Smoltz in position to defend celebrity pro-am title at TOC

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher John Smoltz moved into position to defend his title in the celebrity pro-am division of the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.

With 37 points Saturday in the Modified-Stableford format, best on the day, Smoltz moved four points ahead of fellow former major leaguer Mark Mulder and six ahead of former American tennis professional Mardy Fish.

Chad Pfeifer, a military veteran who lost his lower left leg in the Iraqi war, is in fourth place, 10 points back. He has gained a strong following in his bid to win. He has won a pair of national amputee championships, three U.S. wounded-warrior events and ranks seventh in the world…