*Timing is everything: Between filing 10 Internet updates and five blog entries today, we had to pick our spots to be outside actually gathering information. We happened to pick hole 9 and Michelle Wie because it was close and she’s well-known. And we were rewarded.

*The hidden ball trick doesn’t work in golf. OK, that photo is actually of Natalie Gulbis on the 18th green. The talented Mr. Jeff Wheeler of the Star Tribune took that shot earlier today.

*Talented Korean golfers are trying to run away with this thing. Ji Young Oh is the leader at 6-under; Song Hee Kim, one of eight players on the board whose last name is Kim, is currently 5-under through 12.

*It’s hot and gorgeous out here.

*The crowd is sizable and appreciative, but there is still plenty of room for fans to maneuver.

*There are three days left and everything will change a half dozen times between now and then.

We’ll be back in the morning with more golf goodness; regular RandBall readers will have one more tasty treat before the NBA draft madness.

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