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| "WTF?! I got to play with Phil? Better eat my Wheaties..." |
Also, I'm happy with anyone winning except Louis Oosthuizen, just a doucher of a name and South Africa can cram that up their cram hole.
Here's a look at the updated leaderboard featuring everyone under par and with a realistic chance to win this:
Leaderboard
| POS | START | CTRY | PLAYER | TO PAR | TODAY | THRU | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  | Peter Hanson | -9 | -7 | F | 68 | 74 | 65 | - | 207 |
| 2 | 11 |  | Phil Mickelson | -8 | -6 | F | 74 | 68 | 66 | - | 208 |
| 3 | 3 |  | Louis Oosthuizen | -7 | -3 | F | 68 | 72 | 69 | - | 209 |
| 4 | 3 | | Bubba Watson | -6 | -2 | F | 69 | 71 | 70 | - | 210 |
| 5 | 8 | | Matt Kuchar | -5 | -2 | F | 71 | 70 | 70 | - | 211 |
| T6 | 3 |  | Lee Westwood | -4 | E | F | 67 | 73 | 72 | - | 212 |
| T6 | 11 | | Henrik Stenson | -4 | -2 | F | 71 | 71 | 70 | - | 212 |
| T6 | 24 |  | Padraig Harrington | -4 | -4 | F | 71 | 73 | 68 | - | 212 |
| T6 | 24 | | Hunter Mahan | -4 | -4 | F | 72 | 72 | 68 | - | 212 |
| 10 | 8 |  | Paul Lawrie | -3 | E | F | 69 | 72 | 72 | - | 213 |
| T11 | 24 | | Ian Poulter | -2 | -2 | F | 72 | 72 | 70 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 1 | | Fred Couples | -2 | +3 | F | 72 | 67 | 75 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 24 |  | Francesco Molinari | -2 | -2 | F | 69 | 75 | 70 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 1 | | Jason Dufner | -2 | +3 | F | 69 | 70 | 75 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 19 | | Sean O'Hair | -2 | -1 | F | 73 | 70 | 71 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 24 | | Fredrik Jacobson | -2 | -2 | F | 76 | 68 | 70 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 11 | | Ben Crane | -2 | E | F | 69 | 73 | 72 | - | 214 |
| T11 | 11 | | Nick Watney | -2 | E | F | 71 | 71 | 72 | - | 214 |
| T19 | 40 | | Brandt Snedeker | -1 | -4 | F | 72 | 75 | 68 | - | 215 |
| T19 | 3 |  | Sergio Garcia | -1 | +3 | F | 72 | 68 | 75 | - | 215 |
| T19 | 33 |  | Sang-Moon Bae | -1 | -3 | F | 75 | 71 | 69 | - | 215 |
| T19 | 19 | | Jonathan Byrd | -1 | E | F | 72 | 71 | 72 | - | 215 |
| T19 | 19 | | Jim Furyk | -1 | E | F | 70 | 73 | 72 | - | 215 |
I have to say, besides Phil, my favorites look like total garbage. You can't even see Tiger, Rory, or Luke in this list as all are over par and are totally out of it. I really thought the pairing of McIlroy and Sergio Garcia would make a move today but they failed miserably. Sergio is still in it at -1 but will have a tough go at things. My boy Hunter Mahan is right in the thick of things at -4 and Rickie Fowler sucks.
Thankfully my no chance defending champ Charl is falling apart at +6 but its totally negated by the fact that Kuchar and Bubba are in the TOP FIVE! I knew I would jinx myself by hating on these guys...
It's good to see Lee Westwood and Fred Couples, rounds 1 & 2 leaders, still in the hunt as tomorrow should be very exciting. It'll be interesting to see who makes a good run in the morning entering the clubhouse before the leaders tee off. I hope a few put some pressure on the big guns. I'll be a homer here as I'm cheering for Phil hardcore, as well as Bubba, Kuchar, and more importantly, Mahan. IT'S ON!
Here are Round 4's tee times (similar to today with worst players going first then ending with the top 2):
| 9:20 a.m.: Kelly Kraft, Stewart Cink |
| 9:30 a.m.: Edoardo Molinari, Robert Karlsson |
| 9:40 a.m.: Trevor Immelman, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano |
| 9:50 a.m.: Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank |
| 10 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn, Luke Donald |
| 10:10 a.m.: Bill Haas, Patrick Cantlay |
| 10:20 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Martin Kaymer |
| 10:30 a.m.: David Toms, Martin Laird |
| 10:40 a.m.: Anders Hansen, Ross Fisher |
| 10:50 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley |
| 11 a.m.: Angel Cabrera, Steve Stricker |
| 11:20 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Aaron Baddeley |
| 11:30 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods |
| 11:40 a.m.: Adam Scott, Y.E. Yang |
| 11:50 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, Kevin Na |
| 12 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell |
| 12:10 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Miguel Angel Jimenez |
| 12:20 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Geoff Ogilvy |
| 12:30 p.m.: Justin Rose, Charles Howell III |
| 12:40 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson |
| 12:50 p.m.: Jim Furyk, Jonathan Byrd |
| 1:10 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Sang-Moon Bae |
| 1:20 p.m.: Jason Dufner, Fred Couples |
| 1:30 p.m.: Nick Watney, Ben Crane |
| 1:40 p.m.: Fredrik Jacobson, Sean O'Hair |
| 1:50 p.m.: Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter |
| 2 p.m.: Lee Westwood, Paul Lawrie |
| 2:10 p.m.: Padraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson |
| 2:20 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan |
| 2:30 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Bubba Watson |
| 2:40 p.m.: Peter Hanson, Phil Mickelson |
