T.J. Auclair PGATOUR.COM Interactive Producer Pick: David Toms The 2001 PGA Champion hasn't been playing his best golf this season. However, he's been consistently making cuts. To find his last missed cut, you've got to go all the way back to early March at the PODS Championship. Since then, Toms has been around for the weekend 10 starts in succession. A major championship probably isn't the greatest place to expect someone to break out of a slump. But, if you look at Trevor Immelman at the Masters, or Padraig Harrington at the British Open to a lesser extent, neither player was setting the course ablaze prior to hoisting the hardware.
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From PGATour.comTHINGS TO WATCH ...1. Geoff Ogilvy''s attempt to win all three World Golf Championships eventsGeoff Ogilvy, winner of World Golf Championships-CA Championship earlier this year and also the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2006, has a chance to join Tiger Woods as the only other player to win all three World Golf Championships events. The 30-year-old Australian, along with Woods and Darren Clarke, is one of three players who have won more than one individual World Golf Championships title.Ogilvy recorded his fourth PGA TOUR victory this year at Doral Golf Resort & Spa with a one-stroke win over Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk. The victory snapped Woods'' then four-tournament win streak. Woods finished three strokes back.In addition to 28-year-old Sergio Garcia, Ogilvy became the only player currently 30 years of age or younger to have three victories in events in which Tiger Woods was in the field. Ogilvy''s wins with Woods in the field have come at the 2008 CA Championship, 2006 U.S. Open and the 2006 Accenture Match Play Championship. Garcia''s wins with Woods in the field came at the 2001 Buick Classic, 2002 Mercedes Benz Championship and the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship.Ogilvy will be making his fourth appearance at the Bridgestone Invitational. In three previous attempts, the Australian''s best finish was T36 in 2006.Keep reading...
THINGS TO WATCH ...1. Geoff Ogilvy''s attempt to win all three World Golf Championships eventsGeoff Ogilvy, winner of World Golf Championships-CA Championship earlier this year and also the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2006, has a chance to join Tiger Woods as the only other player to win all three World Golf Championships events. The 30-year-old Australian, along with Woods and Darren Clarke, is one of three players who have won more than one individual World Golf Championships title.Ogilvy recorded his fourth PGA TOUR victory this year at Doral Golf Resort & Spa with a one-stroke win over Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk. The victory snapped Woods'' then four-tournament win streak. Woods finished three strokes back.In addition to 28-year-old Sergio Garcia, Ogilvy became the only player currently 30 years of age or younger to have three victories in events in which Tiger Woods was in the field. Ogilvy''s wins with Woods in the field have come at the 2008 CA Championship, 2006 U.S. Open and the 2006 Accenture Match Play Championship. Garcia''s wins with Woods in the field came at the 2001 Buick Classic, 2002 Mercedes Benz Championship and the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship.Ogilvy will be making his fourth appearance at the Bridgestone Invitational. In three previous attempts, the Australian''s best finish was T36 in 2006.
From GOLF.comSUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Michelle Wie skipped a major to play on the PGA Tour this week. Annika Sorenstam, Helen Alfredsson and Paula Creamer wonder why.After all, Wie has yet to win on the women''s tour and has never made the cut on the PGA Tour.Wie, who is managed by her parents, was listed in qualifying for the Women''s British Open at Sunningdale. But she pulled out and instead has a sponsor''s exemption for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open at Reno, Nev. It is her eighth PGA Tour event.Sorenstam is playing in her final major before she leaves golf at the end of the season. She is chasing her 11th major and 73rd title. She made a brief foray on the PGA Tour but questioned Wie''s decision to duck a women''s major."Well, we all have different agendas in life," Sorenstam said. "I had a wonderful experience and, when I look back on my career, I will always think about that. I think it was really a turning point in my career and as a person."I really don''t know why Michelle continues to do this. We have a major this week and, if you can''t qualify for a major, I don''t see any reason why you should play with the men."Keep reading....
SUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Michelle Wie skipped a major to play on the PGA Tour this week. Annika Sorenstam, Helen Alfredsson and Paula Creamer wonder why.After all, Wie has yet to win on the women''s tour and has never made the cut on the PGA Tour.Wie, who is managed by her parents, was listed in qualifying for the Women''s British Open at Sunningdale. But she pulled out and instead has a sponsor''s exemption for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open at Reno, Nev. It is her eighth PGA Tour event.Sorenstam is playing in her final major before she leaves golf at the end of the season. She is chasing her 11th major and 73rd title. She made a brief foray on the PGA Tour but questioned Wie''s decision to duck a women''s major."Well, we all have different agendas in life," Sorenstam said. "I had a wonderful experience and, when I look back on my career, I will always think about that. I think it was really a turning point in my career and as a person."I really don''t know why Michelle continues to do this. We have a major this week and, if you can''t qualify for a major, I don''t see any reason why you should play with the men."
SUNNINGDALE, England (AP) — Michelle Wie skipped a major to play on the PGA Tour this week. Annika Sorenstam, Helen Alfredsson and Paula Creamer wonder why.
After all, Wie has yet to win on the women''s tour and has never made the cut on the PGA Tour.
Wie, who is managed by her parents, was listed in qualifying for the Women''s British Open at Sunningdale. But she pulled out and instead has a sponsor''s exemption for the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open at Reno, Nev. It is her eighth PGA Tour event.
Sorenstam is playing in her final major before she leaves golf at the end of the season. She is chasing her 11th major and 73rd title. She made a brief foray on the PGA Tour but questioned Wie''s decision to duck a women''s major.
"Well, we all have different agendas in life," Sorenstam said. "I had a wonderful experience and, when I look back on my career, I will always think about that. I think it was really a turning point in my career and as a person.
"I really don''t know why Michelle continues to do this. We have a major this week and, if you can''t qualify for a major, I don''t see any reason why you should play with the men."
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From GOLF.comYou reach a certain age — 53, let''s say — and you think you''ve got the rest of your life mapped out. You visit your wineries; you launch your new sportswear collections; you fly to various continents and archipelagos to see how your golf courses are coming along; and every now and then you tee it up in a golf tournament. Maybe, to ward off the blahs, you spend $103 million on a divorce settlement and marry the love of your life, a world-famous tennis star."It was a nice little lifestyle," Chris Evert conceded last Friday, her use of the past tense signaling that it might be threatened. "He was home a lot."By he, Evert meant her husband of four weeks, Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman. The two sports icons were walking together on the gentle dunescape of Royal Troon, a famous links course on Scotland''s Ayrshire coast. And when I say together, I''m not ignoring the fact that they were separated by a blue nylon rope. Norman, though he was playing in the second round of the Senior British Open, made repeated trips through the well-trampled rough to give his bride a quick smooch and trade endearments. It was the boldest display of affection seen at Troon since Colin Montgomerie last played there as a single.Keep reading....
You reach a certain age — 53, let''s say — and you think you''ve got the rest of your life mapped out. You visit your wineries; you launch your new sportswear collections; you fly to various continents and archipelagos to see how your golf courses are coming along; and every now and then you tee it up in a golf tournament. Maybe, to ward off the blahs, you spend $103 million on a divorce settlement and marry the love of your life, a world-famous tennis star."It was a nice little lifestyle," Chris Evert conceded last Friday, her use of the past tense signaling that it might be threatened. "He was home a lot."By he, Evert meant her husband of four weeks, Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman. The two sports icons were walking together on the gentle dunescape of Royal Troon, a famous links course on Scotland''s Ayrshire coast. And when I say together, I''m not ignoring the fact that they were separated by a blue nylon rope. Norman, though he was playing in the second round of the Senior British Open, made repeated trips through the well-trampled rough to give his bride a quick smooch and trade endearments. It was the boldest display of affection seen at Troon since Colin Montgomerie last played there as a single.
You reach a certain age — 53, let''s say — and you think you''ve got the rest of your life mapped out. You visit your wineries; you launch your new sportswear collections; you fly to various continents and archipelagos to see how your golf courses are coming along; and every now and then you tee it up in a golf tournament. Maybe, to ward off the blahs, you spend $103 million on a divorce settlement and marry the love of your life, a world-famous tennis star.
"It was a nice little lifestyle," Chris Evert conceded last Friday, her use of the past tense signaling that it might be threatened. "He was home a lot."
