Snedeker and Atwal share Wyndham lead
FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Brandt Snedeker extended his run of strong performances at the Wyndham Championship by shooting a 65 on Friday to take a share of the lead with Arjun Atwal after two rounds.
Snedeker had an eagle and three birdies to move to 12-under 127 and into familiar territory atop the leaderboard of golf's final pre-playoff event. He won this tournament in 2007 and shared the lead after a rainy first day last year.
He again has company in the lead: Atwal, who lost his tour card last month and is bidding to become the first player in 24 years to qualify Monday and then win an ensuing tournament. He followed his tournament-record-tying first round with a 67.
Since the Wyndham returned to the par-70 Sedgefield Country Club in 2008, both winners — Carl Pettersson in 2008 and Ryan Moore last year — either held or shared the lead after two rounds.
Kevin Streelman (65), Lucas Glover (65) and John Rollins (65) were at 11 under, while Webb Simpson (64) was at 130. Justin Leonard, whose 63 was the best round of the day, joined Boo Weekley (67) and Tim Herron (64) at 131.
Snedeker's only tour victory came at the Wyndham, when it was held across town at Forest Oaks Country Club. He was in the lead last year when severe weather forced an early end to the first day of play, and finished in a tie for fifth, two strokes behind Moore.
"I feel comfortable here. Though the golf courses are different, they're the same kind of grass and greens, stuff I grew up on, very similar," Snedeker said. "And I don't know what it is about this time of year. I seem to be playing my best golf come this time of year. I don't know if it's I'm playing into form, or see the finish line at the end of the year."
Snedeker, who was two strokes behind Atwal at 7 under after the first round, came up with a second consistent trip around Sedgefield, calling it "the best back-to-back ball-striking rounds I've had in a while." He started on the back nine and eagled the par-5 15th, then had three birdies on the front nine of his bogey-free round.
And the Wyndham record of 61 could have been matched for a second straight day, had Snedeker—who has the best putting average among tour players—not missed four putts 8 feet or shorter.
"I left quite a few out there," Snedeker said, adding that missing those putts "is very unlike me. ... Frustrating to go play that good of golf and the one thing I'm normally the best at—putting—wasn't there. But it never seems to work where you got everything working at the same time."
Atwal, who played his way into the Wyndham field by sharing first place at the qualifier at Forest Oaks, isn't eligible to play in The Barclays or any of the other playoff events because his minor medical exemption ran out when he came up short on the money list following the Canadian Open. He said his main goal is to earn his card for 2011—something he can do by climbing the earnings lists on the PGA and Nationwide tours, or, of course, by winning.
"There's no doubt. I'm going to definitely be thinking about winning," he said. "If I get into contention on Sunday on the back nine, I won't be scared. Hopefully, my swing holds up and we'll see what happens."
Atwal bogeyed No. 10 after sending his drive into the rough. Streelman found the water during his double-bogey on No. 16.
A total 78 players made the cut of 3 under.
Among those on the bubble for the playoffs, which begin next week in New Jersey for the top 125 players on the points list, No. 123 Andres Romero (7 under) and No. 125 Michael Letzig (6 under) advanced to the weekend. No. 126 Mike Weir (2 under) and No. 129 Brett Quigley (2 under) didn't.
One more who didn't make it: Anthony Kim, who at No. 14 on the points list was the highest-ranked player in the field. The potential candidate for the U.S. Ryder Cup team was 2 over and missed his second straight cut.
