's, she will, it'll be lucky if she makes the cut, Carol.
COSTELLO: Oh, but she's so wonderful and humble, so we hope she does.
Let's talk about the Tour de France quickly, though, because Lance Armstrong could make history.
MCKAY: He sure could. He could tie Miguel Indurain's five in a row Tour de France titles. But he has a challenge ahead of him. He has a 67 second lead, a minute seven second lead on his number one rival, Yan Ullrich. Now, Carol, they will race today, but it really all will come down to a time trial in Saturday before the race ends up in Paris.
Ullrich's the guy that beat him a week ago in a time trial, so anything is possible. Don't you know there are some anxious Armstrong supporters in his native Texas this morning?
COSTELLO: Oh, man, I bet they're on pins and needles.
I wanted to ask you about France's reaction to Lance Armstrong, because I know in the past they've accused him of taking steroids and cheating. Are they for him this time, especially with the, you know, France/America thing going on?
MCKAY: We've seen no anti-Lance sentiments at all. In fact, I think the French people are pulling for him because he is on such a, the brink of such a historic achievement. I mean four in a row is impressive. Five would be really, really impressive.
COSTELLO: He's like superman, isn't he?
MCKAY: You've got that right.
COSTELLO: All right, Mark McKay, thanks for stopping by.
MCKAY: Sure.
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Aired July 25, 2003 - 06:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In Connecticut, she's still historic. But Suzy Whaley is not leading the pack at the Greater Hartford Open. Still, Whaley says she's pleased with how she played in the first round. Whaley is the first woman to qualify for a PGA event since Babe Zaharias did in 1945. That's because Anika Sorenstam was given a sponsor's exemption to play at the Colonial back in May. And she hit five over par, is that right?
MARK MCKAY: Don't you love her smile, though?
COSTELLO: Seventy-five.
MCKAY: She loved it. She had a great opening day, according to her. Yes, she's, she will, it'll be lucky if she makes the cut, Carol.
COSTELLO: Oh, but she's so wonderful and humble, so we hope she does.
Let's talk about the Tour de France quickly, though, because Lance Armstrong could make history.
MCKAY: He sure could. He could tie Miguel Indurain's five in a row Tour de France titles. But he has a challenge ahead of him. He has a 67 second lead, a minute seven second lead on his number one rival, Yan Ullrich. Now, Carol, they will race today, but it really all will come down to a time trial in Saturday before the race ends up in Paris.
Ullrich's the guy that beat him a week ago in a time trial, so anything is possible. Don't you know there are some anxious Armstrong supporters in his native Texas this morning?
COSTELLO: Oh, man, I bet they're on pins and needles.
I wanted to ask you about France's reaction to Lance Armstrong, because I know in the past they've accused him of taking steroids and cheating. Are they for him this time, especially with the, you know, France/America thing going on?
MCKAY: We've seen no anti-Lance sentiments at all. In fact, I think the French people are pulling for him because he is on such a, the brink of such a historic achievement. I mean four in a row is impressive. Five would be really, really impressive.
COSTELLO: He's like superman, isn't he?
MCKAY: You've got that right.
COSTELLO: All right, Mark McKay, thanks for stopping by.
MCKAY: Sure.
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