Saturday, April 21, 2012

BEN CURTIS LEADS INTO FINAL ROUND OF TEXAS OPEN

FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
By Staff and wire reports
SAN ANTONIO -- Ben Curtis retained his lead at the Valero Texas Open on Saturday, leaving him just one round from his first US PGA Tour victory since 2006 in what has been his most humbling year as a pro.
Curtis finally made his first stumbles -- once holding up a group playing six holes back when hacking the ball into the neighbouring fairway as his only escape from under a tree -- but his 1-over 73 was enough to stay atop the leaderboard at 9 under Saturday.
Matt Every was grateful to end a long day in the same position where he started -- three strokes behind the former British Open champion. He shot a 73 after waking early to finish his suspended second round, but it's his course-record 63 from Thursday that still has him in contention.
Mayakoba winner John Huh (67), Seung-Yui Noh (68) and Charlie Wi (71) were five strokes back at 4 under.
Aside from Huh, no one within five strokes of Curtis has won on the TOUR. Despite six years passing since his last victory, Curtis said he knows how to handle the final round.
"In the past when I've played in these circumstances, that's what I did: I just focused on my game and if at the end of 18 holes it's good enough to win, great," Curtis said. "If not, I have to shake the guy's hand that won and move forward."
The Valero Texas Open is only the fourth PGA TOUR stop this year for Curtis, whose tournament invitations are no longer a sure thing after his status plummeted to near the bottom rungs of the TOUR.
Curtis preserved his lead despite two double bogeys, including a wayward drive on the par-5 8th that left the 2003 British Open champion hitting twice from the adjacent fairway. Curtis said he and his caddie decided there was no other choice after his tee shot veered left and landed under a mesquite tree, surrounded by cactus and with no clear path back toward the hole.
"We were joking that we were on the second hole for 50 minutes today," Curtis said.
Curtis has some history on his side: Since 2000, eight third-round leaders at the Texas Open have held on to win.
Every called his round "scrappy" after he started the week with a course record at TPC San Antonio, two weeks after ditching his swing instructor and adopting a new laid-back stance on practice -- which sometimes means not practicing at all.
He had three bogeys Saturday but was saved by a couple birdies, including a 10-footer set up by a dead-on tee shot on the par-3 3rd.
"Overall, not bad," Every said. "I have a chance to win."
Matt Kuchar, the tournament's top-ranked player at No. 15, pulled back into contention with a 67 that was only marred by a bogey on the par-4 11th when the wind rolled his approach off the green to 21 feet on the fringe.
"I put myself in position," Kuchar said. "Maybe a long shot, but at least a chance."
Kuchar was tied for sixth at 3 under along with Greg Chalmers (69), Brian Gay (71), Cameron Tringale (76) and David Mathis (77).
Mathis' tumble was particularly swift. After starting the day two strokes off the lead, Mathis sank three birdies and walked to No. 15 in third place. But he bogeyed the hole and then made matters worse on the par-3 16th when his tee shot sailing into a crowded grandstand of ducking spectators.
Inverness exile Russell Knox fell back to a share of 28th place with a third-round 74. His earlier rounds were 72 and 71, so that puts him on 217 for a 54-hole aggregate.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
216 (3x72)
Players from US unless stated
207 Ben Curtis 67 67 73
210 Matt Every 63 74 73
212 John Huh 77 68 67, Seung-Yui Noh (S Korea) 73 71 68, Charlie Wi (S Korea) 72 69 71
213 Matt Kuchar 70 76 67, Greg Chalmers (Australia) 72 72 69, Brian Gay 73 69 71, David Mathis 69 67 77, Cameron Tringale 72 65 76.

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217 Russell Knox (Scotland) 72 71 74 (T28).
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NEWS AND SCORES FROM THE ZIMBABWE OPEN

FROM THE SUNSHINE TOUR WEBSITE
Trevor Fisher junior bogeyed the 18th, but he had already done enough on Saturday at Royal Harare Golf Club to share the 54-hole lead of the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open today.
“I don’t know if it was nerves on the back nine, but it was tough out there. This is a nice track, and I enjoy coming here. I finished fourth here in 2010, and I enjoy playing here every year,” he said.
The 32-year-old opened up a five-stroke lead after he turned in a magnificent 31 strokes, but struggled on the second loop, allowing Ruan de Smidt to join him in the clubhouse at 12-under-par.
“Very disappointed in my back nine,” said Fisher. “I played really nicely on the first nine and then on the back nine I just made stupid mistakes. And on the 18th I three-putted from very close, where I was really looking to try to make birdie and move to 14-under. Just felt a bit uncomfortable with my putter on the back nine.”
The Modderfontein Golf Club professional has four Sunshine Tour wins to his name, but got ahead of himself on the second loop, dropping shots at the 10th, 14th and 18th. “I try not to look at the scoreboard, but it obviously did affect me. Maybe I was thinking a bit too much,” he said.
De Smidt, the rookie who won Sunshine Tour Qualifying School, was excited about his first time in contention, despite his nerves showing on the first few holes.
“I started with three-putts on one and then on two, and then had a very good birdie-putt on three,” he said. “But I threw that away with a terrible tee-shot on five.
“After that shaky start I played really well. I just thought that I had to stay calm, and hope to bring it back. Birdies at seven and eight helped me, because then I aimed to go below par on the last nine, and I got it to three-under. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”
A confident Fisher knew what his plans for the final round were, and added: “I’m just going to try to hit the par-threes in the middle, because those are the tough holes here, and birdie the par-fives. I want to sink some putts tomorrow – I’ve been putting so well over the last few days that the back stretch today was a shock. We’ll see what happens.”