"I know I put the captain in a tough spot here ... but hopefully, with enough practice, I'll start getting my game into shape ... and make it an easy decision," Kim said.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
128 Arjun Atwal (Ind) 61 67, Brandt Snedeker 63 65
129 John Rollins 64 65, Lucas Glover 64 65, Kevin Streelman 64 65
130 Webb Simpson 66 64
131 Justin Leonard 68 63, Tim Herron 67 64, Boo Weekley 64 67
132 Spencer Levin 65 67, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 64 68, David Toms 64 68, Scott Piercy 66 66, Garrett Willis 66 66, John Mallinger 65 67, Will MacKenzie 68 64, Marc Leishman (Aus) 66 66, Martin Laird (Sco) 67 65, Jonathan Byrd 66 66
133 Jerry Kelly 66 67, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 67 66, Scott McCarron 65 68, Andres Romero (Arg) 66 67, Alex Prugh 69 64
134 Michael Letzig 66 68, Michael Sim (Aus) 66 68, Paul Stankowski 67 67, James Driscoll 67 67, Steve Marino 69 65, Bill Haas 69 65, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 67 67, Tim Petrovic 66 68, Glen Day 67 67, Briny Baird 66 68, Jason Gore 65 69, Josh Teater 66 68
135 Brian Stuard 69 66, Omar Uresti 69 66, Jason Dufner 66 69, Robert Garrigus 69 66, John Merrick 68 67, Chris DiMarco 67 68, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 67 68, Michael Connell 66 69, James Nitties (Aus) 67 68, Mark Wilson 68 67, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 66 69, Joe Durant 68 67, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 70 65, Chad Collins 68 67, Jay Williamson 65 70, Troy Matteson 68 67
136 Chris Riley 67 69, Aron Price (Aus) 67 69, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 68 68, Jeff Quinney 66 70, Greg Owen (Eng) 69 67, Blake Adams 65 71, John Daly 68 68, Bob Estes 66 70, Charles Warren 67 69, Kent Jones 66 70, Derek Lamely 70 66, Cameron Beckman 67 69, Jerry Jr. Richardson 70 66, Tom Gillis 69 67, Brett Wetterich 70 66, Skip Kendall 66 70
137 Kris Blanks 69 68, Kirk Triplett 69 68, Kevin Na 66 71, J J Henry 71 66, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 68 69, Troy Merritt 67 70, Rocco Mediate 70 67, Drew Weaver 67 70, Frank Lickliter II 70 67, D.J. Trahan 69 68
MISSED THE CUT
138 Brian Gay 69 69, Woody Austin 68 70, David Duval 70 68, Brian Duncan 68 70, Roger Tambellini 71 67, Brett Quigley 71 67, Mike Weir (Can) 67 71, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 69 69, Brent Delahoussaye 70 68, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 71 67, Lee Janzen 70 68, Cameron Percy (Aus) 68 70, Tom Pernice Jnr. 68 70, Brad Faxon 68 70, Jeff Maggert 68 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 69 69, Johnson Wagner 73 65, Ryan Moore 68 70
139 Patrick Moore 70 69, Marco Dawson 68 71, John Senden (Aus) 68 71, Davis Love III 68 71, Billy Mayfair 68 71, Brendan Gielow 70 69, Todd Hamilton 70 69, Steve Wheatcroft 69 70, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 71 68, Chris Tidland 66 73, Jarrod Lyle (Aus) 71 68, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 72 67, Dean Wilson 70 69, Roland Thatcher 68 71, Jimmy Walker 73 66
140 Michael Bradley 71 69, Martin Flores 71 69, Mark Brooks 72 68, Jeff Gove 71 69, Chris Smith 69 71, J.P. Hayes 69 71, Brian Harman 68 72, Chris Couch 66 74, Matt Hill (Can) 69 71, Nathan Green (Aus) 69 71, Craig Barlow 66 74, Nicholas Thompson 70 70
141 David Lutterus (Rsa) 73 68, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 72 69, Craig Bowden 72 69, Ted Purdy 72 69, Graham Delaet (Can) 67 74, Vance Veazey 72 69
142 Robert Gamez 72 70, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 73, Joe Ogilvie 74 68, Mark Hensby (Aus) 70 72, Kevin Johnson 68 74, Cliff Kresge 74 68, Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 74 68, Fred Couples 72 70, Alex Cejka (Ger) 72 70, Chris Wilson 68 74, Anthony Kim 70 72, Cameron Tringale 69 73
143 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 73 70, Steve Lowery 69 74, Carlos Franco (Par) 72 71
144 Chris Stroud 68 76, Steve Flesch 73 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 75
145 Curt Sanders 70 75, George McNeill 69 76
146 Kevin Stadler 70 76, Tanner Kesterson 72 74, Rich Barcelo 76 70
148 Eric Shriver 75 73
149 Greg Kraft 74 75
WD: Jerod Turner 75
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FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Brandt Snedeker extended his run of strong performances at the Wyndham Championship by shooting a 65 on Friday to take a share of the lead with Arjun Atwal after two rounds.