By he, Evert meant her husband of four weeks, Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman. The two sports icons were walking together on the gentle dunescape of Royal Troon, a famous links course on Scotland''s Ayrshire coast. And when I say together, I''m not ignoring the fact that they were separated by a blue nylon rope. Norman, though he was playing in the second round of the Senior British Open, made repeated trips through the well-trampled rough to give his bride a quick smooch and trade endearments. It was the boldest display of affection seen at Troon since Colin Montgomerie last played there as a single.
From GOLF.comIt''s probably just the timing, but what''s happening between Michelle Wie (who just can''t seem to stay out of the news) and the LPGA Tour (which would like to stay in the news, but not this way) certainly appears to be a big, In-Your-Face right now. To recap: Wie was disqualified at the LPGA''s State Farm Classic when she left the scoring area without signing her card. Four days later, in a two-page memo from Commissioner Carolyn Bivens to LPGA members (but leaked to news agencies all over the place), Bivens explains the incident, defends the rules official and says the Associated Press misquoted the official and ran a correction. The AP did neither, it contends, but that''s not the main thrust here. Why such a memo was necessary in the first place is an issue, but then so is a potentially greater after-effect, such as, why give the impression that you''re picking on Wie again when the thing is already done? This week, the LPGA''s fourth and final major of the year gets underway . . . and finds itself competing for attention with none other than Wie, who is playing the PGA Tour''s Reno-Tahoe Open, opposite the Women''s British Open.Keep reading....
It''s probably just the timing, but what''s happening between Michelle Wie (who just can''t seem to stay out of the news) and the LPGA Tour (which would like to stay in the news, but not this way) certainly appears to be a big, In-Your-Face right now. To recap: Wie was disqualified at the LPGA''s State Farm Classic when she left the scoring area without signing her card. Four days later, in a two-page memo from Commissioner Carolyn Bivens to LPGA members (but leaked to news agencies all over the place), Bivens explains the incident, defends the rules official and says the Associated Press misquoted the official and ran a correction. The AP did neither, it contends, but that''s not the main thrust here. Why such a memo was necessary in the first place is an issue, but then so is a potentially greater after-effect, such as, why give the impression that you''re picking on Wie again when the thing is already done? This week, the LPGA''s fourth and final major of the year gets underway . . . and finds itself competing for attention with none other than Wie, who is playing the PGA Tour''s Reno-Tahoe Open, opposite the Women''s British Open.
From PGATour.comBy Dave Shedloski, PGATOUR.COM Senior CorrespondentIf you think that a major championship isn''t quite the same without No. 1 Tiger Woods in the field, then you''d also have to acknowledge the significance of his absence this week at the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational.Woods has won the tournament six times at Firestone Country Club''s South Course in Akron, Ohio, including the last three. His victory earlier this year in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship gives him 15 titles overall in the series begun in 1999 that some have referred to, not without cause, as the Woods Golf Championships.Other than Torrey Pines, where earlier this year he won the U.S. Open and before that his fourth straight Buick Invitational, no venue has been more accommodating to Woods than Firestone''s storied South Course, which has hosted professional golf events since 1954.So you have to say that prospects are brighter for the 81 men in attendance when the $8 million event begins Thursday on what is one of the most difficult layouts on the PGA TOUR.Keep reading....
By Dave Shedloski, PGATOUR.COM Senior CorrespondentIf you think that a major championship isn''t quite the same without No. 1 Tiger Woods in the field, then you''d also have to acknowledge the significance of his absence this week at the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational.Woods has won the tournament six times at Firestone Country Club''s South Course in Akron, Ohio, including the last three. His victory earlier this year in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship gives him 15 titles overall in the series begun in 1999 that some have referred to, not without cause, as the Woods Golf Championships.Other than Torrey Pines, where earlier this year he won the U.S. Open and before that his fourth straight Buick Invitational, no venue has been more accommodating to Woods than Firestone''s storied South Course, which has hosted professional golf events since 1954.So you have to say that prospects are brighter for the 81 men in attendance when the $8 million event begins Thursday on what is one of the most difficult layouts on the PGA TOUR.
