RBC Canadian Open, Saturday
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PLAY DONE FOR THE DAY (4:35 p.m.): It's official, play is done for the day at Glen Abbey, where the field will be cut to the number closest to the top 60 players on the leaderboard and a two-tee start tomorrow at 6:45 a.m. with the hopes of getting the third and fourth rounds in by the end of Sunday.
Those who made the cut but fall outside the number closest to the top 60 will still get official FedExCup points and money and will be listed as making the cut, but in order to try to finish the tournament on time, officials had to make this move, which is of course permitted under PGA TOUR rules. -- Brian Wacker
WEATHER UPDATE II (4:30 p.m.): The original plan was to start the third round/resume play at 5:30 p.m. at Glen Abbey. Well, judging by the fact that it's still raining hard and the course is beyond saturated, that seems highly unlikely. Stay tuned for more updates on when, or if, they will begin playing again. -- Brian Wacker
WEATHER UPDATE (3:45 p.m.): With more than 2 1/2 inches of rain having fallen over the last couple of days -- and more falling right now until what looks like approximately 4:30 p.m. -- the start of the third round is in a holding pattern.
The good news is the radar looks fairly clear after that, meaning there should be more golf played today -- the emphasis being should be. A lot will depend on the condition of the course, which is being pounded right now and will be evaluated once the heavy stuff stops coming down.
"If we can get the guys playing today, we've got a good shot at getting things done by tomorrow," tournament director Steve Carman told CBS. He added there are five fairways -- Nos. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9 -- that are the biggest problem areas as they try to get the players back on the golf course later today.
Sunset will be at 8:50 p.m., so there is enough time to get the course playable and get more golf in, but, as Carman said, it will depend on the condition of the course. Tomorrow doesn't look great, either, with a 50 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms and conditions, Carman said, "similar to what we had [Friday]." -- Brian Wacker
THIRD-ROUND UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): The rain continues to fall at the RBC Canadian Open, where Glen Abbey looks like an over saturated sponge. The third round has yet to start after the second round was completed just a little while ago and at this rate it might be a while given the amount of water on the golf course. Right now, officials are targeting 5:30 p.m. to start the third round. -- Brian Wacker
IT'S RAINING, AGAIN (3 p.m.): The second round is now complete, but it has started to rain again at Glen Abbey, where the forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms the rest of the day. Rain is one thing, electricity is another. We saw some serious lightning there yesterday and if there is more of it today, it's only going to add to the more than 10 hours of delays this tournament has already experienced. -- Brian Wacker
CUT CHECK (2:40 p.m.): The second round is finally about to be completed at the weather-plagued RBC Canadian Open, where the cut line is 3 under. A few notables going home early, or late, depending on your perspective: Sean O'Hair (73-69); Bubba Watson (75-68); Chris DiMarco (71-72); Jason Gore (73-71); last week's runner-up John Mallinger (73-72); Trevor Immelman (71-78).
Now they'll re-pair everyone and send players off both sets of tees in threesomes, which is exactly what needs to be done with more weather likely on the way later today. -- Brian Wacker
BREAKING DOWN DUFNER'S DAY (2:30 p.m.): Much like Mark Calcavecchia's round, Jason Dufner's finish was anti-climactic. His 9-under 63, however, is good enough to put him in the lead for now.
On the day, Dufner hit 9 of 14 fairways and and 13 of 18 greens in regulation, while taking 24 putts. While his 63 wasn't a tournament record -- four players have shot 62 in this event, the last coming in 2007 by Hunter Mahan at Angus Glen North -- it was the second time this year Dufner has posted such a number and the fourth time he's shot 65 or lower this season (see chart and scorecard below). Dufner wasn't the only one to shoot 63 in the second round, by the way. Briny Baird did, too, and his round included a hole-in-one (which there have now been three of this week by Baird, Arjun Atwal and Joe Durant). -- Brian Wacker
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ONE RECORD SAFE (2:20 p.m.): Jason Dufner won't be breaking or even tying the RBC Canadian Open's 18-hole record, not after finding the water on his approach shot on the 519-yard, par-5 18th hole.
Dufner had eight birdies and an eagle in his second round, then made a bogey on No. 17 after failing to get up-and-down from a greenside bunker. Needing a birdie to tie the tournament record and an eagle to break it, Dufner went for the green in two on the par-5 finishing hole, coming up short and wet from 223 yards.
That was the bad news. The good news, for Dufner at least, is that he managed to save par on No. 18 to finish with a 9-under 63, which gives him the clubhouse lead at 13 under as the second round nears conclusion. -- Brian Wacker
ANOTHER RECORD ABOUT TO FALL? (1:40 p.m.): Jason Dufner's name might be joining Mark Calcavecchia's in the record books here at the RBC Canadian Open. A little more than 2 hours after Calcavecchia set a PGA TOUR record for most consecutive birdies with nine, Dufner is challenging the 18-hole record of 62 for this tournament.
