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Baker-Finch hit in face by Beem's stray shot

Published: August 26, 2007

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BIG FINISH: Mark Calcavecchia closed with consecutive 65s to tie for fourth at 12 under. He opened with a 67, but had a 75 Friday to make the cut by a stroke.

"I just lost it on Friday," Calcavecchia said. "Bogeyed six of the last 12 and was lucky to make the cut."

He settled for par Sunday on the par-5 18th after driving into the right rough.

"I can't believe I missed the fairway on 18. I hope that doesn't come back to haunt me," he said after finishing about an hour before the other leaders.

The 13-time tour winner used two putters this week, a belly model for short putts and a conventional putter from long distances. He dropped his 5-wood from the bag to make room for the extra putter.

"The belly's tough on the long ones. Those 40- and 50-footers, it comes out of your belly sometimes and gets hung up in your shirt. It's a disaster," Calcavecchia said. "You can't get away with carrying two putters all the time. It depends on the course."

He jumped from 20th to 11th in the FedEx Cup standings, almost certainly securing a spot in the Tour Championship - the series-ending event limited to the top 30.

"You always want to get in the Tour Championship," he said.

GREEN SEEING RED: Nathan Green had a 9 on the drivable par-4 seventh hole.

After his second shot from a sand-filled divot finished in the fringe about 30 feet above the pin on the 352-yard dogleg left, Green's third shot rolled by the cup - on the middle tier of the three-level green - and off the putting surface.

His fourth and fifth shots also rolled back down the hill. He then hit his sixth to 4 1/2 feet and three-putted, using a wedge instead of his putter.

"I just kept the wedge in hand," said Green, 54th in the FedEx Cup standings.

"It was squash there for a few shots. I don't know why they putt the pin there, but I guess they like it."

The Australian followed the pentuple bogey with three straight birdies and also birdied Nos. 17 and 18 for a 1-under 70. He tied for 69th at 2-over 286.

HANGOVER: Hunter Mahan once again failed to break 70 the day after shooting a 62.

Mahan matched the Westchester Country Club record with his 62 on Saturday, then finished with a 76 to tie for 17th at 7 under.

The Presidents Cup captain's pick also shot 62s this summer in the Travelers Championship and Canadian Open, both in the first round. In the Travelers, he followed with rounds of 71, 67 and 65 and went on to beat Jay Williamson in a playoff for his first PGA Tour title. In Canada, the former Oklahoma State star added rounds of 74, 67 and 69 to tie for fifth.

DIVOTS: Retief Goosen followed opening 68s with two 74s to tie for 60th at even-par 284. At No. 86 in the FedEx Cup standings, the two-time U.S. Open winner is in danger of dropping out of the playoffs after the Deutsche Bank. ... Winner Steve Stricker and Geoff Ogilvy were the only players with four rounds in the 60s. ... The 72-hole scoring average of 70.9 was the lowest at Westchester Country Club since the tour started tracking that stat in 1983. The field averaged 70.573 Sunday.