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Baddeley has always had great expectations


Published: June 16, 2007

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Listening to Baddeley after Saturday's round, he didn't sound like the player who missed the cut in his two previous U.S. Opens, and it's obvious he's found his rhythm, on the course and off.

"I feel very peaceful. I'm very content with who I am and where I'm going," Baddeley said. "Today I felt really calm out there. When I made a bogey, I wasn't really fussed a lot. My game felt right, so I wasn't really trying to press or do anything special."

His three-under 33 tied the day's best back-nine score and assured him a final pairing with Tiger. When Baddeley was just 18 and a rising star in Australia, he told a journalist that his goal was to be better than Woods.

Sunday's final round could be the first step.