Laird in the mix in Akron
Seven players were separated by just one shot going into today's third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron - and they included Scot Martin Laird.
Seven days after putting on his kilt and getting married in Colorado, Laird was seven under par at halfway and only one behind Australian Adam Scott and Americans Rickie Fowler, Ryan Moore and Keegan Bradley.
"I came into this week feeling fresh and on a high," said the 28-year-old from Glasgow, who has been based in the States since his college days.
"Sometimes it's amazing when you have no expectations how well you play."
Laird birdied the last three holes to add a 67 to his opening 66 - and how Lee Westwood was left wishing he had finished like that. Six under with six to play, England's world number two bogeyed four of them to drop into a tie for 27th in the 76-man field.
Westwood, whose frustration showed as he was slinging clubs back to his bag by the end, is still closer to the lead than Tiger Woods, however.
The seven-time winner of the title, returning to action after 12 weeks out with knee and Achilles tendon injuries, had a 71 to be only one under and joint 36th.
"I didn't putt as well as I did Thursday - actually I putted awful - and consequently I just never got the round going," said Woods.
He is also still struggling to control the extra distance he finds himself hitting the ball on his return to competitive action.
"It's just as hot at home, if not hotter. The ball should be flying about the same, but it's not - I'm swinging better, so I've got to get used to new numbers. I'm so close to putting the ball on a string, so it's coming."
