导出博客文章RIO DE JANEIRO -- On a day of firsts for Olympic golf, Marcus Fraser of
Australia had the one that mattered -- the first-round lead.Fraser ran off four
straight birdies before the wind arrived and kept right on going until he had an
8-under 63, giving him a three-shot lead over British Open champion Henrik
Stenson of Sweden and Graham DeLaet of Canada.Better yet? He set an Olympic
record Thursday, though that was hardly a surprise considering golf had not been
part of the Olympics since 1904.Thats pretty cool, Fraser said. So hopefully,
that lasts all week.There was plenty for golf to celebrate in its return to the
Olympics, from the opening tee shot by Adilson da Silva of Brazil to the first
hole-in-one by Justin Rose, who wasnt even sure his 7-iron from 189 yards on the
fourth hole had gone in the cup until he heard the crowd.And yes, it was quite
the crowd.No one was quite sure what to expect from the gallery on the first
day, in a country with very little golf heritage and with no medals awarded
until Sunday. Padraig Harrington was surprised to see more than 6,000 spread out
across Olympic Golf Course, holding flags along the fairway ropes and sending
cheers from all corners.It all started with da Silva, the only Brazilian in the
60-man field, so nervous over that opening shot that my head was everywhere, he
said. His drive went straight down the middle, and golf was on its way.The end
of a long journey, said Peter Dawson, president of the International Golf
Federation. Or the beginning of a new one.DeLaet, who has struggled with the
yips in his short game so badly that he took six weeks off this summer, was in
the first group to honor George Lyon, the Canadian who last won a gold medal in
golf at the St. Louis Games. He didnt need much of a short game by hitting 14
out of 18 greens. And he knows his history.Its been a while since weve won a
gold, DeLaet cracked when he finished.Stenson was in the last group and faced
the strongest wind, but the Swede who set a major championship scoring record at
Royal Troon dropped only one shot. His biggest struggle was with fans taking
photos with their mobile phones.It was a patience test out there, Stenson said.
I think we had to back off quite a lot of shots. There were more mobile phones
and cameras than normal, I guess because its a different crowd out there than we
normally have.The biggest surprise came from the Americans.Rickie Fowler said
earlier in the week that with four Americans in the field -- no other country
has more than two -- they could sweep the podium. After one round, Matt Kuchar
at 69 was the only American to break par.Fowler had a 30-foot birdie putt on the
opening hole, and four putts later he walked off with a double bogey. It didnt
get much better from there. Fowler shot a 75, beating only two players --
Rodolfo Cazaubon of Mexico and Lin Wen-Tang of Taiwan.Bubba Watson couldnt buy a
putt and started his back nine with a tee shot into a native area with sand
thick enough to host beach volleyball. That led to a double bogey and he wound
up at 73. Patrick Reed made three bogeys in a four-hole stretch after making the
turn and shot 72.Horrendous, Reed said.More than half of the field was at par or
better. Adding to the Olympic spirit is that the 10 players who shot 68 or
better came from nine countries.The vibe on the first tee was strong, not nearly
the level of a Ryder Cup, but different from other tournaments with players
dressed in team colors and being introduced by country.The nerves dont get me
very many places. Here it was a little different, Kuchar said. I think I was the
first American to tee off today. To hear my name announced as an Olympian and to
go tee off, there were a few more butterflies than I anticipated.Harrington, one
of four players chosen to present golfs case to the International Olympic
Committee when it was voted back into the games in 2009, said he was more
nervous on the opening tee than when he played his first major. And then he
opened with a bogey.He rallied for a 69, but on this day, the score was only
part of what mattered.I said it to the guys walking off, `Now we are Olympians,
and nobody can take that away from us, he said. When you think about it, most
weeks you have 156 guys playing, 155 losers. This week, you have 60 guys
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-- For the fourth time in their seven games this postseason, Clayton Kershaw
takes the ball for the Dodgers, while Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks
is merely glad to be back on the mound.Kershaw won Game 1 of the National League
Division Series, then started Game 4 on short rest and came in to close Game 5,
earning one win and a save against the Washington Nationals.Three nights after
the seven-pitch, series-clinching save at Washington, Kershaw gets the call
Sunday night after the Cubs rode a Miguel Montero grand slam to a 8-4 win in
Game 1 of the NLCS the night before.I feel good, Kershaw said, Im excited. Its
been a little bit since we got to do this, and Wrigley Field, its going to be
pretty exciting.Hendricks, 26, has shown no ill effects since a comeback line
drive clocked off the bat of Giants outfielder Angel Pagan at 94 mph drilled the
lanky 180-pounder in the right forearm in Game 2 of the NLDS, forcing him to
exit in the fourth inning. He led the NL with a 2.13 ERA and was second in walks
plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) to Max Scherzer of the Nationals.Anytime
something happens to your arm, your throwing arm, its not ideal, Hendricks said.
