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Trevino takes lead

Lee Trevino, looking ahead to the day when he will sharply curtail his playing scheduled, shot a 5-under-par 67 today to take the lead after the second round of the Las Vegas Senior Classic.

Trevino played at the par-72 Tournament Players Club at Summerlin today.

But it was his even-par 71 on Thursday at TPC The Canyons that has him in position to win his first tournament since last June, the Southwestern Bell Dominion.

"It (the wind) really gets whistling up there" in the afternoon, Trevino said of The Canyons course. "And the greens are twice as hard as they are here."

Frank Conner was at 4-under after a 69 at TPC The Canyons.

First-day leader Isao Aoki was 4-over in the 30 mph afternoon wind at The Canyons to drop back to 3-under with Fred Gibson, Vicente Fernandez, Dave Eichelberger and Dave Stockton.

Fernandez, Eichelberger and Gibson all played even-par at The Canyons.

"I like playing at both courses," Trevino, 60, said.

On Thursday at The Canyons, Trevino was 2-under entering the last two holes, but finished with consecutive bogeys to finish at even par.

He stayed at even par through the first six holes on Friday at Summerlin before making birdies on Nos. 7 and 9. He improved to 3-under with a birdie on No. 12 but then bogeyed the par-3 14th when he put his tee shot into a bunker, pitched out to four feet and missed the par putt.

Trevino came back with an eagle on No. 15 when he rolled a sand wedge in from 38 yards. He sank an 8-footer for birdie on No. 17.

Despite his success, Trevino said the only fun he's having is giving tips to the amateurs he's playing with in the tournament.

"If I had something else to do, I'd do it," Trevino said. "I don't enjoy the game as much as I used to. That's the God's honest truth."

Trevino said he'll curtail his schedule next year to about 15 tournaments and only those that count in the Super Seniors standings for players 60 and older.

He plans to spend more time with 6-year-old son Daniel and 10-year-old daughter Olivia. He also wants to get back into golf course design.

"I wish we'd play with amateurs more," Trevino said. "It gives you something to do. It relaxes you. I look forward to playing with amateurs.

"This is my last year. I'm going to go out and build some golf courses. I'm only going to play in Super Seniors and I'm not going to play on Sundays.

"I've never been a fan of travelling. I have a difficult time packing up and leaving my family and the main thing is I don't need to do it. Financially, I don't have to play."

Divots: Hale Irwin's 72 round at the TPC at Summerlin extended his streak of consecutive rounds of par or better to 11. He shot a 1-under 70 at TPC at The Canyons in the first round of the tournament. The streak started in the second round of the Senior PGA Championship with a 69-70-69. He was then 72-71-72 at Bruno's Memorial Classic and 69-68-69 in the Nationwide Championship. ... Jim Albus shot an 8-under 64 at the TPC for the best score of the tournament so far. ... Lee Elder shot an 11-over 83 on Friday, an improvement on his 19-over score on Thursday.

 

 

AP


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