05/08/2008 - Fort Smith, AR (Golf Betting) - Tommy Gainey posted a six-under 64 Thursday to grab a share of the lead after the opening round of the Fort Smith Classic.
Gainey was joined atop the leaderboard by Matt Weibring and Kris Cox.
There is a six-way logjam in fourth place. Australians Cameron Percy and David Lutterus share fourth place with Brian Stuard, Michael Boyd, Jason Dufner and Justin Hicks at four-under 66.
Gainey, known for his unique style of wearing two gloves, dropped in back-to- back birdies from the 11th at Hardscrabble Country Club. After he dropped a shot on 13 due to a double-hit on a chip, Gainey came right back to birdie 14 and 15.
After a pair of pars, Gainey birdied three in a row from the 18th to jump to minus-six, including a chip-in birdie on the first. He parred his final seven holes to end there.
"Frustration has really set in for me. The year has been real sketchy for me," admitted Gainey, who has made three cuts in nine starts as a rookie on the PGA Tour. "I have hit it good all year except for maybe three rounds. I have not made any putts and my scores show that."
Both Weibring and Cox carded bogey-free rounds. Weibring started with birdies on 12, 14 and 16. He moved to minus-four with a birdie on the par-five third. He eagled the next par-five, No. 5, to gain a share of the lead.
"I played really good today. I drove it well, I putted well," Weibring stated. "I had only a couple of those five-footers for par and I made those. Those are important to make to keep things going."
Cox, like his fellow leaders, played the back nine first. He first three birdies came at 11, 13 and 17.
On the front nine, he ran off three birdies in a four-hole span from the third to jump into a share of the lead. He parred the last three to end there.
"That's probably the best I've hit it in two years," said Cox, who has missed the cut in all eight of his starts this year. "I've just had a hard time playing this year. I haven't played well all year. You play so poorly you wonder if you're ever to be good again. I played like a pro today."
Darron Stiles, the 2006 champion, leads a large group tied for 10th at three- under 67. He was joined there by Josh Broadaway, Ty Tryon, Jim Herman, Anders Hultman, Won Joon Lee, David Morland IV, Rich Morris, Steve Schneiter and Jason Schultz.
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Red Wings use power play to get past Stars in Game 1 >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).
Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.
Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.
"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.
De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.
The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.
The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.
De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.
But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.
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