COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Dave Delich is chasing glory 28 years after coming up just short of making the 1980 Olympic hockey team that stunned the world at Lake Placid.

The 51-year-old golfer's new dream is a bit of a long shot: hoisting the U.S. Senior Open trophy at The Broadmoor, where he's a member and a six-time club champion.

Delich, the leading scorer in Colorado College hockey history and a one-time member of the Minnesota North Stars, fired a 6-over 76 Thursday, collecting six bogeys on the difficult back nine, where he left several putts short on the soft greens.

The field of 156 will be trimmed today to the lowest 60 scores and anyone within 10 strokes of the leader.

Fred Funk shot the best round Thursday, carding a 5-under 65 that included four birdies and an eagle. He's one stroke ahead of John Cook, who bounced back from a collapse at the Senior British Open on Sunday with a 66.