Golf Roundup : Twitty Fires Five-Under-Par 67 to Take Three-Stroke Lead

Howard Twitty shrugged off chilly winds and fast greens at Memphis, Tenn., Friday to take the second-round lead in the $500,000 Federal Express St. Jude golf tournament with a five-under-par 67 for a 138 total.

“It’s a hard golf course,” Twitty said of the 7,282-yard Colonial Country Club layout. Fuzzy Zoeller, who led after the first round with a 70, had some problems and finished with a 74 for a total of 144.

Payne Stewart and Joey Sindelar, who were tied with Twitty, Gary Hallberg and Mike Hulbert at 71 after the first round, were in second and third places, respectively. Stewart shot a 70 for a 141. Sindelar had a 71 for a 142.

Jack Nicklaus II missed the cut in his first professional tournament. He shot an 85 for a 165.

At Birmingham, Ala., Chris Kite became the last of four competitors from NCAA champion Wake Forest to survive in the 86th U.S. Amateur Championship, advancing to the quarterfinals with a pair of victories.

He defeated Jim Hagstrom of Grove City, Pa., 3 and 1, in the third round after eliminating Demon Deacon teammate Len Mattiace, 1 up.

Mitch Voges of Simi Valley, Calif., who ousted two-time champion Jay Sigel in Thursday’s opening round, bowed, 4 and 3, to Hagstrom in the second round.

Kite faces Chris Gustin of the University of Florida in the quarterfinals. Gustin advanced with a pair of 3-and-2 victories over Todd Franks of Fort Worth, Tex., and Greg Davis of Portland, Ore.

Brian Montgomery of Bristow, Okla., at 17 the youngest player remaining in the field, beat Adam Kase of Socorro, N.M., 1 up, in the morning, and Bryan Sullivan of Kitty Hawk N.C., 2 up, in the afternoon.

Bob Erickson and Jimmy Powell each shot a six-under-par 65 to equal the course record and share the lead in the first round of a $200,000 PGA Senior tournament at Lexington, Ky.

Erickson had a chance to break the Griffin Gate Country Club course record, but his 25-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole lipped out and he had to settle for a tap-in for a birdie.

Powell gave himself a one-shot penalty on the par-4 fifth hole when he moved a branch near his ball, causing it to move slightly. He later sank a 25-foot putt to save par.

Bob Charles and Bob Goalby shared third place at 67.