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Vincent Publishing - 2008 Wachovia Championship - Index

WEven with the lead, Harrington wasn’t
sure what to make of his round.
“I’ve been well in control, knowing
what’s happening,” he said. “Today
wouldn’t have been one of those rounds,
I’ve got to say. It would be nice getting
everything going together, holing putts
and playing well.”
oods worked his way into the lead on a chilly
Friday at the Wachovia Championship as he
walked toward the eighth tee, only two holes
left in his second round and his ball six feet below the
cup for another birdie. Vijay Singh was four shots back
in the group behind.
Things sure can change in a hurry at Quail Hollow.
On a day when the steamy South felt more like late fall
in New England, the leaderboard shifted just as suddenly.
Within a half-hour, Woods and Singh were tied for the
lead to set up a weekend showdown between the top
two players last year.
Also tied for the lead was Arron Oberholser, who also
emerged from obscurity with birdies on his last three
holes for a 69. They had a one-shot lead over Ted Purdy
(69) and Jason Bohn (72), who were among six players
who had at least a share of the lead.
On a day when the steamy South felt more like late fall in New England, the
leaderboard shifted just as suddenly. Within a half-hour, Woods and Singh were
tied for the lead to set up a weekend showdown between the top two players
last year.
Harrington made only five pars, ran off four straight
birdies to build a one-shot lead, and then threw it all
away by hitting into the creek on the 18th to finish with
a triple bogey and a 75.
Oberholser, who lost in a playoff at Quail Hollow three
years ago, cares more about his own game than sharing
a spot on the leaderboard with the only two guys to be
ranked No. 1 in the world this decade.
“You can’t control what they’re going to do,” Oberholser
said. “If you could control what they were going to do,
yeah, I’d be running with shoulder pads on, ready to
go.”
Even shoulder pads wouldn’t help.
Tiger Woods throws his ball into the gallery on 18 after
winning the 2007 Wachovia Championship.
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