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From ESPN.comGreg Norman, whose bid to become the oldest winner in major championship history fell just short at this month''s British Open, has decided to decline an invitation to play in the PGA ChampionshipIn the wake of his tie for third at Royal Birkdale, the 53-year-old Norman was extended a special invitation by the PGA of America. The PGA Championship is Aug. 7-10 at Oakland Hills."While I truly appreciate the PGA extending me an exemption for this year''s PGA Championship, I have elected to decline in favor of adhering to the professional and personal commitments I made prior to the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale," Norman said on his Web site, www.shark.com. "I wish the PGA and Oakland...Keep reading....
Greg Norman, whose bid to become the oldest winner in major championship history fell just short at this month''s British Open, has decided to decline an invitation to play in the PGA ChampionshipIn the wake of his tie for third at Royal Birkdale, the 53-year-old Norman was extended a special invitation by the PGA of America. The PGA Championship is Aug. 7-10 at Oakland Hills."While I truly appreciate the PGA extending me an exemption for this year''s PGA Championship, I have elected to decline in favor of adhering to the professional and personal commitments I made prior to the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale," Norman said on his Web site, www.shark.com. "I wish the PGA and Oakland...
From Ventura County StarJust when you think things might finally be turning around for Michelle Wie, she and her advisers do some things that make you shake your head in disbelief.First there was her disqualification from last week''s LPGA State Farm Classic, when Wie forgot to sign her scorecard.It''s hard to believe that a young woman who has the brain power needed to attend Stanford University could fail to remember to sign a scorecard.From the time she started playing competitive golf, Wie has gone through the routine of going over her score in the scoring tent and then turning in a signed card.Signing an incorrect scorecard is a little easier to understand, but not signing at all just shows a complete lack of focus and discipline, especially when you''re in the mix to possibly win the tournament.Keep reading....
Just when you think things might finally be turning around for Michelle Wie, she and her advisers do some things that make you shake your head in disbelief.First there was her disqualification from last week''s LPGA State Farm Classic, when Wie forgot to sign her scorecard.It''s hard to believe that a young woman who has the brain power needed to attend Stanford University could fail to remember to sign a scorecard.From the time she started playing competitive golf, Wie has gone through the routine of going over her score in the scoring tent and then turning in a signed card.Signing an incorrect scorecard is a little easier to understand, but not signing at all just shows a complete lack of focus and discipline, especially when you''re in the mix to possibly win the tournament.
From PGATour.comOAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) -- The Small Unit came up big in the RBC Canadian Open.Chez Reavie, proudly sporting an Arizona Diamondbacks logo on his light blue shirt, won the national championship Sunday for his first PGA TOUR title, closing with a 1-under 70 in near-perfect conditions for a three-stroke victory over Billy Mayfair.At a generously listed 5-foot-9, the 26-year-old former Arizona State player picked up the Small Unit moniker in a joking reference to Randy Johnson, the 6-foot-10 Diamondbacks pitcher known as the Big Unit.Also in contrast to Johnson, Reavie relies on finesse rather than power. The short-hitter was on the mark all week at rain-softened Glen Abbey, hitting 44 of 56 fairways in regulation and 54 of 72 greens. The accurate play was a big factor, with the players allowed to use preferred lies in the fairways all four days.Keep reading....
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) -- The Small Unit came up big in the RBC Canadian Open.Chez Reavie, proudly sporting an Arizona Diamondbacks logo on his light blue shirt, won the national championship Sunday for his first PGA TOUR title, closing with a 1-under 70 in near-perfect conditions for a three-stroke victory over Billy Mayfair.At a generously listed 5-foot-9, the 26-year-old former Arizona State player picked up the Small Unit moniker in a joking reference to Randy Johnson, the 6-foot-10 Diamondbacks pitcher known as the Big Unit.Also in contrast to Johnson, Reavie relies on finesse rather than power. The short-hitter was on the mark all week at rain-softened Glen Abbey, hitting 44 of 56 fairways in regulation and 54 of 72 greens. The accurate play was a big factor, with the players allowed to use preferred lies in the fairways all four days.
From ESPN.comEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Helen Alfredsson has won the Evian Masters for her first LPGA Tour title in five years after defeating rookie Na Yeon Choi at the third playoff hole.The 43-year-old Alfredsson had a birdie on the par-5 18th Sunday, while the 20-year-old Choi only managed par. Alfredsson also won the Evian Masters in 1994 and ''98.Keep reading....