Snedeker had an eagle and three birdies to move to 12-under 127 and into familiar territory atop the leaderboard of golf's final pre-playoff event. He won this tournament in 2007 and shared the lead after a rainy first day last year.
He again has company in the lead: Atwal, who lost his tour card last month and is bidding to become the first player in 24 years to qualify Monday and then win an ensuing tournament. He followed his tournament-record-tying first round with a 67.
Since the Wyndham returned to the par-70 Sedgefield Country Club in 2008, both winners — Carl Pettersson in 2008 and Ryan Moore last year — either held or shared the lead after two rounds.
Kevin Streelman (65), Lucas Glover (65) and John Rollins (65) were at 11 under, while Webb Simpson (64) was at 130. Justin Leonard, whose 63 was the best round of the day, joined Boo Weekley (67) and Tim Herron (64) at 131.
Snedeker's only tour victory came at the Wyndham, when it was held across town at Forest Oaks Country Club. He was in the lead last year when severe weather forced an early end to the first day of play, and finished in a tie for fifth, two strokes behind Moore.
"I feel comfortable here. Though the golf courses are different, they're the same kind of grass and greens, stuff I grew up on, very similar," Snedeker said. "And I don't know what it is about this time of year. I seem to be playing my best golf come this time of year. I don't know if it's I'm playing into form, or see the finish line at the end of the year."
Snedeker, who was two strokes behind Atwal at 7 under after the first round, came up with a second consistent trip around Sedgefield, calling it "the best back-to-back ball-striking rounds I've had in a while." He started on the back nine and eagled the par-5 15th, then had three birdies on the front nine of his bogey-free round.
And the Wyndham record of 61 could have been matched for a second straight day, had Snedeker—who has the best putting average among tour players—not missed four putts 8 feet or shorter.
"I left quite a few out there," Snedeker said, adding that missing those putts "is very unlike me. ... Frustrating to go play that good of golf and the one thing I'm normally the best at—putting—wasn't there. But it never seems to work where you got everything working at the same time."
Atwal, who played his way into the Wyndham field by sharing first place at the qualifier at Forest Oaks, isn't eligible to play in The Barclays or any of the other playoff events because his minor medical exemption ran out when he came up short on the money list following the Canadian Open. He said his main goal is to earn his card for 2011—something he can do by climbing the earnings lists on the PGA and Nationwide tours, or, of course, by winning.
"There's no doubt. I'm going to definitely be thinking about winning," he said. "If I get into contention on Sunday on the back nine, I won't be scared. Hopefully, my swing holds up and we'll see what happens."
Atwal bogeyed No. 10 after sending his drive into the rough. Streelman found the water during his double-bogey on No. 16.
A total 78 players made the cut of 3 under.
Among those on the bubble for the playoffs, which begin next week in New Jersey for the top 125 players on the points list, No. 123 Andres Romero (7 under) and No. 125 Michael Letzig (6 under) advanced to the weekend. No. 126 Mike Weir (2 under) and No. 129 Brett Quigley (2 under) didn't.
One more who didn't make it: Anthony Kim, who at No. 14 on the points list was the highest-ranked player in the field. The potential candidate for the U.S. Ryder Cup team was 2 over and missed his second straight cut.
