Now I didn't see any of this overnight. I will have a peek tonight so here is the wire story from Coolum, Australia where they play their PGA Championship this week, Ogilvy, Appleby and all the big Aussies are in the field as is John Daly
COOLUM, Australia (AP) -- American Bobby Gates overcame an Australian wildlife experience to shoot an -8 64 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Australian PGA.
Gates, tied with Australian Andrew Buckle, birdied the final two holes -- holing a 45-footer on No. 18.
On the par-3 14th, Gates had to wait while course marshals scared away a kangaroo near the front of the tee. After the delay, Gates pulled his tee shot into the water and made a bogey. He blamed shifting wind rather than the misplaced marsupial for the errant shot.
"It was kind of fun to watch ... pretty cool," he said. "I think the wind was more a factor out there ... it didn't end up very well."
China's Liang Wenchong, 1983 Australian Open winner Peter Fowler and Steve Bowditch, who grew up a few miles from the course, shot 66s. Geoff Ogilvy, the Australian Open winner last week in Sydney, shot a 70, defending champion Robert Allenby had a 70 and American John Daly opened with a 71.
Adam Scott had a rough start, shooting a quadruple-bogey 8 on the 13th after beginning his round on the 10th. He put two balls in the water on the pond-lined hole and shot 40 on the back nine en route to a 73
T1 Andrew Buckle -- -- -8 64# -- -- -- --
T1 Bobby Gates -- -- -8 64# -- -- -- --
T3 LIANG Wenchong -- -- -6 66# -- -- -- --
T3 Steven Bowditch -- -- -6 66# -- -- -- --
T3 Peter Fowler -- -- -6 66# -- -- -- --
T6 Matthew Millar -- -- -5 67# -- -- -- --
T6 James Nitties -- -- -5 67# -- -- -- --
T6 Andre Stolz -- -- -5 67# -- -- -- --
T6 Akio Sadakata -- -- -5 67# -- -- -- --
T6 Kieran Pratt -- -- -5 67# -- -- -- --
T11 Matthew Griffin -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Adam Crawford -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Brad Kennedy -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Gareth Paddison -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Bradley Hughes -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Tony Carolan -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Rod Pampling -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Anthony Summers -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Scott Laycock -- -- -4 68# -- -- -- --
T11 Aaron Townsend -- -- -4 68#
Note
Lori Kane is playing with some of the big names in women's golf on the European women's tours season ender..
Here is an AP report
Lorie Kane sits eight strokes behind the leader through two rounds of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. Kane had three birdies and four bogeys for a round of 73, which leaves her in a tie for 26th at 1-over par.
Lydia Hall of Wales shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Anna Nordqvist of Sweden, who made four birdies in a bogey-free round of 68. Hall had a 31 on the front nine, including five birdies, to move to the top at the season-ending tournament in Dubai
Bryan Angus
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