Sports FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013 42 Sea Island: A meeting of young and old

GEORGIA: Davis Love III was in the learn- tour.’ And they said, ‘At least you’re still David Toms, who turns 47 in January, and I’ve got to keep working hard on my ing center at Sea Island Golf Club over playing with them.’ “It’s fun to be out can relate with what Love is feeling. He game’ because there’s a lot of guys that the weekend when he looked out the there and see it all happen.” can still remember going duck hunting in are ready to take your spot.” door at four players hitting balls, includ- The PGA Tour returns to America this Louisiana with 6-year-old Casey With the new wraparound season, the ing PGA Tour rookie Kevin Tway. It week after two weeks in Asia, and Sea Wittenberg. McGladrey Classic is the second-to-last brought back memories of Love’s early Island feels like a felicitous meeting of “I’m playing in Memphis and Harris tournament of 2013 before a short win- days on tour. And he has every reason to young and old. English is about to win the tournament,” ter’s break until the tour resumes in suddenly feel much older than 49. Tway, who earned his card by finish- Toms said. “The first time I played that Hawaii. Three players made the trip from Love and were contempo- ing fifth on the Web.com Tour money list, tournament, he wasn’t even born.” Shanghai (HSBC Champions) to Sea raries, both PGA Championship winners. was given a sponsor’s exemption. He’s Toms knows who some of these Island - Boo Weekley, Scott Piercy and Love could recall a time some two staying with Love in his house at Sea young guys are, at least by name - Luke Brian Gay. decades ago when their wives would Island, along with Justin Thomas, who Guthrie, Hudson Swafford, Morgan Being the week after the two-week drop the children off at day care during a turned pro after playing the Walker Cup Hoffmann, Russell Henley. He doesn’t Asia swing was sure to hurt the field, PGA Tour event. And now one of those in September. know much about them, except for though the McGladrey Classic still landed kids is part of the field at the McGladrey For every Tway and Thomas, there is someone like John Peterson, who went and Zach Johnson, who Classic. Fred Funk and Mark Calcavecchia, both to LSU and now uses Toms’ old caddie. both live in the Golden Isles. Sea Island is “It’s just incredible that I’m playing in regulars on the Champions Tour. “You watch a Walker Cup, and they’re quickly becoming a haven for PGA Tour a tournament with Kevin Tway,” Love Love is more than just a tournament just names,” Toms said. “You don’t really players, not with numbers found at Lake said. “Now I see how Jay Haas felt when host at Sea Island, where he has lived know them until you’re trying to win a Nona or West Palm Beach, but growing. his kids were coming along ... and then since he was a teenager. A year ago, he tournament against them.” Jonathan Byrd was among the first to Billy Haas won on the tour. It’s pretty was tied for the lead going into the final Thomas was a teammate at Alabama join Love at Sea Island. The list includes neat to see that progression and to last round with Jim Furyk. They were overtak- with Love’s son, Dru. “It inspires you to Kuchar and Johnson, Lucas Glover. that one. I was complaining one time, ‘I en by Tommy Gainey, who two-putted see the young guys, but it also makes Johnson doesn’t need a courtesy car this can’t believe all these kids I knew are for par and a 60 to win his first PGA Tour you award that, ‘Hey, if I’m going to com- week. He can ride a bike to the course in growing up and they’re coming out on title. pete, I’ve got to follow them to the gym under three minutes.—AP Rangers defeat Penguins

NEW YORK: Brian Boyle scored his first goal of the season and Ryan Callahan added his first since returning from a bro- ken thumb as the New York Rangers matched a season high in goals with a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh had won four straight and defeated New York eight times in nine meetings, but Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan scored 1:05 apart late in the first period to put the Rangers ahead. Boyle and Callahan connected within a 2:28 span of the second to send New York to its fourth win in five games. Derick Brassard made it 5-1 at 9:57 of the third, and Brad Richards had two assists for New York, which completed a 3- 1 homestand. Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves. Kris Letang’s power-play goal pulled the Penguins to 3-1 with 5:26 left in the second, but Callahan’s fourth of the season - in his sec- AUSTRALIA: Rickie Fowler of the US plays a shot during ond game back in the lineup - restored the Rangers’ three- the first round of the Australian PGA Championship at the goal lead 1:04 later. Marc-Andre Fleury, who sat out RACV Royal Pines Resort golf club. —AFP Pittsburgh’s 3-0 win at Columbus on Saturday, stopped 20 shots. Fowler leads DUCKS 5, COYOTES 2 Hampus Lindholm scored his first NHL goal and Corey Perry got the tiebreaking goal right before the second-peri- in Australia od buzzer, helping Anaheim stay atop the league standings with a victory over Phoenix. GOLD COAST: Ricky Fowler had six birdies over his last eight Ryan Getzlaf, Lindholm and Cam Fowler each had a goal holes en route to an 8-under-par 63 yesterday to take a two- and an assist in Anaheim’s triumphant return from a 5-2-1 stroke lead after the first round of the Australian PGA. road trip. With their sixth win in seven games, the Ducks (13- The American golfer’s round took some of the attention 3-1) lead the NHL with 27 points. Perry tipped home from Adam Scott’s first tournament back in Australia as U.S. Lindholm’s shot during a delayed penalty with 1.1 seconds Masters champion. Scott, however, was sitting only two left in the period, and Fowler provided a cushion with the strokes back following a 65 after playing in the afternoon second power-play goal of the night for the Ducks, whose groups affected by gusty winds at Royal Pines which made NHL-worst power play had scored just four times all season. low scoring more difficult. Shane Doan scored and Michael Stone added a power- The 33-year-old Scott was level with fellow Australians play goal for the Coyotes, who had won five straight. Jonas Matthew Ballard and David McKenzie. Nathan Green shot 66 Hiller made 24 saves for the Ducks, perfect in six home and was alone in fifth spot, a stroke better than Australian games this season. Andrew Cogliano added an empty-net compatriot Jason Norris and South Korea’s Kwon Sung-yeol, goal with 1:02 to play. NEW YORK: Sidney Crosby No. 87 of the Pittsburgh who shot 67s and were equal sixth. Richard Lee of Canada was Penguins controls the puck with pressure from Carl in a large group tied for eighth with 68s. PREDATORS 6, AVALANCHE 4 Hagelin No. 62 of the New York Rangers during the third Fowler started at the 10th and opened with five pars Colin Wilson had two goals and two assists and Viktor period at Madison Square Garden. —AFP before making birdie on two of the next four holes before the Stalberg added a goal and an assist in Nashville’s victory over 22 saves while allowing a season high in goals. turn. “It was a good solid start,” Fowler said. “A little bit slow Colorado. BLACKHAWKS 4, JETS 1 on my front nine, but I just stayed patient and finally got a few Craig Smith and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored in the first peri- things to go, made a couple of good up and downs.” Predators, who stopped Colorado’s six-game winning streak. od to lead Chicago over Winnipeg. The Blackhawks also got Fowler said although the conditions were conducive to Carter Hutton made 11 third-period saves to preserve the goals from Brandon Pirri and Patrick Sharp in their fourth win good scoring yesterday, the situation could easily change. win, and Gabriel Bourque scored into an empty net. in five games. Corey Crawford made 24 saves and defense- And it did. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists for Colorado man Duncan Keith had two assists. “If the wind picks up this afternoon, like it started to pick (12-2-0), which fell one win short of NHL history. The Devin Setoguchi scored his third goal for the Jets in the up the last few holes, the course will dry out a bit and they’ll Avalanche were attempting to set a franchise record and third period of his 400th career game. Al Montoya had 24 play a little bit tougher, “Fowler said. “So tomorrow afternoon match the 2007-08 Ottawa Senators for the best 14-game stops in his second career game in his native Chicago. It was it’s going to be a little bit different course than I saw this start in league history. Paul Stastny, Ryan O’Reilly and P.A. the Blackhawks’ second convincing victory over the Jets in morning.”—AP Parenteau also scored for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov had five days. Chicago won 5-1 in Winnipeg on Saturday. —AP