
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, July 14, 1995                   TAG: 9507140120
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WILLIAMSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

FREEMAN HAS BUSCH LEAD, CONFIDENCE

Robin Freeman, who worked as a club pro for five years because he wasn't ready for the PGA Tour, shot a 6-under-par 65 on Thursday to grab a share of the first-round lead in the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.

Dudley Hart and Richard Zokol also had 65s on the River Course of Kingsmill Golf Club, one shot better than Kirk Triplett, Jim Carter and former UCLA teammates Scott McCarron and Duffy Waldorf. Scott Hoch was one of three golfers at 67, and there was a group of 14 who had 68s on the 6,797-yard layout. (Results in Scoreboard. B7)

Freeman, the only two-time medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying School, said two contending performances this year, at the Byron Nelson Classic in May and at the Kemper Open in June, have his confidence soaring.

``I'm taking myself a lot less seriously, and it's resulting in lower scores,'' Freeman said.

``Every time you get there in position to win, it's a big confidence-builder,'' he said. ``The guys who win all the time aren't confortable any place but the top. A lot of guys are uncomfortable there. I'm trying to get myself in position where I feel very comfortable playing for the win.''

by CNB