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Helen Alfredsson has won the Evian Masters for her first LPGA Tour title in five years after defeating rookie Na Yeon Choi at the third playoff hole.The 43-year-old Alfredsson had a birdie on the par-5 18th Sunday, while the 20-year-old Choi only managed par. Alfredsson also won the Evian Masters in 1994 and ''98.Keep reading....
From GOLF.comRENO, Nev. (AP) — Michelle Wie is set to play against the men on the PGA Tour again, and doesn''t care that some people think it''s a bad idea.Wie will compete for the eighth time on the PGA Tour in next week''s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. She was asked during a news conference Friday about PGA Tour journeyman Jay Williamson saying to the Golf Channel that "it was a joke" when he heard Wie would play in the Reno tournament."I don''t know who he is. I don''t even read that stuff," Wie said at Montreux Golf & Country Club, where the tournament starts Thursday."I wish I had no critics, but I''m realistic. People will write negative things about me. The only thing I can control is myself. A good score will resolve everything," she said.Wie, who is 18 and attends Stanford part time, said she was upset over her disqualification on the LPGA Tour last weekend, but encouraged by her play.She was a shot off the lead going into the final round of the State Farm Classic in Illinois when Tour officials discovered that she had left the scoring area without signing her scorecard after the second round.Keep reading....
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Michelle Wie is set to play against the men on the PGA Tour again, and doesn''t care that some people think it''s a bad idea.Wie will compete for the eighth time on the PGA Tour in next week''s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. She was asked during a news conference Friday about PGA Tour journeyman Jay Williamson saying to the Golf Channel that "it was a joke" when he heard Wie would play in the Reno tournament."I don''t know who he is. I don''t even read that stuff," Wie said at Montreux Golf & Country Club, where the tournament starts Thursday."I wish I had no critics, but I''m realistic. People will write negative things about me. The only thing I can control is myself. A good score will resolve everything," she said.Wie, who is 18 and attends Stanford part time, said she was upset over her disqualification on the LPGA Tour last weekend, but encouraged by her play.She was a shot off the lead going into the final round of the State Farm Classic in Illinois when Tour officials discovered that she had left the scoring area without signing her scorecard after the second round.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Michelle Wie is set to play against the men on the PGA Tour again, and doesn''t care that some people think it''s a bad idea.
Wie will compete for the eighth time on the PGA Tour in next week''s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. She was asked during a news conference Friday about PGA Tour journeyman Jay Williamson saying to the Golf Channel that "it was a joke" when he heard Wie would play in the Reno tournament.
"I don''t know who he is. I don''t even read that stuff," Wie said at Montreux Golf & Country Club, where the tournament starts Thursday.
"I wish I had no critics, but I''m realistic. People will write negative things about me. The only thing I can control is myself. A good score will resolve everything," she said.
Wie, who is 18 and attends Stanford part time, said she was upset over her disqualification on the LPGA Tour last weekend, but encouraged by her play.
She was a shot off the lead going into the final round of the State Farm Classic in Illinois when Tour officials discovered that she had left the scoring area without signing her scorecard after the second round.
From PGATour.comOAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) -- Anthony Kim and Chez Reavie topped the leaderboard when the sun -- yes, the sun -- dipped below the trees at rain-drenched Glen Abbey, ending yet another long day at the RBC Canadian Open.Kim made nine birdies and an eagle in 21 holes Saturday for a share of the lead with Reavie during the suspended third round."Anthony and I play different games," Reavie said. "He hits the ball really long and I don''t. So I need to stick to my game plan, hit fairways and greens and give myself opportunities to make birdies."Keep reading....
OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) -- Anthony Kim and Chez Reavie topped the leaderboard when the sun -- yes, the sun -- dipped below the trees at rain-drenched Glen Abbey, ending yet another long day at the RBC Canadian Open.Kim made nine birdies and an eagle in 21 holes Saturday for a share of the lead with Reavie during the suspended third round."Anthony and I play different games," Reavie said. "He hits the ball really long and I don''t. So I need to stick to my game plan, hit fairways and greens and give myself opportunities to make birdies."