"I know I put the captain in a tough spot here ... but hopefully, with enough practice, I'll start getting my game into shape ... and make it an easy decision," Kim said.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70)
128 Arjun Atwal (Ind) 61 67, Brandt Snedeker 63 65
129 John Rollins 64 65, Lucas Glover 64 65, Kevin Streelman 64 65
130 Webb Simpson 66 64
131 Justin Leonard 68 63, Tim Herron 67 64, Boo Weekley 64 67
132 Spencer Levin 65 67, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 64 68, David Toms 64 68, Scott Piercy 66 66, Garrett Willis 66 66, John Mallinger 65 67, Will MacKenzie 68 64, Marc Leishman (Aus) 66 66, Martin Laird (Sco) 67 65, Jonathan Byrd 66 66
133 Jerry Kelly 66 67, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 67 66, Scott McCarron 65 68, Andres Romero (Arg) 66 67, Alex Prugh 69 64
134 Michael Letzig 66 68, Michael Sim (Aus) 66 68, Paul Stankowski 67 67, James Driscoll 67 67, Steve Marino 69 65, Bill Haas 69 65, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 67 67, Tim Petrovic 66 68, Glen Day 67 67, Briny Baird 66 68, Jason Gore 65 69, Josh Teater 66 68
135 Brian Stuard 69 66, Omar Uresti 69 66, Jason Dufner 66 69, Robert Garrigus 69 66, John Merrick 68 67, Chris DiMarco 67 68, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 67 68, Michael Connell 66 69, James Nitties (Aus) 67 68, Mark Wilson 68 67, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 66 69, Joe Durant 68 67, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 70 65, Chad Collins 68 67, Jay Williamson 65 70, Troy Matteson 68 67
136 Chris Riley 67 69, Aron Price (Aus) 67 69, Garth Mulroy (Rsa) 68 68, Jeff Quinney 66 70, Greg Owen (Eng) 69 67, Blake Adams 65 71, John Daly 68 68, Bob Estes 66 70, Charles Warren 67 69, Kent Jones 66 70, Derek Lamely 70 66, Cameron Beckman 67 69, Jerry Jr. Richardson 70 66, Tom Gillis 69 67, Brett Wetterich 70 66, Skip Kendall 66 70
137 Kris Blanks 69 68, Kirk Triplett 69 68, Kevin Na 66 71, J J Henry 71 66, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 68 69, Troy Merritt 67 70, Rocco Mediate 70 67, Drew Weaver 67 70, Frank Lickliter II 70 67, D.J. Trahan 69 68
MISSED THE CUT
138 Brian Gay 69 69, Woody Austin 68 70, David Duval 70 68, Brian Duncan 68 70, Roger Tambellini 71 67, Brett Quigley 71 67, Mike Weir (Can) 67 71, Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 69 69, Brent Delahoussaye 70 68, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 71 67, Lee Janzen 70 68, Cameron Percy (Aus) 68 70, Tom Pernice Jnr. 68 70, Brad Faxon 68 70, Jeff Maggert 68 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 69 69, Johnson Wagner 73 65, Ryan Moore 68 70
139 Patrick Moore 70 69, Marco Dawson 68 71, John Senden (Aus) 68 71, Davis Love III 68 71, Billy Mayfair 68 71, Brendan Gielow 70 69, Todd Hamilton 70 69, Steve Wheatcroft 69 70, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 71 68, Chris Tidland 66 73, Jarrod Lyle (Aus) 71 68, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 72 67, Dean Wilson 70 69, Roland Thatcher 68 71, Jimmy Walker 73 66
140 Michael Bradley 71 69, Martin Flores 71 69, Mark Brooks 72 68, Jeff Gove 71 69, Chris Smith 69 71, J.P. Hayes 69 71, Brian Harman 68 72, Chris Couch 66 74, Matt Hill (Can) 69 71, Nathan Green (Aus) 69 71, Craig Barlow 66 74, Nicholas Thompson 70 70
141 David Lutterus (Rsa) 73 68, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 72 69, Craig Bowden 72 69, Ted Purdy 72 69, Graham Delaet (Can) 67 74, Vance Veazey 72 69
142 Robert Gamez 72 70, Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 69 73, Joe Ogilvie 74 68, Mark Hensby (Aus) 70 72, Kevin Johnson 68 74, Cliff Kresge 74 68, Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 74 68, Fred Couples 72 70, Alex Cejka (Ger) 72 70, Chris Wilson 68 74, Anthony Kim 70 72, Cameron Tringale 69 73
143 Rodney Pampling (Aus) 73 70, Steve Lowery 69 74, Carlos Franco (Par) 72 71
144 Chris Stroud 68 76, Steve Flesch 73 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 75
145 Curt Sanders 70 75, George McNeill 69 76
146 Kevin Stadler 70 76, Tanner Kesterson 72 74, Rich Barcelo 76 70
148 Eric Shriver 75 73
149 Greg Kraft 74 75
WD: Jerod Turner 75
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