Dufner leads soggy Canadian Open

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Mike Weir had the best shot — and one-liners — on another rainy day at the 100th Canadian Open.

"Instead of reading the grain, you have to read the current out there," the Canadian star quipped after third-round play was suspended Sunday, forcing the tournament to at least a fifth day at saturated Glen Abbey.

Trying to become the first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher in 1954, Weir had a hole-in-one and was caught up in a confusing rules situation.

"It's been a crazy week," Weir said. "Look at all this. I mean, this is bizarre."

Weir was 9 under — including a penalty stroke for the rules infraction at the end of the second round — with seven holes left in the third round. Jason Dufner had the lead at 14 under, playing six holes in 1 under Sunday.

The ruling involved Weir's second shot on the 18th hole Saturday.

Weir's ball moved before he played the shot, but he was unsure whether he had addressed the ball or caused it to move. After calling for a ruling, he replaced the ball in its original location and took a one-stroke penalty.

Before Weir signed his scorecard, the penalty stroke was rescinded after he and the rules committee reviewed video and determined it was inconclusive whether he caused the ball to move. On Sunday, additional video was reviewed, and Weir again assessed himself a one-stroke penalty for causing the ball to move, even though it was still inconclusive whether he addressed the ball.

"Even though I don't think I did, I guess there's that gray-area possibility I could have," Weir said. "So with that, I didn't feel comfortable myself not taking it."

Weir wasn't disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard because it was right when he signed it. "If a committee makes a decision or an error we can certainly correct it," said Dean Ryan, a Royal Canadian Golf Association rules official.

Dufner, the second-round leader after rounds of 68 and 63 on the soggy Glen Abbey course, had a one-stroke lead over Anthony Kim and Jerry Kelly. Kim was 4 under after nine holes, and Kelly was 1 under through six.

"None of the players can control what's going on," Dufner said. "I think everybody wants to get out there and play and compete and try to win this golf tournament."