There is a distinct Canadian flavour at the top of the Dicks Sporting Goods Open as the final round gets underway today down in Endicott NY.
Rod Spittle shot into the lead with an eagle at the 16th for a -6 66 to take a one-shot lead over rookie Scott McCarron (64) and John Huston (68) to get to -10,134.
Just 2 shots behind at -8 is Stephen Ames who found some of his old form with a brilliant 64 and he is joined by Jeff Maggert (68), Ian Woosnam (69) and first-round co-leader Paul Goydos (70) with Corey Pavin (66) and Willie Wood (69) another shot back.
For those who don't know Rod's story, he was a great amateur at Ohio State in the late 1970s and winner of the Canadian Amateur but he didn't turn pro until he was 49 choosing to raise his family in St Catherines instead. He hit the headlines when he won the 2010 AT&T Championship. This year he qualified to keep his card through Q School. He eagled the 16th when his chip from 65 yards hit the flag and dropped in the hole.
Ames had lived in this luxury home in Calgary http://calgaryherald.com/business/real-estate/luxury-home-of-golfer-stephen-ames-being-listed-for-sale-for-close-to-8-million for years with his wife Jodi, but they split up last year, sold the house and he and the 2 boys moved Vancouver.
He doesn't grind it out with the old guys, picking his spots and hasn't won on the Champions Tour ... yet.
Bryan Angus
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