From ESPN.comEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Angela Park birdied the final three holes for a 4-under 68 Saturday to keep a one-shot lead after the third round of the Evian Masters.The 19-year-old Park, who has dual Brazilian and American citizenship, had a total of 14-under 202. Taiwan-born Candie Kung, who also has U.S. citizenship, was one shot back after a 67."I was playing mediocre throughout the whole round," Park said. "I didn''t see anyone else go extremely low so I tried to stay positive and it came around."Julie Inkster of the United States, the 2003 Evian champion, was third at 11 under after a 69, her third straight sub-70 round. Sweden''s Helen Alfredsson, who trailed Park by one stroke after a course-record 63 Friday, was four shots back in fourth following a 71.Park is looking for her first LPGA Tour victory, and has never led after 54 holes.Keep reading....
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Angela Park birdied the final three holes for a 4-under 68 Saturday to keep a one-shot lead after the third round of the Evian Masters.The 19-year-old Park, who has dual Brazilian and American citizenship, had a total of 14-under 202. Taiwan-born Candie Kung, who also has U.S. citizenship, was one shot back after a 67."I was playing mediocre throughout the whole round," Park said. "I didn''t see anyone else go extremely low so I tried to stay positive and it came around."Julie Inkster of the United States, the 2003 Evian champion, was third at 11 under after a 69, her third straight sub-70 round. Sweden''s Helen Alfredsson, who trailed Park by one stroke after a course-record 63 Friday, was four shots back in fourth following a 71.Park is looking for her first LPGA Tour victory, and has never led after 54 holes.
From ESPN.comOAKVILLE, Ontario -- Anthony Kim made nine birdies and an eagle in 21 holes Saturday in the Canadian Open for a share of the lead with Chez Reavie during the suspended third round at rain-softened Glen Abbey.Kim, tied for 26th at 4 under through 15 holes when second-round play was suspended Friday night, went birdie-birdie-eagle Saturday morning for a 2-under 69, then added a bogey-free 64 in the third round to match Reavie at 15 under."I''ve put myself in a good position," said Kim, seeking his third victory of the year. "I''m looking forward to the challenge tomorrow."Reavie was 2 under through 16 holes when darkness ended play on the course saturated by more than 8 inches of rain in a week. He had a 25-foot putt from the fringe on No. 17 when he called it a day."When we got up toKeep reading....
OAKVILLE, Ontario -- Anthony Kim made nine birdies and an eagle in 21 holes Saturday in the Canadian Open for a share of the lead with Chez Reavie during the suspended third round at rain-softened Glen Abbey.Kim, tied for 26th at 4 under through 15 holes when second-round play was suspended Friday night, went birdie-birdie-eagle Saturday morning for a 2-under 69, then added a bogey-free 64 in the third round to match Reavie at 15 under."I''ve put myself in a good position," said Kim, seeking his third victory of the year. "I''m looking forward to the challenge tomorrow."Reavie was 2 under through 16 holes when darkness ended play on the course saturated by more than 8 inches of rain in a week. He had a 25-foot putt from the fringe on No. 17 when he called it a day."When we got up to
From ReutersOAKVILLE, Ontario, July 25 (Reuters) - American Chez Reavie raced into a five-stroke lead early in the Canadian Open second round on Friday.The PGA Tour rookie completed his weather-hit opening round of 65 at the start of the day before going back out to the soggy Glen Abbey course to construct a seven-under 64 for a 13-under aggregate of 129.Reavie mixed six birdies, an eagle and a single bogey in his second round.In joint second place in the clubhouse on 134 were Americans Billy Mayfair (66) and Steve Marino (67).U.S. pair Eric Axley and Cliff Kresge were also eight under overall out on the course, having played eight and nine holes respectively.American Jim Furyk, bidding to become the first man to win this event three years running, was nine off the pace after recording a three-under 68.Keep reading....
OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 25 (Reuters) - American Chez Reavie raced into a five-stroke lead early in the Canadian Open second round on Friday.The PGA Tour rookie completed his weather-hit opening round of 65 at the start of the day before going back out to the soggy Glen Abbey course to construct a seven-under 64 for a 13-under aggregate of 129.Reavie mixed six birdies, an eagle and a single bogey in his second round.In joint second place in the clubhouse on 134 were Americans Billy Mayfair (66) and Steve Marino (67).U.S. pair Eric Axley and Cliff Kresge were also eight under overall out on the course, having played eight and nine holes respectively.American Jim Furyk, bidding to become the first man to win this event three years running, was nine off the pace after recording a three-under 68.