2009 British Open Leaderboard Updated with Latest Changes

2009 British Open leaderboard updates are done for the day. The 2009 British Open leaderboards had a couple of significant changes during round two of the tournament, spelling out a new leader, and possibly causing several really good golfers not to make the British Open cut line. At the end of round two for the 2009 British Open, the leaderboard had Americans Steve Marino and Tom Watson tied with a five-under par score of 135 over the first two rounds. It was a surprising turn of events for the American golfers as the 2009 British Open leaderboard showed Americans in the top three spots.

Heading into day two of the 2009 British Open, Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez was leading the tournament, after posting a first round score of 64 to sit six-under par through 18 holes. He had a rougher day on the second round, where he posted a three-over par 73 to bump his total score to 137 (three-under par). The slip of Jimenez allowed several golfers to pass him in the standings, including Tom Watson, who had posted a 65 on the first day of the tournament. Heading towards the evening hours at the 2009 British Open though, Tom Watson was still behind the new leader of the tournament.

When Steve Marino took to the course on day two of the 2009 British Open, he knew he had posted a nice score of 67 on the first day of play to put himself three-under par. That put him a little ways back in the standings though, and he thought the he would definitely have to put up better number on day two if he wanted to contend for the lead. While he put up a worse score of 68, when he looked up at the 2009 British Open leaderboard, he found himself leading the entire British Open field. He would later comment that he was in shock, as many golfers played worse on Friday to bring him back up the standings.

Tom Watson caught up to Steve Marino by the end of round two, and cemented a two-way tie heading into the clubhouse. Just behind them with a score of four-under par was fellow American Mark Calcavecchia, who was only one shot off the lead at nightfall. Despite their success, the story of the day may turn out to be Tiger Woods, who posted a rough score of 74, which placed him 5-over par for the tournament. Now Tiger Woods is at risk of not making the cut in order to even play in the final two rounds. The tournament belongs to Marino and Watson for now though, as they are playing some of the best golf of their careers.

Source: British Open Leaderboards