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Youngsters Lead The Pack at U.S. Open

Aired June 16, 2002 - 10:14   ET

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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, at the 102nd U.S. Open Golf Championship, youngsters are leading the pack into the final round of play. Tiger Woods, who's 26, Sergio Garcia; he's 22. CNN's Bob Fiscella is live at the monster course they call Bethpage Black on New York's Long Island.

It's got to be tough if they are saying it's tough.

BOB FISCELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra, I am a golf fanatic and I would not want to be playing on this golf course this week. They have really made this golf course tough. And I'm sure I'd spend half of my day looking for golf balls.

The rough is thick. But these guys have managed to master the conditions. Well, Tiger Woods winning a major championship is not as automatic as taxes and debt, but it is getting close.

He's won six of the last 10 major championships, and he takes a commander four-stroke lead into the final round of this U.S. Open Championship.

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TIGER WOODS, PRO. GOLFER: It's not over yet, you know? People were saying the same thing yesterday, and I kept reminding them, there's 36 more holes to play. And you have to go out there and play. There's no awards presentation today on the 18th green. So you have to go out there and play 18 more holes. It's going to be a fun prospect.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's trying to win the grand slam, I'm not. So I'm just going out there to have fun and shoot a good round and see what happens.

SERGIO GARCIA, PRO. GOLFER: I think if I play the way I played today, you know, I can give myself a good chance. We'll see how everything starts. There's always -- it's always important to start well in this kind of tournament. But I can't wait.

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FISCELLA: Sergio Garcia, looking for his first major championship. But the largest galleries out here, Tiger Woods is easily the people's choice. But Phil Mickelson is the sentimental favorite today as he chases his first major championship. Not only is he celebrating Father's Day with his two young daughters, but Phil celebrating his 32nd birthday today. So what an icing on the cake winning this U.S. Open championship would be, Kyra.

PHILLIPS: All right, Bob Fiscella, we'll be following it, thanks so much.

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