ROCK STAYS SOLID: Surely, Robert Rock was going to crash in the second round of the U.S.
But there's still a way to play these courses, so I think I'll work harder in the future, just trying to get better." And the course is hard, as everyone knows. "McIlroy is 11 under right now and I'm 10 over? Twenty-one shots difference? That's a lot. "It gives me an appreciation," said Pan, who took up the game in his home town of Miaoli, Taiwan, where his mother worked as a caddie. Pan, who attends the University of Washington, followed a promising first round of 74 with a 78 on Friday. At the other end, there are golfers like Cheng-tsung Pan, a 19-year-old amateur playing in his first U.S. PAN HANDLING HIS FIRST OPEN: At one end, there's Rory McIlroy, who is making the Blue Course look almost easy. Qualifying has come and gone - again with no success - but there are still spots available based on top finishers in upcoming European Tour events. Disappointing I wasn't able to do a bit better."īut it would be an even better experience to be in the field next month at Royal St. "I wasn't able to practice coming in, so I was a little rusty," he said. He struggled this week at Congressional with rounds of 78 and 74, in part because of recent back problems. On this side of the pond, he made the cut at Torrey Pines in 2008 and tied for 36th. The 28-year-old Brit - born in Scotland, now living in England - is 0-for-13 getting into the marquee event in his home country. "Two out of three for this one," he said, "and then none out of 13 for the British." Now if he could just find a way into that other Open. On June 5, as winner of the Jack Nicklaus Award as the nation's top college golfer, he posed with the Golden Bear himself.ĭINWIDDIE'S OTHER OPEN: Sure, Robert Dinwiddie relishes the opportunity of playing in a U.S. He just finished his freshman year at UCLA and he said he plans to stay until he graduates. "I had some confidence before I came here this week, but, yeah, it definitely makes you feel good about the future," Cantlay said, "and hopefully one day I can be playing as a pro."īut not anytime soon. He finished with a 67, which, combined with his first-round 75, puts him at even par at the halfway point.
10, 11 and 12 - supposedly the most brutal stretch of the Blue Course - then picked up strokes at the 16th and 17th.
QUITE THE KID: Patrick Cantlay hardly looked like an amateur on the back nine Friday at the U.S. "That was very uplifting to the kids," Augustine said, "because yesterday was kind of a tough day for them." By mid-afternoon, the children had raked in a good haul, including a $250 check from a man who heard of their plight. There's a canopy and plenty of coolers of bottled lemonade. "It's been a lesson for them, probably more in entrepreneurship than philanthropy."Īugustine said the plan had been to donate 50 percent of the proceeds to Just Tryan It, a nonprofit that helps children with cancer. "We were pleased there was a resolution," said Rene Augustine, who has three children manning the stand. The county also waived the need for a permit, which would have cost about $38.Ī homemade sign at the old location announced: "Grand Reopening: 25 Feet Down." On Friday, the stand was moved down the street and the citation was rescinded. Since fining kids over a lemonade stand can be a public relations nightmare, a deal was worked out. "This was just not a good corner for them to be attracting people," Ayers said, "and they did not have a permit." It's a law that's not usually enforced, but Montgomery County spokeswoman Bonnie Ayers said this particular stand could create a safety hazard in an area where police want to keep vehicular and pedestrian traffic moving during the tournament. In theory, every lemonade stand in every private yard is supposed to have a permit. "Does every kid now that sells lemonade have to register with the county?" Carrie Marriott, whose children were hawking the drinks, asked a county official in an exchange caught on video by WUSA-TV. It carried a fine of up to $500 and required a court appearance. The third time, a citation was issued for operating the stand without a permit. During Thursday's first round, they received three visits from county officials, twice with a warning. Kids from two families put up the stand on private property - a neighbor's yard that just happens to be on a corner across from a spectator entrance to Congressional. It was a case of bureaucracy run amok, at least from the perspective of the children operating a lemonade stand for charity near the U.S.