Clive: Just found this in todays Boston Globe.
Stan: Appears Campbell withdrew.
Rhode Islanders Brad Faxon and Brett Quigley were two who did. They've played TPC Boston close to a dozen times each and love the venue; what they loved even more was the reception they had for more than four hours.
"It's been like this all day," said Faxon, signaling to a healthy gallery following them along the par-5 18th hole. "It's unreal. I was shocked when I saw the crowds."
Local knowledge Billy Andrade is another Rhode Islander making the short daily commute and he, too, is glad for it. He's also a diehard Red Sox fan and he knows the Blue Jays and Yankees are at Fenway Park this week. He also knows Jimmy Buffett is playing next door at the Tweeter Center. So much to do, so little time? Not for him. "I've seen Jimmy Buffett and I have seen a few Red Sox games in my day," said Andrade. "I'm going to go for the rest route." . . . Kirk Hanefeld, director of golf at The International in Bolton, enjoyed a casual practice round with veteran David Frost of South Africa. Having won last week's NEPGA Championship to qualify for this event, Hanefeld continued his fine play and figures he shot 3-under-par 68, but he concedes the course has some teeth in it. "They can hide the pins and put them on a bunch of knobs," said Hanefeld, 47, who wondered whether he'd be the oldest in the 156-player field. That distinction belongs to Curtis Strange, who turned 48 Jan. 30 . . . As good a day as it was for Hanefeld, it was even better for Frost, because during the round he was told he had gotten into the field when Chad Campbell withdrew. Frost was the first alternate. Second alternate Jay Don Blake got in when Dudley Hart withdrew with a back injury . . . Jim McGovern received the last official sponsor's exemption.
