The Canadian Open is scheduled to begin at the Legends on the Niagara course today.

While Daniel remains candid, this is not the same confident person that punched the air in victory following a final-hole birdie putt to win last year's Canadian Open at Vancouver, British Columbia, and, at 46, become the oldest woman to win an LPGA Tour event.

Daniel has not finished better than a tie for 22nd in the 10 tournaments she's entered this season. And it's no fun being ranked 57th on the money list with just over $103,000.

"As long as I felt like I could really compete out there, I would stay," Daniel said. "But, you know, if I finish even 50th on the money list, then it's not worth it for me."

ELS UNSURE OF RIGHT APPROACH: Ernie Els knows better than to use the Scottish Open as any kind of gauge for how his game stacks up for the British Open.

For starters, Loch Lomond will never be mistaken for a links course.

It was designed by Tom Weiskopf along a gorgeous lake north of Glasgow. The grass is lush and often soggy from rain, favoring players who hit the ball long and high.

The results certainly are no indication. Els won the Barclays Scottish Open a year ago, then went to Royal St. George's and stumbled to a 78 before recovering to tie for 18th in the British Open.

The year before, he tied for 50th at Loch Lomond, then won the British Open at Muirfield.

The British Open will be played down the coast at Royal Troon in Scotland next week, but Els is not looking at this event as any kind of tune up for golf's oldest championship.

"I don't know how you should prepare for it," Els said Wednesday. "You've got to take this tournament for what it is. It's the Scottish Open. It stands on its own, played on a great golf course."