He stretched his lead to three shots with a birdie on the 12th hole. The streak ended on the ninth when Weekley saved par out of the sand. Weekley pumped his fist and pointed as the fans chanted ‘‘Boooo! Boooo!’’ Let Stretch Zone help you take your golf game to the next level Call and schedule your stretch today Located in Main Street Village on Hilton Head. When Weekley rolled home a 20-footer on the eighth, he was two shots in front. Weekley moved in front on the seventh with a 10-foot birdie putt. Weekley stuck his approach on the next hole to 7 feet for a third straight birdie and a tie with Glover. Then Weekley’s run began with - what else? - a chip in on the par-3 fourth.Ī two-putt birdie on the par-5 fifth followed. Weekley fell two back after finding the sand on the par-5 second hole and settling for par while Glover made birdie. Weekley started the day a stroke behind Glover. You’re looking around anyway, Weekley answers, so what’s the difference ‘‘looking out there in the water or looking at the people.’’ ‘‘These people paid their money to come out and watch us play,’’ Weekley said. Maybe that’s why the galleries here chant his name when he walks by. When she said yes, Weekley told her, ‘‘Let me hit it and I’ll bring one back.’’ Near the end of his round, he asked a little girl on the 18th tee if she wanted a golf ball. He’ll talk to galleries, chew tobacco during the round and joke with his playing partners. Then again, Weekley usually defies conventional wisdom. Those major champions had made several stops here before their streaks began. Weekley’s seven straight rounds in the 60s tied Greg Norman for second all-time at Harbour Town behind Nick Price’s nine in a row. The good-natured, self-proclaimed country boy from East Milton, Fla., hasn’t slowed down in his return. Weekley chipped in on the 71st and 72nd holes a year ago to beat Ernie Els for his first PGA Tour victory. Second-round leader Lucas Glover shot a 73 to drop seven shots back. Weekley was three ahead of Anthony Kim (67) and five in front of Aaron Baddeley (67), Jason Bohn (67) and Cliff Kresge (68). ‘‘I just got feeling solid over the ball.
He had a stretch of five straight birdies on the front nine that took him two shots behind to two in front.
‘‘I’ve hit the ball pretty well, and I’ve kept it in a place I know I can score from,’’ he said. Ever since, he’s played Harbour Town like a member. When Weekley came here, he said it felt like his old home course, Tanglewood Golf & Country Club in the Florida Panhandle. No one’s taken to the tricky layout of tight fairways, smallish greens and railroad ties as quickly as Weekley, who posted his seventh round in the 60s since first teeing it up here last spring. Boo knows birdies, especially at Harbour Town Golf Links.ĭefending champion Boo Weekley continued his amazing start at Pete Dye’s magnificent masterpiece with a 65 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Verizon Heritage.
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