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October 10, 2002
LAS VEGAS -- Lee Janzen came into this gambling town resolving to play it safe. He followed his plan to perfection Wednesday with 9-under 63 that tied him for the lead after the first round of the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas.
Janzen had 10 birdies and one bogey and was tied at 9-under with Steve Jones.
Jones had 62, but his came at the par-71 TPC Canyons course, while Janzen played the par-72 TPC Summerlin course.
Both were a stroke ahead of PGA champion Rich Beem and J.L. Lewis.
"It's easy to press because you think you have to shoot 63 every day," Janzen said. "I make more birdies now that I play more conservative if you can believe that. If I just stay away from gambling on too many holes I do well."
Janzen finished off a back-nine 30 with a 5-footer for birdie to get to the top.
Beem, playing in his fourth event since winning the PGA, is fifth on the money list with $2.83-million.
2009 U.S. OPEN: Bethpage State Park in New York, which hosted the U.S. Open in June, will have the tournament again in 2009, Gov. George Pataki said.
SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR: Three-time defending champion Carol Semple Thompson beat Nancy Fitzgerald 4 and 3 to advance to the semifinals in Southern Pines, N.C. Thompson, 53, of Sewickley, Pa., extended her USGA record by winning her 22nd consecutive match in one event.
In a rematch of last year's final, Thompson plays Anne Carr of Renton, Wash., in one of today's semifinals. The other will have Barbara Berkmeyer, of St. Louis, against Marsha Butler of San Diego. The 18-hole final will follow the semifinals.
BEST SITES: Panama City and Fort Walton Beach are the state's best public golfing sites, ranking among the top 10 in the country at third and ninth, respectively, in Golf Digest. Sarasota-Bradenton was 32nd and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater was 77th. New York municipalities Jamestown and Glen Falls were first and second.