A Few Developing Storylines to Watch

Just thought I'd pass along a few things to watch out for this weekend.

First, at Pebble Beach:

• Steve Marino is positioned to get his first Tour win. He's posted 65-66 with only one bogey, and Saturday he plays Monterey Peninsula, the easiest of the three courses.
• Arnold Palmer's grandson Sam Saunders carded a 67 at Pebble, moving up 16 spots into a logjam at -7 (T4).

At Dubai:

• Rory McIlroy leads and is position to win his 3rd tournament.
• Tiger Woods shot a 66 Friday -- the lowest score by anybody in the field Friday -- to get himself back in the tournament. The big news was his scrambling (5 for 5), which has been one of his weakest stats lately.
• Sergio Garcia is -10 after rounds of 67-67 and no bogeys. It's still too early to say he's back, but he's starting to smile on-course again. That's a good sign!

And finally, at the LET tournament in Australia:

• Belen Mozo -- should I call her Greg Norman's protegé? -- posted -8 in the third round and jumped into a tie for third.
• Stacy Lewis is still on the course as I write this, but is in 2nd (-14)after 12 holes.
• And not surprisingly, Yani Tseng leads by three (-17) after 12 holes. If she wins this week, she'll probably take over the #1 spot in the women's world rankings.

Looks like it's going to be an interesting weekend!