Canadian Open Round Three: Rose might be blooming but Immelman leads a long list of thorns

There is obviously a small difference of opinion between myself and Canadian weather people over the definition of a light shower. To me that’s such a gentle and short sprinkling of water it’s hardly worth putting up the brolly. To our hairy-chested Canadian weathermen (and hopefully not so hairy-chested women) it is clearly just a few degrees down from having to tell Noah to build his boat.

Okay, Saturday’s downpour might not have been le deluge exactly, but it was enough to delay proceedings for two hours and send them out by the threes (Noah please note). Armed with such information, it would have been much easier to see Justin Rose returning to the top of the heap Saturday. As discussed previously, Justin and rain are like London and Thames.

Anyway, would a Canadian weather person kindly correct me if I am wrong in assuming that “we don’t expect any precipitation Sunday “ means it isn’t going to rain? Because that’s the working base on which I am going to go against Justin holding onto his lead.

Every time it’s brightened up and the course started to dry he has fallen away. And there’s the added pressure of the dreaded “Sunday wobble” that hits all leaders. So, much as I might wish him to win from a purely patriotic basis, it strikes me as the unlikeliest of Sunday’s possible scenarios. Having said that, I would be more than happy for him to ram my prediction back down my throat.

By that time I would hope to have gone back “into the green” on him too with all the potential in-play laying possibilities on offer. I certainly need to get into some contenders to lighten the load of my liability on Trevor Immelman.

Man, this guy just doesn’t give up. But although the market probably rightly has him as the overnight favourite, Immelman is still just one among a pack of at least 10 with an excellent chance. Bart Bryant’s putting and approach work have been superb and he is being proclaimed a serious danger in the forums, despite his very poor season so far. Jonathan Byrd’s putting has also been of the highest order, while Sean O’Hair has rebounded well from his disappointing showing in the Deutsche Bank with a solid all-round performance.

And of course, along with a host of other interesting possibilities, there’s still Jim Furyk just two shots off the pace. He hasn’t yet rekindled the fire of the opening round, but if anyone should know how to take this one it’s him.

Anyone know who’s that building an ark on the 18th?