After the news broke that Tiger Woods was done for the rest of the season, golf fans sat, jaw open, wondering what was going to happen to their beloved sport.

From a story that nobody could realistically write, 53-year-old Greg Norman has hovered over the links at Royal Birkdale in a fashion that makes you think it's 1993, not 2008, leading after 54 holes at the British Open.

A round of two-over 72 today, with a chip on the last that nearly disappeared for a closing birdie, has to be one of the most impressive rounds of his illustrious career in winds that were knocking golf balls around like a golfer tossing up blades of grass.

"I put it in the top three toughest rounds I've ever played," Norman said after the round. "My play has been reflective of my mindset which is good. I'm enjoying it and as long as I keep enjoying what I'm doing, a happy mind brings a lot of happiness."

Norman bounced back from a double-bogey on the 10th hole with birdies on the 14th and 17th, closing his last nine at even par while everyone else struggled.

He hasn't won a PGA Tour event since 1997 and he hasn't led a major since the infamous collapse at Augusta in 1996, but Norman has that rare chance to completely rewrite his legacy. In 18 simple, links golf holes Norman could go from notorious choke artist to living legend, Jack Nicklaus at the Masters in 1986 be damned.

The Shark has defending champion Padraig Harrington, steady K.J. Choi and young gun Anthony Kim biting at his heels, but it hasn't seemed to bother him thus far.

If you're not excited about the possibility of this story unfolding tomorrow, you just don't love sports. Greg Norman is slowly making this Open Championship the most exciting we've seen in years.