Once X-rays were negative, I felt a lot better about it. I knew it was going to
be a bad bruise type of thing, get through a couple days and it wouldnt be a
problem.While the recent use sounds taxing, Kershaw argues hes relatively fresh.
He pitched 149 innings in the regular season and didnt start a game between June
26 and September 9, when he returned from a layoff prompted by a herniated disk
in his back to face the Miami Marlins. Kershaw was 12-4 with a 1.69 ERA in the
regular season and gave up more than three runs just twice in 21 starts.However,
he allowed 15 hits and eight earned runs as Washington hit .294 against him in
the NLDS. In his last seven playoff games, which omits a four-inning, seven-run
outing in Game 6 of the 2013 NLCS at St. Louis, Kershaw is 2/3 with a 5.35 ERA
(23 runs allowed in 38 2/3 innings).In Washington last week, the Dodgers felt
Kershaws fastball velocity was good enough but his slider wasnt where it has
been and the curveball wasnt as good as Ive seen it, Dodgers manager Dave
Roberts said. Kershaw himself said he wasnt awesome.Against Chicagos offense,
Kershaw will need to be closer to it. The Cubs were 89-17 this season when
scoring at least four runs, and even with a lineup loaded with lefties,
Hendricks has not been easily chased. He modified his release point and
consisttently generates soft contact from opposing hitters with a heavy
sinker.ddddddddddddHendricks said he would fall back on routine Sunday afternoon
when he arrives before Game 2. The Southern California native said he grew up a
fan of the Angels -- not the Dodgers -- because his favorite player was first
baseman J.T. Snow. Cubs manager Joe Maddon described Hendricks, who is expected
to be in the running for the National League Cy Young Award, as California cool,
carrying an identical even demeanor no matter the circumstances.He got the nod
for Game 2 over Jake Arrieta, who starts Game 3 on Tuesday in California and
spun a no-hitter at Dodger Stadium in August 2015.Twenty of Hendricks 31
regular-season starts were quality starts and he posted a 16-8 record. The
Dodgers havent seen Hendricks since June 2, his only outing against the team
this season. Hendricks cruised eight innings, allowing two runs on three hits
with six strikeouts.Theres one really obvious factor to me, and its the word
confidence, Maddon said of Hendricks development this season. Hes much more
confident. ... I think hes added a couple new wrinkles to what hes doing out
there, successfully, and with that hes pitched some complete games, too. And we
all do better when were confident regardless of what were doing. He has just
earned it.The Dodgers went to Kershaw before setting their NLCS rotation and,
after a very brief conversation, knew he was good to go Sunday.Its not
complicated in the sense of, if he feels good, then its a no-brainer, Roberts
said. Its just more of just getting assurance that he feels good physically,
which he does, and so its one of those things. When you get chance for Clayton
to pitch games 2 and potentially 6, thats a good thing for us.Dodgers third
baseman Justin Turner and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez have home runs against
Hendricks in previous seasons.Cubs centerfielder Dexter Fowler, who led off Game
1 with a single, has a .409 career average (18-for-44, two doubles) against
Kershaw, but the middle of the Chicago order has not done much damage in their
career facing L.A.s ace. First baseman Anthony Rizzo is 3-for-11 with a home run
and Kris Bryant is 1-for-5 with four strikeouts.The Cubs lineup is pretty solid,
obviously, Kershaw said. They got some guys in there that had some pretty
amazing seasons, and theyre the best team in baseball for a reason. ' ' '
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