Brandt Snedeker of Nashville, Tennessee leads the British Open after 36 holes.
The two-time winner on the PGA tour currently leads Adam Scott of Australia at -10 with Tiger Woods also in the mix at -6.
Snedeker, who has played bogeyless golf over the first 36 holes, had six birdies today and was in a commanding lead when I woke up this morning.
Happy Monday!
This week on 15 Minutes of Fame: the Edmonton Eskimos are off to the CFL’s West Final after a dominating performance against the Calgary Stampeders, but can they beat the Lions? On the ice – we look into the 1-3-1 controversy and the Milan Lucic hit on Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller. As well, the UFC makes its debut on FOX and in boxing, Manny Pacquiao wins a close (and controversial) one over Juan Manuel Marquez.
In the GABBYs: Albert Haynesworth, Garrett McNamara, Wilson Ramos, Andrei Nazarov, Penn State, and Shawn Bradley. This week’s Punchline is John Daly!
John Daly (Getty Images)
On Thursday at the Australian Open John Daly put six balls in the water on the eleventh hole and walked off the course. It’s interesting because I heard one report from TSN saying it was seven, but when you shoot more than five balls in the water on one hole, and have no interest in continuing your round, I’m not surprised if one would lose count thereafter.
Remarkably Daly already had a two stroke penalty on the tenth hole for shooting the wrong ball out of the bunker!
I could blog about the fact that Tiger Woods currently has a one stroke lead over Australian Peter O’Malley, or the fact that Woods doesn’t seem too fazed by Steve Williams’ inappropriate comments at the Caddies’ dinner last week at the World Golf Championships in Shanghai, China (won by German Martin Kaymer), but I find Daly’s performance much more interesting.
Why? Because I think there is some sort of attachment to Daly with the Everyman golfer. People have a connection with him. They pull for him constantly in loud cheers when things go right and deeply feel sorry for him when he experiences grief and sorrow (history of divorce and alcohol issues).
But the bottom line is, why is he still getting sponsor’s exemptions? Why is he taking a spot of a golfer that deserves a spot considerably more than he does? I understand the ratings issue, and when Daly is on his game, he drives ratings. But I also feel for those golfers who are on the brink of making the PGA Tour– the top prospects in the game–that are not getting the same opportunities because Daly’s personality is of high interest to the golf world.
Adam Hadwin (Harry How, Getty Images)
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, British Columbia is in excellent position to end a Canadian drought that has lasted since 1954.
Hadwin (-4) is only shot back of American Bo Van Pelt (-5) after the third round of the RBC Canadian Open at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. No Canadian has won the Canadian Open since Pat Fletcher won in 1954 and no Canadian born golfer has won the Canadian Open since Karl Keffer of Tottenham, Ontario in 1914.
Hadwin, 23, was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and raised just outside of Vancouver.
But Hadwin is not the only golfer making significant noise this weekend. Fan favourite John Daly, who has not won on the PGA Tour since 2004, but has a PGA Championship and British Open title attached to his name, is at -2 and is tied for fifth place with former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy of Australia. Daly has battled drug, alcohol, and gambling addictions throughout his life, but is a fan favourite wherever he goes. In round two, he had pants with the red Canadian maple leaf all over them.
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