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Sep112009

Marino, Sabbatini remain the leaders

Writing from Lemont, Ill.
Friday, September 11, 2009

Often, the first round leaders in a golf tournament disappear on the second day.

Not Steve Marino, the co-leader with Rory Sabbatini after the first 18 holes of the 106th Western Open, in its third playing under the title of the BMW Championship. At the lunch hour on Friday, Marino deep into his first nine holes, he regained two strokes he lost earlier in the round, and once again stands at 5-under-par.

So does Sabbatini, though he's played only one of Dubsdread's holes as of this posting. The duo has a one-stroke lead on Elmhurst's Mark Wilson, plus Brandt Snedaker, Padraig Harrington, Bo Van Pelt and Marc Leishman, who, having grown up three hours north of Melbourne, Australia – which is to say in the middle of nowhere, though across the street from a golf course – and having turned pro only in 2005, could end up being the story of the championship.

Aditionally, a fellow named Tiger Woods, largely responsible for a traffic jam that was larger than Thursday's, has opened his second round by dropping a stroke on the first hole and stands 2-under, three off the leaders.

A full report at the conclusion of play; updates as warranted.

– Tim Cronin

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