Currently, Dufner is 10 under on his round with eight birdies and an eagle through 16 holes -- and he still has the par-5 18th to play. Click here to follow his round live with Shot Tracker. -- Brian Wacker
CALC IN WITH A 65 (1:15 p.m.): Mark Calcavecchia's second round was slightly anti-climactic after two late bogeys knocked him back to 7 under for the day and 8 under for the week, but nothing takes away the fact that he set a new PGA TOUR record for most consecutive birdies with nine in a row. His performance also puts him in contention (for the moment) heading into the final 36 holes at Glen Abbey.
In his second round, Calcavecchia hit 11 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens in regulation while taking just 27 putts -- though he took just 13 putts on his way to a 30 over his first nine holes (the back nine at Glen Abbey).
Calcavecchia also did all this with his 15-year-old son, Eric, on the bag and it's the fourth time this season that he has shot a 65 or better (see chart below). To replay Calcavecchia's entire second round and to follow him in Round 3 with Shot Tracker, click here. -- Brian Wacker
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NEW LEADER (1 p.m.): A new leader at the RBC Canadian Open has emerged in the form of Jason Dufner, who while he doesn't have nine straight birdies does have seven birdies and an eagle through his first 13 holes of the second round. That has Dufner at 13 under for the week and in the lead by one.
Dufner's eagle came on the par-5 13th hole, where he absolutely stuck his approach from 230 yards to 3 feet, 4 inches before rolling in the eagle putt. On the week, Dufner, who has yet to make a bogey this week, is first in the field in putting and has hit 76 percent of his fairways and 77 percent of his greens in regulation -- both good for 12th in the field and both keys to succeeding at Glen Abbey.
Follow the remainder of Dufner's round live with Shot Tracker by clicking here. -- Brian Wacker
CHECKING IN WITH CALC (12:40 p.m.): Mark Calcavecchia has cooled a bit since making nine straight birdies in his second round, making four pars and a bogey to drop back 9 under for the week. Still, he is in contention as the second round continues. To follow Calcavecchia's round live with Shot Tracker and to see every shot he hit during his birdie run, click here. -- Brian Wacker
LEADERBOARD CHECK (12:15 p.m.): Jerry Kelly remains atop the leaderboard at the RBC Canadian Open, but there are plenty of players in pursuit -- some of which are barely halfway through their second round.
As of now, Kelly has a one-shot lead over Nathan Green, who is already in with a second-round 65, Scott Verplank and Jason Dufner, both of whom are still on the golf course, playing the back nine.
Meanwhile, with the weather playing havoc with this tournament there have been a number of withdrawals -- 10 in total in fact. The list of players who have already pulled out includes: Tag Ridings, Greg Owen, Jeff Maggert, David Gossett, Robert Garrigus, Matt Bettencourt, Mark Brooks, Carl Pettersson, Brian Davis and Aaron Baddeley. -- Brian Wacker
RECORD-SETTING BIRDIE BARRAGE (11:45 a.m.): Mark Calcavecchia just set a PGA TOUR record for most consecutive birdies with nine of them during his second round (while playing lift, clean and place) at Glen Abbey, where he's suddenly in contention at 10 under as a result. The previous record was eight in a row, accomplished by six players (see chart below).
Calcavecchia's streak began on the 195-yard, par-3 12th, where he hit it to inside of 4 feet before making the putt. Over the next eight holes, only two of his approach shots landed outside of 12 feet. Six of his putts made were inside of 6 feet with his two longest putts made 11 feet, 9 inches and 11 feet, 3 inches. Everything else was from single-digit range.
Below is a hole-by-hole breakdown of Calcavecchia's birdie run (Replay with Shot Tracker; Calcavecchia's scorecard):
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Calcavecchia's run came to an end on the par-4 third hole, where he pushed his tee shot right of the green before getting up-and-down for par. Believe it or not, though, this is not the first time Calcavecchia has gone on a run like this. At the 2001 FBR Open, he made a TOUR record 32 birdies.
Prior to Calcavecchia's birdie barrage, the best streak this season was seven in row by Ryuji Imada (Mercedes-Benz Championship) and Brian Davis (Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer).
As for the six previous guys to have made eight in a row, see the chart below. -- Brian Wacker
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SECOND ROUND IN FULL SWING (11:30 a.m.): The second round is still going on at the RBC Canadian Open, which has been plagued with more than 10 hours of weather delays. Jerry Kelly is in the lead, for now, but who knows how long that will last -- Kevin Na hadn't even teed off by the time Kelly finished earlier this morning. Once players do complete the second round, though, there will be a cut and we can expect to see players again sent off both tees in threesomes somewhere around 3:15 p.m. if the weather cooperates. -- Brian Wacker
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