OAKVILLE, ONT. -- It wasnt quite like 2004, but for Mike Weir fans, seeing their hero light it up again was special. The Canadian star posted a five-under 67 on Friday, roaring out to a seven-under start before stumbling in with bogeys on three of his final four holes. It wasnt his lowest round of the year – he fired a 65 at Pebble Beach in February – and it wasnt a round that came out of nowhere. At the John Deere Classic two weeks ago, he shot 67 on both Saturday and Sunday. But posting it at Glen Abbey, in the RBC Canadian Open in front of the home country fans made it perhaps the most special round in some time. "It was a great day," said Weir, who lost a playoff at the Jack Nicklaus-designed course in 2004. "It was one of those rounds that could have been really anything. I could have been 10-under pretty easily, I think. But [I] played great, and it was exciting to do that for the fans. Yesterday was so dull, one birdie and nothing happening at all, so it was great to feel that kind of support out there and give them something to cheer about." Weir hit the ball well on Thursday but couldnt buy a putt, but on Friday, after a change of putters, he seemed to find the bottom of the cup with regularity. The stats show Weir with just 25 putts on Friday versus 34 a day earlier. "Ive been dancing around really good numbers here for a while, and that was a nice solid one for sure with a chance. Could have been a really good one. But it was up there with one of the better rounds this year so far." While putting together a fine display of shotmaking for the home-country fans was satisfying for Weir, he also knows that he needs a good finish here for his own selfish purposes. Weir is currently 170th on the FedEx Cup point list and 187th on the money list. He needs to move up to ensure he retains his playing privileges for 2014. "I only have this week and two more and I need to have some good weeks," he stated. "I need to have a good weekend here. I dont want to have to use one of my all-time money list exemptions because, if Im in that 150 to 200 category, Im not going to play those four events. Ive been working it hard and to grind that out, Im at the point where Id rather use my exemption and be fresh early for next year. The way things are with my game, I feel like the 125 is not going to be a problem." Weir has one more lifetime money list exemption for being in the top 50 on the all-time list – he used one for being in the top 25 this season. But hell make the decision on whether to cash it in at the end of the year. Right now, hes content to bask in the enjoyment of a good day, one that he can savour that much more knowing how far hes climbed back after injuries and re-tooling his swing. "It was brutal," Weir said of the struggles of the last two years. "It was really tough to go through. At the end of the day, when I had time to myself at my home or my hotel, Id take a deep breath and tell myself, you know what, I still love the game. "You win, you lose but at the end of the day, you have to have fun. Im having fun doing this again." Clearly, thats showing in his game and on his face. Discount NFL Jerseys UK .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Cheap NFL Jerseys UK Authentic . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.cheapnfljerseysuk.com/ . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. NFL Jerseys UK Outlet . 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Devastating flooding forced the PGA Tour to cancel The Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia.The cast of characters is stronger than ever.Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson might be the latest rivalry to take root in womens golf, both teenagers, each claiming a major championship this year. Not to be overlooked is Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, who won three straight times in May and probably should have won the ANA Inspiration in California, the first major of the year.What can go wrong? Historically, there is reason to worry.The last time the LPGA Tour had the stage to itself was in 2005 at Cherry Hills (Colorado) for the U.S. Womens Open, and the tour promised a great show and a big future.Among those tied for the lead going into the final round was a pair of teens in ponytails, 15-year-old Michelle Wie and 17-year-old Morgan Pressel. One shot behind was 18-year-old Paula Creamer, fresh off high school graduation. Still in the mix was Annika Sorenstam, the dominant player in her sport going for the third leg of the Grand Slam on the very course where Arnold Palmer charged to victory for his only U.S. Open.Lights, camera, struggles.On a Cherry Hills course with brutal rough and fast greens, the lasting image was Wie missing putts inside 3 feet on three out of four holes on her way to an 82. Sorenstam, five shots behind, tried to drive the first green just like Palmer did in 1960. She hit a tree, went into the creek and made bogey. Creamer struggled to move the ball more than 10 feet out of the rough. Lorena Ochoa snap-hooked a tee shot into the water on the 18th right when it looked like she was the winner.This was not a celebration of womens golf it should have been. It was an occasion to cringe.That wasnt the only time when the elements won out over timing. 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It looked bad.The hope was that another moment like Cherry Hills would arrive, and here it is.What makes it the most successful womens sport is that the LPGA has been going at it alone for six decades. They are not subsidized like the WNBA. They do not share the golf course with the men during the Grand Slam events. They have to work harder, and they do.The LPGA survived the retirement of Sorenstam and Ochoa two years apart and now has the potential for a most compelling rivalry.Ko won her first LPGA Tour event at age 15, and she might as well have the youngest as part of her name for all the records she keeps setting. She won two majors at 18, and the question now is when her LPGA victories (13) will catch up to her age (19).Henderson won for the first time last year when she was 17 and not even eligible to be an LPGA member. The Canadian delivered the most clutch moment in a major this year when she tracked down Ko in the final round of KPMG Womens PGA Championship in Washington with a long eagle putt and a tough par, then won in a playoff by coolly stuffing her approach into 3 feet.They are Nos. 1 and 2 in the world. Nothing could lift the LPGA Tour like those two battling at CordeValle.What womens golf needs now are plenty of eyeballs and predictable weather. And for the USGA to do better than it did at Oakmont (Pennsylvania). China NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Online Stitched Hockey Jerseys Wholesale Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Outlet College Jerseys For Sale Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys For Sale Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '