"My eight-year-old at the time was asking if I was going to die. It's a difficult question to answer if you don't actually know the answer.

That was the reality former British & Irish Lions prop Tom Smith had to go through when he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2019.

"At the time I felt quite exposed," Smith, 49, told BBC Radio 5 Live's Eleanor Oldroyd.

"Initially it was quite scary for my family, because the first month or two were quite touch and go."

Smith, who made 67 international appearances - 61 for Scotland and six for the Lions - is now "doing well" having had successful radiology on the brain, while his liver and lungs have also been given the all-clear.

"We're just dealing the abdominal lymph-nodes and the colon which are all stable so it's good," says Smith.

"I still have chemotherapy every two weeks. It takes three days - I go in Monday morning and leave in the evening and have two days at home with a pump attached and medicine going in and I just carry on.

"It's a very different place to a year ago, and even six months ago."

Smith admits being told that he may have to continue chemotherapy for the rest of his life was a "shock" but "is more of a reason to encourage people to get checked earlier".

He has been working alongside the charity Fortitude to raise awareness of colon cancer - it is currently the second highest cancer killer in the UK - and he says it is "less talked about than it perhaps should be".

"You have to get comfortable talking about poo. It is one of those things unfortunately. It's worth checking out and losing our inhibitions," said Smith.

"I was talking to a group of rugby players a few days ago and part of rugby is knuckling down and getting on with it and you can't be like that with your own wellness and that's probably what caught me out.

"I did have some soreness in my ribs and in my abdomen and I just carried on and I ended up in A&E in too much pain to function.

"It has been very gratifying - I've had a few messages from people who have been screened and who have got the message either through my situation or Fortitude and they've been picked up, had surgery and are on the mend.

"There can be good outcomes from what has been a terrible situation. "

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is no stranger to trade rumors. He spent an entire season with the Los Angeles Lakers hearing about how he could possibly get dealt before ultimately landing with the Pelicans in the summer of 2019. But as Ball tried to navigate a rough start to the 2020-21 season, his name started to swirl in the rumor mill once again.

To his credit, however, Ball has responded with back-to-back standout performances. In the Pelicans' game on Wednesday against Washington, Ball had nine points and four assists while hitting three 3-pointers in the first half while guarding Bradley Beal before rolling an ankle and missing the second half.

Ball returned to action Friday night and played his best game of the season in a 131-126 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Ball had a season-high 27 points (tying his high in a Pelicans uniform), matched a career high with seven 3-pointers and had his second-best assist output of the season with eight.

"I just stay the course," Ball said when asked if he had any extra motivation this week. "I've been playing basketball for a long time. I put a lot of work in and just try to play my game. That's how I play. I just try to stay away from all the noise and just go out there and try to help my team win games."

Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said he spoke with Ball earlier this week about being able to play through the noise and playing at a high level.

"Nobody likes distractions, but you have distractions all the time," Van Gundy told reporters on Wednesday. "It's trade rumors, it's COVID, it's family, whatever it is. Other voices. There's always distractions, and a big part of being successful in this league is being able to block out distractions and being able to do your job."

Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said on ESPN New Orleans radio on Thursday that he thought Ball responded with one of his best halves of the year against the Wizards.

"I think he just realized and compartmentalized in his situation, it's a good thing that people bring up your name because it means you're coveted by other teams," Griffin told the radio station.

For Ball, the response meant playing with more aggression, something his coaches and teammates have been imploring him to do all season.

Pelicans center Steven Adams, who had 20 rebounds against the Bucks, said when Ball is playing aggressively and trying to get into the paint and looking to score, it just helps the entire offense.

"He did a really good job at that," Adams said. "Again, bro, with any player, as a defensive player, if you see someone with that body language, in terms of coming straight at you and like, taking those angles, it forces you to make a pretty drastic decision.

"It kind of puts you in a tough area. Instead of being passive, defenses can be like, 'Oh, sweet, I can be passive also.' Our guys were doing a good job of taking angles that made it so the defense had to rotate and then we were finding the open guy from there."

The Pelicans finished with a season-high 32 assists, and Adams gave Ball credit as being the spark to the offense on Friday. It also helped that the Pelicans were making shots.

Aside from Ball's big night, his backcourt partner Eric Bledsoe had seven 3-pointers as well. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Ball and Bledsoe became just the fifth starting backcourt in NBA history to hit at least seven 3-pointers in the same game, joining Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (three times), James Harden and Eric Gordon, Damon Stoudamire and Nick Van Exel, and Michael Dickerson and Cuttino Mobley.

While the ball movement was key to the Pelicans' success on Friday, the willingness to find the right shot also helped. And for Ball, it was about taking the shot when it was passed to him. He was 6-for-9 on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, which showed he was willing to take the open looks instead of looking to make the extra pass.

"We love to see it," Pelicans forward Zion Williamson said. "When he shoots the ball like that with confidence, even if he misses it, just him shooting it with the confidence it's going in, that's what we want Zo to do. He hit seven tonight and they were all big for us."

Daniel Sams has been passed fit to play in the BBL Knockout final against the Brisbane Heat, giving the Sydney Thunder a significant boost and returning their middle order to full power.

Sams suffered a bone and tendon injury in his right hand when he fell awkwardly fielding off his own bowling against the Hobart Hurricanes earlier this month and missed the last three regular-season games which saw the Thunder qualify third in the table.

While they covered for his absence effectively in the bowling attack through Brendan Doggett's impressive form at the back-end of the tournament, Sams' batting has been a point of difference for the Thunder this season.

He is striking at 191.34 from seven innings for his 199 runs - propelled by his thumping 65 off 25 balls in the group match against the Heat - placing him second overall for the season behind team-mate Nathan McAndrew. He has been a key part of the Thunder's strong performance in the Power Surge - the two overs of fielding restrictions which can be taken by the batting side after the 10th over - where they lead the way with a run rate of 12.69.

Sams himself has scored 69 runs off 31 balls during the Surge, which places him fourth behind team-mate Ben Cutting at the top (91 off 40), Brisbane Heat's Jimmy Peirson (82 off 50) who will be in the opposition on Sunday and Jordan Silk (79 off 45) from the Sydney Sixers.

"All the stuff that I needed to [do] yesterday, I was able to tick it off without any problems really. We're actually a little bit surprised with how good it's turned out," Sams said. There's a little bit of awareness of pain. But, I'll be able to go out there and bat as I usually would."

Sams has also taken 10 wickets with his left-arm pace but it was his ability to be at full tilt with bat in hand that was the main decider over his fitness

"His batting was the main thing we looked at," Thunder coach Shane Bond said. "There's always a couple of risks that are associated with an injured hand, so the main concern was his batting. The good news is he had no problems and is ready to go."

Sams' availability will leave Bond with a tough selection decision after the impact Doggett has had with the ball and the all-round skills that McAndrew brings to the side.

"It's a good headache," he said. "It's nice to have a fully fit squad at this time of the season. It's an unusual situation, but it's definitely welcome.

"In terms of our bowling, I think in the last three games we've started to really see our game plan come to fruition because we've bowled really well. If we can do that again in this game it will be great.

"Our batting has been good and consistent throughout the tournament, but it's tremendous to see that our bowling has picked up."

The two group matches between the Thunder and Heat were shared one apiece. The Thunder chased down 179 with seven balls to spare at Manuka Oval - the venue for the Knockout - thanks to Sams' brilliance, and then the Heat successfully chased at the Gabba although Sams again made an impact with 37 off 18 balls before having to be subbed out with concussion.

There will be no Ranji Trophy for the first time since its inception in 1934-35, but the BCCI has announced that the senior men's, senior women's and Under-19 men's 50-over competitions would be held in the current domestic season, which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in a major way. Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, wrote to the various state associations on Friday announcing this, adding that "this has been decided after having received your [state associations'] feedback".

Pointing out that "it has been difficult to plan the cricket calendar on account of the precautions that are necessary for the safe conduct of the games," Shah wrote: "… it was extremely important for us to ensure that women's cricket takes place and I am extremely happy to inform you that we are going to conduct the Senior Women's One-day tournament simultaneously with the Vijay Hazare Trophy [men's 50-over tournament] and follow it up with Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-19.

"The details regarding these tournaments shall be communicated to you [state associations] shortly."

Shah pointed to the "successful conduct" of the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy - the final is scheduled for Sunday - and the plans for the upcoming senior men's series against England to sound a note of hope.

The BCCI had earlier asked the state associations to give their suggestions on the domestic calendar, which has had to be curtailed in a big way because of the pandemic. The 2020 edition of the IPL was held in the UAE, with the four-match Women's T20 Challenge held alongside the playoffs of the men's event, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has taken place across seven centres since January 10. Next up is the all-format series between India and England - to be played in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Pune - from February 5 to March 28. The 2021 edition of the IPL is expected after that, but there is no clarity yet if it will be played in India or elsewhere, with the UAE remaining one of the possible alternative venues.

ESPNcricinfo had reported on December 24 last year, after the BCCI's annual general meeting in Ahmedabad, that the board was exploring the possibility of hosting the Ranji Trophy, which has been an ever-present fixture in the domestic calendar for 86 editions.

Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain who is now the president of the BCCI, had himself voiced his keenness to have the tournament, and there were suggestions that it might be held - in a shorter format than usual - after the Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare tournaments. The state associations, however, were not in favour of hosting the multi-day tournament.

More to follow…

EMPORIA, Va. – Elliott Sadler eSports announced a full-time partnership with Nutrien Ag Solutions on Friday for the full eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season.

Ashton Crowder will pilot the No. 1 Nutrien Ag Solutions Digital Hub Camry for the Elliott Sadler-owned eSports team, while Garrett Manes will wheel the No. 2 Camry.

Sadler, a four-time NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver and 17-time NASCAR national series winner, founded Elliott Sadler eSports last year and is taking a hands-on approach as the team enters its inaugural year at the top level of oval iRacing competition.

“I fell in love with iRacing once I retired,” said Sadler. “I’ve been building this team for a year now, and we’re ready to go win races and compete for a championship. We’re bringing a new sponsor into this space with Nutrien Ag Solutions. This is going to be a lot of fun.

“This isn’t just a hobby for me. We are pouring a lot of resources into this to be able to go out and win.”

Crowder is entering his third year in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, transitioning to Elliott Sadler eSports from Burton Kligerman eSports (now Kligerman Sport) after racing his way back into the series through the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Series.

The 18-year-old from Concord, N.C., is a two-time Coca-Cola Series winner, with his most recent victory coming at the virtual Auto Club Speedway on Feb. 25, 2020.

“Elliott and the team took me in when I needed the support the most, and for that I’ll be forever grateful,” Crowder said. “It means the world to me that I’ll be able to represent them and Nutrien Ag Solutions this year in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.

“Getting back into the series was the first goal, and now that we’ve accomplished that, I’m really excited to see what we can do this year as we chase a championship together.”

Manes is embarking on his rookie season in the Coca-Cola Series, after picking up a win in the six-race eNASCAR iRacing Pro Series and finishing seventh in points.

The 19-year-old from Powhatan, Va., is a past competitor in Legend Cars at the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway and cut his teeth in motorsports in Arena Racing USA as a youngster.

“I’m really happy to have the opportunity to drive for Elliott Sadler eSports,” said Manes. “Elliott has been so involved in this and has done so much for our team. It’s been awesome to be a part of the technical team this year and I can’t wait to start my first season in the Coca-Cola Series with the home team.”

Nutrien Ag Solutions, the world’s leading agriculture retailer, first partnered with Sadler with Kaulig Racing in 2019, serving as the primary sponsor of his final two career NASCAR races at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway.

“We’re thrilled to have the Nutrien Ag Solutions Digital Hub featured in the iRacing Series with our long-time friend, Elliott Sadler,” said Brent Smith, Nutrien Ag Solutions Vice President of Marketing, Sustainability and Proprietary Products. “The Nutrien Ag Solutions Digital Hub is an industry-leading digital tool that provides access to field-level insights, local weather, invoices and payments, and the latest product information, allowing our growers and crop consultants to collaborate and lead the field season after season. To have it represented in eNASCAR through Elliott Sadler eSports couldn’t be more perfect.

“Elliott is a wonderful ambassador for agriculture and Nutrien Ag Solutions, and we look forward to being able to continue that for years to come.”

The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season begins Monday, Feb. 8 at the virtual Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway. Live coverage will stream on eNASCAR.com/live.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The last thing a leading driver wants to see is a yellow flag late in the race.

Unless that driver is Kuno Wittmer.

Wittmer pulled off a picture-perfect restart with five minutes remaining Friday and went on to win the BMW Endurance Challenge At Daytona, the season opener for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona International Speedway.

The restart helped Wittmer stay ahead of three battling BMWs to win with co-driver Orey Fidani in the No. 13 AWA McLaren 570S GT4 and take the early lead in the championship in the series’ Grand Sport class.

The key to getting the edge, Wittmer said, was getting the McLaren in the right place to throttle up.

“Every car has a sweet spot as to where you want to accelerate,” Wittmer said. “It was up to my choice. That’s what I did. I put the thing right in the sweet spot. As soon as we had the clearance to accelerate in the acceleration zone, I took it.”

In the Touring Car class, the opposite took place. Mikey Taylor got around the outside of leader Ryan Eversley and pulled away to take the No. 17 Unitronic JDC-Miller MotorSports Audi RS3 LMS SEQ and co-drivers Chris Miller and William Tally to victory lane.

“I actually thought I was behind the eight ball, so I was flat out,” Taylor said of the restart. “But it turned out that he jumped maybe a second or two too early. … All day they’d been calling the green quite early. They started to call it later and later throughout the race, so I kind of knew it was going to be later. (Eversley) obviously expected it to be earlier.”

Eversley, who co-drove with Greg Strelzoff and Todd Lamb, held on for second place in TCR in the No. 94 Atlanta Speedwerks Honda Civic FK7 TCR, .736 seconds behind the class winner. Michael Johnson and Stephen Simpson brought the No. 54 Michael Johnson Racing Hyundai Veloster N TCR home in third.

Wittmer broke his own track record Thursday while winning the GS pole, then teamed with Fidani to overcome a penalty and get the No. 13 McLaren back into the lead ahead of Mike Skeen’s No. 82 BimmerWorld BMW M4 GT4.

With 11 minutes, 30 seconds left, a full-course caution erased Wittmer’s lead. On the restart, Wittmer timed his move perfectly to gain a slight advantage as two other BMWs – the Turner Motorsport tandem driven by Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley – joined Skeen in a battle for second.

Afterward, Wittmer and Fidani credited their crew for the victory – the fourth in Pilot Challenge for Wittmer and first for Fidani. Wittmer also won at Daytona in a McLaren in 2019.

“The only way you can win these races is by spending the least amount of time in the pit lane,” Wittmer said. “That’s what we executed today.”

Auberlen eventually finished second, 1.169 seconds behind Wittmer, for a runner-up finish with Dillon Machavern in the No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW. Turner’s other entry – the No. 96 BMW shared by Foley and Vincent Barletta, also landed on the podium.

OWASSO, Okla. – Daryn Pittman was ready to reveal the next chapter of his life on Jan. 11 during the opening day of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Okla.

However, things went for an unexpected turn.

Two days before Pittman was set to announce a business venture in the motorsports industry, after closing a long run as a driver with the World of Outlaws, everything went by the wayside.

That planned venture fell through, and now, the 42-year-old is reevaluating his options for 2021 and beyond.

That includes the possibility of more racing, with a potential to run between 50 and 70 races this season. That is all tentative, though, until the 2013 World of Outlaws champion pieces together a definitive schedule.

Pittman hasn’t had much time to recover from the business fallout. In a way, he’s still in processing mode, as he scrambles to assemble some kind of plan for this season.

“It caught us off guard,” Pittman said of his business plans falling through. “We didn’t get much of a chance to repair or try to fix it. … I thought it was a done deal and it just didn’t turn out to be that way. It’s unfortunate, but it’s a part of life and things go on.”

Where does Pittman go from here?

He does have races planned with longtime friend Jason Meyers, starting March 4 when the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series heads to The Dirt Track at Las Vegas.

The duo also plans to race the World of Outlaws swing in California, which spans six races from March 20 to April 3, depending on COVID-19 restrictions.

“Hopefully that stays on the schedule,” Pittman said. “You just never know these days.”

Pittman’s biggest project this year might develop outside the race car, as he’ll work alongside Brenham Crouch and help the 15-year-old micro star find his way in sprint car racing.

This will happen under the direction of Leighton Crouch, Brenham’s dad, and Pittman will have a hand in Crouch’s racing operation beginning Feb. 11 with the King of the 360s at East Bay Raceway Park in Florida.

Crouch also plans to run the full USAC National Midget Series schedule for Keith Kunz’s powerhouse stable, opening the door for Pittman to run a good number of races in the Crouchs’ sprint car.

“I’m going to see where that leads,” Pittman said. “There’s some potential for that to be full-time, and me to run the car some, if that’s the direction we continue to go. Obviously the main focus will be helping Brenham and helping him learn some things about sprint cars, teaching him the best I can. It’s something I’m really interested in.”

Pittman isn’t stranded with no direction in the wake of the business collapse.

Opportunities have flocked to Pittman as the word has gotten out. He is, after all, an 86-time winner with the World of Outlaws, ninth on the all-time list.

What Pittman’s future comes down to is the people involved and building fruitful relationships. That’s what makes his involvement with Crouch and their race operation attractive.

It doesn’t mean the quality of equipment takes a complete backseat when Pittman weighs his racing options. It just means Pittman is more selective of his company these days.

“I do still love racing, but I’m more worried about the people involved with each team more so than the equipment,” Pittman said. “If I’m going to go drive, I want to be with a team that’s going to go and be competitive.”

Pittman is optimistic about his fledgling deal with the Crouchs. It is just as exciting as it is refreshing for the veteran racer who is trying to find his place after a two-decade, full-time career with the World of Outlaws.

When Pittman said he has enough leeway to run something along the lines of a full-time schedule, he didn’t mean full-time with a touring series.

What he alluded to is somewhere between 50-70 races and some kind of opportunity in a sprint car nearly every weekend.

His farewell tour with the World of Outlaws last year was not influenced by the business venture that recently faded away. Pittman simply wanted to retire from the grind of being contractually on the road.

“It wasn’t going to change my decision to step out of the seat full-time,” Pittman said. “Even though this fell through, this doesn’t change my mindset whatsoever. This business opportunity was not any direct relation to wanting to get out full-time. It probably became available more because I decided to get out. My focus hasn’t changed.”

Life on the road, with a touring series, is too demanding for Pittman at this stage in his life. He’s long wanted to fully support his family. Handpicking his schedule is appealing, too.

“We’re trying to set up our life outside of racing full-time,” Pittman said. “When you’re racing full time, you don’t have time to do anything else.”

Last year, Pittman concluded his World of Outlaws career seventh in points, with one win in 54 races. A bulk of those races were in the Roth Motorsports No. 83, until the two mutually parted and Pittman rejoined Mike Heffner’s Pennsylvania-based operation for the finish.

It seemed to make sense that Pittman would return to Heffner Racing in some capacity this year. Then, as his business venture grew more likely, Heffner looked elsewhere, tapping veteran Tim Shaffer as Pittman’s replacement.

Pittman wished that opportunity had remained open, but life moved along. Either way, opportunity in some way, shape, or form awaits him.

Right now, that includes World of Outlaws races on the West Coast with Meyers and helping the Crouchs run their race operation.

“That interests me quite a bit,” said Pittman, alluding to working with the Crouchs and running races with them. “We’ll see where that goes. There’s definitely a few cars out there that have good crew chiefs available that don’t just run full-time [with a touring series].

“If that doesn’t work, we’ll continue searching.”

SAN DIEGO – Even without his best golf Phil the Thrill is entertaining.

Phil Mickelson spent the better part of a cold and windy day at the Farmers Insurance Open on the wrong side of the cut line, until a birdie at the 10^th hole set him up to advance to the weekend. But with Lefty it’s never that simple.

Bogeys at Nos. 14 and 15 seemed to end his quest to play the final two rounds and after hitting his approach to 13 feet on the 17^th hole play was halted by heavy rain and hail.

Following the 52-minute delay, Mickelson rolled in the birdie attempt at the penultimate hole and after missing the fairway at the last – he hit just 5 of 14 fairways on Day 2 – he spun his third shot to 12 feet and made the putt to finish at 1 under and avoid missing his second consecutive cut at Torrey Pines and his second consecutive cut this year.

Mickelson, a three-time winner at this event, who was born in San Diego, hasn’t posted a top-10 finish on the South Course in a decade.

SAN DIEGO – In four previous starts at the Farmers Insurance Open Peter Malnati had never made the cut but the fifth time was a charm for the 33-year-old following rounds of 66-71 that left him tied for eighth place and two shots off the lead.

So, what changed?

“Obviously it is a big, long golf course, that's for sure. I've not always been a big, long hitter, but I am now, which is fun,” Malnati said.

Malnati’s tongue-and-cheek ideas on distance aside – he’s 145^th in driving distance the season on the PGA Tour, which is up from 166^th last season – his thoughts on the South Course do leave room for a mid-length player.

“If you look at people who have won here, it's not always big, long hitters,” he said. “This golf course also rewards really good ball striking, straight driving, keeping it in play, but that was something I knew coming into this week, actually.”

SAN DIEGO – Viktor Hovland birdied his final hole for a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pines’ tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Famers Insurance Open.

Hovland finished his round after play resumed following a suspension of about an hour due to wind, hail and rain on the blufftop municipal course overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The 23-year-old Norwegian closed with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-5 ninth to reach 9 under.

Hovland leads a group of six at 8 under, including first-round co-leader Patrick Reed and Jon Rahm, who won this tournament in 2017 and finished second to Marc Fleishman last year.

Reed shot an even-par 72 on the South Course a day after firing an 8-under 64 on the easier North Course. Rahm shot a 5-under 67 on the North Course.

Also at 8 under were Tony Finau, who had a 5-under 67 on the North; Ryan Palmer, who carded a 2-under 70 on the North; Adam Scott, who had a 3-under 69 on the South; and Lanto Griffin, who shot 2-under 70 on the South.

The weather is supposed to clear up for the weekend rounds on the South Course. The course will host the U.S. Open in June for just the second time.

Hovland lives in Stillwater, where he played at Oklahoma State. He said he’s been practicing there recently.

“That’s helped me for this week. It got really cold, obviously raining and hail, so being Norwegian I think that also helps,” he said. “I just played really solid and made some putts.”

He had just one bogey, on the par-4 15th.

Hovland, who won the Puerto Rico Open last year for his first Tour victory, said he has confidence going into the weekend.

“I think especially playing a tough course like the South Course, you can’t really fake it, especially in these conditions,” he said. “Playing a hard golf course and then playing well, that I think is what gives me the ultimate kind of belief that I played really well today. You just can’t really fake it. But it’s another day tomorrow and we’ve got two more rounds left, so it’s definitely not going to roll over and give anything to you.”

Rahm also had just one bogey. He said it was much more difficult Friday than the opening round, which was played in nice weather.

“Those fairways are narrow enough as it is. When you start adding the side wind, it’s just not fun,” Rahm said.

“I can’t really stress how hard it can get,” he added. “North is easier. South today is brutal, I mean absolutely brutal. Every shot counts out there. Even being on the fairway some shots are not easy and with this wind and rain coming in and out, for those who played the North today, we should be really fortunate to play that course today.”

Rahm shot a 3-under 69 on the South Course on Thursday.

DIVOTS: San Diegan Phil Mickelson birdied his final two holes to just make the cut at 1 under. He shot even par on the South. ... Another San Diegan, Xander Schauffele was at 2 under after shooting par on the South. ... Rory McIlroy shot 1-under 71 on the North and was a 5 under. ... Notables missing the cut were Jordan Spieth, who shot 3-over 75 on the South, and two-time Farmers champion Jason Day, who followed a 4-over 76 on the South with a par 72 on the North.