Cry me a river! Rose hears fans cheer for... Timberlake
Justin Rose, a U.S. Open champion and the No. 7 player in the world, shot a 6-under 66 his first time playing Spyglass Hill and spent a gorgeous day listening to the fans call out his name.
Except they weren’t calling for him, and he knew it. His partner in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is Justin Timberlake.
“I’ve never seen a demographic like that on a golf course where you’re sort of running the gauntlet from one tee to the other. Everyone was under 21 and 80 percent female,” Rose said. “I said, ‘OK, that moved the needle a little bit there.’ ”
Rose did OK himself Thursday. He got off to a strong start in his debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where Chez Reavie had the low score at a tournament that needs three days to sort out because of the variety of courses.
Reavie made an eagle on the 16th hole and shot 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula, which played just more than 1.5 strokes under par and was the easiest of the three courses.
Freddie Jacobson made five birdies in a six-hole stretch and shot 7-under 65 at Pebble Beach, the only course to play over par (72.06) on Thursday.
Cameron Smith of Australia and Bronson Burgoon each had a 7-under 64 at Monterey Peninsula. Rose is among six players from the top 10 in the world, and the only one of them to break 70.
Rose strung together seven birdies, holing out from the bunker on No. 10 and ending his round with a 50-foot birdie putt that banged into the back of the cup.
STREET NAME FOR MASE
A Queens street will be named in honor of late Knicks great Anthony Mason, who died nearly a year ago after suffering a massive heart attack.
A section of 147th St. between 123rd Ave. and Rockaway Blvd. will be co-named “Anthony Mason Way” after the City Council last week approved a proposal to rename 42 streets throughout the city.
Mason, who was 48 when he died, grew up in South Jamaica. Springfield Gardens, Mason’s high school, named its court for the lateKnick last May.
Mason played with the Knicks from 1991 to 1996. He also played for the Nets, Hornets, Nuggets, and Bucks.
— Leonard Greene
IOWA UPSET
Kevin (Yogi) Ferrell scored 14 points and Troy Williams added 13 as host Indiana ralliedto upset No.4 Iowa 85- 78.
Indiana (20-5, 10-2 Big Ten) pulled into a three-way tie for the conference lead.
The Hawkeyes (19-5, 10-2) lost for the first time in four games.
l Rokas Gustys scored 25 points, collected 15 rebounds and Hofstra pulled away in the second half for an 86-80 win over host William & Mary. Ameen Tanksley added 18 points for Hofstra (17-8, 9-4 Colonial Athletic Association).
l Quenton DeCosey scored 23 points, including his team’s final nine, and Temple rallied to beatUConn 63-58.
l Micah Seaborn and Justin Robinson scored 16 points apiece and Mon mouth beat Marist 87- 61 in Poughkeepsie.