Former UVA golfer Steve Marino just barely made the cut Friday evening in the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland. Marino, who graduated from Virginia in 2002 with a degree in sociology, battled horrid wind conditions out there today as he finished the second round with a 76.
Marino, who stands at 145 (1 over par) for the tournament, said after his round Friday that the conditions were just brutal out there. The +1 score was right at the cut-line.
The winds, which stopped play for 1 hour and six minutes, had gusts as high as 41 miles per hour. The wind delay was only the second such non-threatening weather delay in the 139-year storied history of the tournament.
South African Louis Oosthuizen (-12) leads the British Open by 5 stokes over American Mark Calcavecchia.
Tiger Woods is still in the hunt for his 15th major championship as he is only 8 shots back. Tiger said to the press after his round today that he is right where he wants to be. Not sure I buy that…but he still is the #1 ranked player in the world.
First-round leader Rory McIlroy shot an 80 Friday in the blustery conditions. The 80 carded by McIlroy was 17 shots more than the 21 year-old golfer from Northern Ireland shot on Thursday. McIlroy
The weather is supposed to be a little better coming off of the North Sea on Saturday. ESPN carried more than 12 hours of the tournament live Friday, and their coverage begins early Saturday morning at 7 a.m.
