He’s one of those guys who seems to be having fun no matter what his score. Yeah, he’s a competitor, but he enjoys being on the tour, and won’t let a bad score get him down. He has led the Nissan Open for two rounds. Damn. I just wrote about “heritage.” Does that mean he’s a shoe-in for a win?
Mike Wier pulled into a tie with him. John Daly is lurking two strokes back. Tiger gained some ground today, but not much. He’s tied for 33rd.
Maruyama is like Daly–a pleasure to watch and always exciting with a stick in his hand. Mike Wier plays a solid game. If the cameras follow those three this weekend, it would suit me fine. But there is quite a field of interesting players to watch right with them. Scott McCarron, Briny Baird, and even old men Loren Roberts and Fred Couples.
I’d love to see another year like 2003 where a bunch of new folks win Majors and some of the older guys show they can still compete. It’s beginning to look that way. This is good for golf.