VIJAY SINGH TAMES
HAWAII WIND
TO LEAD BY ONE
AT HALFWAY STAGE

Storm-force ways threatened to halt the second round of the Mercedes-Benz championship at Kapalua Plantation Golf Club, Kapalua on Hawaii but most of the leaders coped with the conditions very well.

Vijay Singh, pictured right, established a one-stroke halfway lead with a second 69 for eight-under-par 136.

Australian Stuart Appleby, bidding for a fourth successive win in the tournament, moved up to

the fringe of the top 10 with two rounds to go. He had a 72 for 145 - nine off the pace.

HOW THEY STAND
(Par 146, 2 x 73; players from US unless stated).
138 Vijay Singh (Fij) 69 69
139 Will MacKenzie 69 70, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 71 68
141 J.B. Holmes 73 68, Davis Love III 70 71, Chris Couch 71 70
142 Adam Scott (Aus) 73 69
143 Luke Donald (Eng) 72 71, Troy Matteson 73 70, Stephen Ames (Can) 69 74
145 Jim Furyk 71 74, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 73 72
146 Joe Durant 73 73, KJ Choi (Kor) 69 77, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 74 72
147 J J Henry 74 73, Tim Herron 75 72, John Senden (Aus) 73 74, David Toms 75 72, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 72 75
148 Kirk Triplett 75 73, Brett Wetterich 69 79
149 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 77 72, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 71 78
150 Jeff Maggert 76 74, Corey Pavin 75 75
151 John Rollins 77 74
152 Chad Campbell 77 75
153 Eric Axley 78 75
154 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 74 80
156 D.J. Trahan 79 77
158 Dean Wilson 80 78
159 Ben Curtis 81 78