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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2001
Page
15
Tiger Woods defeated Jim Furyk after a seven hole playoff in Akron Ohio to win the NEC Invitational. Furyk ended with a bogey after his drive hit a tree, while Woods birdied the 18th on his fifth attempt. The extra holes marked the longest playoff since 1991 with only five longer in history.
Zach Johnson of Cedar Rapids fired a 3-under 69 for a four day total of 26 under 262 to win The Hooters Championship at Silver Springs Shores in Ocala Fla He earned 22000 and led by seven entering the final round beating Joey Maxon by three Johnson said the win comes as PGA Tour Q School nears and he aims to be ready
Sammy Sosa hit his 50th and 51st homers helping the Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 6-1. He joined Mark McGwire and Babe Ruth as the only players with four 50 homer seasons. Sosa also boosted rookie Juan Cruz to his first major league win as Chicago closed to three games behind Houston in the NL Central.
Sosa belts a two run homer into the right center bleachers for his 50th of the year as Sammy Sosa later adds a solo shot off Hermanson. Ruth earlier hit multiple 50 plus seasons. Cruz, 20, loses in his second start giving up four hits in 5 spr innings with two outs in the sixth.
Erik Grunwald pitched a three hit shutout using 97 pitches to carry the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers past the Cedar Rapids Kernels 3 0 at Memorial Stadium in front of 4044 fans. It was Grunwald s first professional complete game as he improved to 7 6 with an ERA of 3 53 and delivered a dominant line with four pitches locating well and keeping hitters off balance.
Iowa starts the season hosting Kent State and Miami of Ohio as MAC foes. The MAC has 13 teams, with Ohio and Michigan reps dominant, and challenge Big Ten programs for paydays. Miami's Ben Roethlisberger set Ohio high school records and is noted as a recruit. The article cites MAC winning past Big Ten games and expectations for Iowa.
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