Steve Marino Sure, Tiger may have missed the cut for the first time in forever, but a much more interesting local story has developed in Scotland. Steve Marino, a Fairfax native who began swinging a golf club in his Northern Virginia backyard at the age of three, sat atop the leaderboard of the British Open as third-round play teed off this morning at Turnberry. Marino, who shot a solid 67 on Thursday and holed a big eagle putt on 17 yesterday, was a four-year letterman at the University of Virginia and played junior golf all over the region. Looks like Fred Funk now has some serious competition for the title of best professional golfer from the D.C. area. UPDATE: Or maybe not. It seems as if Marino has dropped five strokes in the first five holes this morning and now sits tied for tenth at even par. The chances of Marino winning the tournament are likely dead, but hey, at least he can say he led the Open once. very much alive, though, as he’s made a small charge and is back to one off the lead at 2-under through 12.
