Marino takes his chance

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Marino began the day three off the lead held by Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, the 45-year-old having equalled the lowest first round in Open history with his 64 yesterday. But as Jimenez and many others failed to cope with a strong wind on the Ayrshire links, Open debutant Marino carded a second-round 68 for a five-under-par halfway total of 135.

Marino was originally third reserve for the championship and only received a call-up on Sunday, by which time he had dispatched his father from Virginia to Florida to collect his passport and post it to Illinois, where he was playing in the John Deere Classic.

"I replaced Shingo Katayama and I found out Sunday morning," explained Marino, who holed out from 116 yards for birdie on the third, holed a bunker shot on the sixth for another and eagled the 17th.

"I was at the John Deere. I didn't have any warm clothes. I didn't have a passport. I had to fly my dad to my house in Florida so he could get my passport and FedEx it to me at the John Deere. He left Friday morning and flew back Friday night.

"I wasn't even expecting to play in this tournament. I didn't think I was going to be an alternate, let alone be playing, so when I found out I got in, I was super excited."

Out on the course, five-time champion Tom Watson was alongside Marino on five under after three holes of his round, with Japan's Kenichi Kuboya and American Steve Stricker also sharing the lead after 10 and four holes respectively.

Overnight leader Jimenez was two shots back on three under after an inward nine of 34 helped him salvage a round of 73, England's Ross Fisher and South African Retief Goosen also on the same mark.