PAUL CASEY SHARING

SECOND PLACE

BEHIND MEDIATE

Paul Casey, pictured right, is sharing second place on six-under-par 134 (64-70), three shots behind halfway leader Rocco Mediate (66-65) in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Golf Club.

Tiger Woods is back on 137 with Ernie Els and Luke Donald on 139.

A total of 79 players with 36-hole totals of one-under-par 143 and better qualified for the weekend's final two rounds.

That meant Colin Montgomerie - still smarting at being introduced as "Colin Montgomerie from London, England" by the starter in the first round - just made it with nothing to spare after rounds of 70 and 73.

HALFWAY LEADERS

Par 140 (2 x 70)

131 Rocco Mediate (US) 66 65.

134 Paul Casey (Eng) 64 70, John Rollins (Us) 69 65.

135 Stephen Ames (Can) 68 67, Shaun Micheel (US) 67 68, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 66 69, Ben Curtis (US) 68 67, Vaughn Taylor (US) 64 71.

Other scores:

137 Tiger Woods (US) 64 73.

139 Ernie Els (SAf) 69 70, Luke Donald (Eng) 68 71.

140 Phil Mickleson (US) 72 68.

143 Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 70 73.