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YORKSHIREMAN BOOTH IS HALFWAY LEADER IN BATTLE TROPHY

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Stirling University student David Booth from Rotherham, a former winner of the Scottish youths champion, leads by two strokes at the halfway stage of this weekend's SGU Order of Merit 72-hole tournament - The Battle Trophy - over Crail Golfing Society's Craighead links today (Saturday).
Yorkshireman Booth, pictured, went clear of the field in fine, calm weather - after very heavy rain delayed the start of play until 8.30am -  with a fine second round of seven-under-par 65 for a 36-hole aggregate of 134.
His closest rival is a young man little known outside his native Aberdeenshire, Kevin Duncan from the McDonald Ellon Golf Club. He has shot 69-67 for 136.
Fraser McKenna (Balmore), winner of the Sutherland Chalice 72-hole event last year and the four-round Scottish Champion of Champions title at Leven two weeks ago, is lying handy in third place on 137 (69-68)
Paul Shields (Kirhill) is beginning to recapture his sterling South African form from earlier in the year. He has moved into four place on 138 with rounds of 70 and 68.
Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm), joint fourth in last week's Craigmillar Park Open, is six shots off the pace on 140 with scores of 71 and 69.
The winner of Craigmillar Park Open, Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) is on 143 after contrasting rounds of 76 and 67.
Defending champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) made the cut (151 or better qualfied) with nothing to spare after rounds of 74 and 77.
Also on the limit mark of 151 was Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) who played so well at the Craigmillar Park Open last week to finish third behind Robertson and Craig Watson (East Renfrewshire).
One of the non-qualifiers was former Walker Cup player and now reinstated as an amateur, Graham Gordon (Newmachar). He missed out by one on 152.
The very heavy rain which delayed the start threatened to cut the tournament to 54 holes but a two-tee start, thanks to quick work by the Crail greenkeeping staff in clearing excess water from the second nine, solved the time problem.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72) CSS 74 74 74
134 David Booth (Rotherham) 69 65.
136 Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) 69 67.
137 Fraser McKenna (Balmore) 69 68.
138 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 70 68.
140 Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm) 71 69.
141 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie) 68 73, Lawrence Allan (Alva) 71 70.
143 Oliver Roberts (Hong Kong) 72 71, Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie) 76 67.
144 James Aitken (Alloa) 68 76.
146 Scott Larkin (royal Aberfdeen) 75 71, Ross Bell (Downfield) 75 71, James Hendrick (Pollok) 74 72, Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton) 72 74.
147 Ewan Scott (St Andrews) 71 76, Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) 75 72, Conor Scott (Duddingston) 75 72, Ben Renfrew (The Wynyard) 77 70.
148 Jordan Milne (Elgin) 69 79, Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire and Co) 72 76, Scott Borrowman (Dollar) 73 75.
149 Scott Crichton (Aberdour) 76 73, Thomas White (Kinross) 78 71, Eamon Bradley (Mount Ellen) 79 70,
150 Kit Holmes (Hunstanton) 74 76, John Duff (Newmachar) 74 76, Michael Daily (Erskine) 74 76, Alistair Hain (Ladybank) 76 74, Keith Anderson (Charleton) 77 73, Douglas Hunter (Dalmahoy) 77 73, Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire) 77 73 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie) 78 72, Calum Hill (Tantallon) 78 72, Scott Brown (Turnberry) 79 71.
151 Michael Bacigalupo (Longniddry) 74 77, Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) 74 77, Stephen Neilson (Dunbar) 75 76, David Mitchell (Leven Thistle) 76 75, Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe) 77 74.

MISSED THE CUT
152 Ross Noon (Craigielaw) 76 76, Sam Binning (Ranfuly Castle) 76 76, Graham Robertson (Silverknowes) 76 76, Jeff Wright (Forres) 77 75, Graham Gordon (Newmachar) 79 73.
153 Steven Rennie (Drumpellier) 73 80, William Bremner (Edzell) 76 77, Chris Lawton (Falkirk Tryst) 76 73, Josh Jamieson (St Andrews New) 78 75.
154 Jamie Arthur (Kinross)) 74 80, Paul Gault (Westerwood) 75 79, Liam McGowan (St Andrews New) 77 77, Greg Watson (Meldrum House) 77 77
155 Graeme S McDougall (Bishopbriggs)) 76 79, Scott Stewart-Cation (The Dukes) 77 81, Neil Beattie (St Andrews) 79 76.
156 Alan Welsh (Cathkin Braes) 76 80, Lee Morgan (Swanston) 78 78, Chris Wood (North Berwick) 84 72.
157 Jordyn Rhind (Uphall) 76 81, Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar) 76 81, Alan Sutherland (Ladybank) 76 81.
162 Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay) 85 77
163 Keith Mackenzie (Bruntsfield Links) 76 87
164 Colin Baird (Bothwell Castle) 81 83, Jake Hogg (The Dukes) 82 82
165 Mike Forgan (Crail) 82 83, Scott Brownlie (Burntisland) 86 79
166 Ryan Doherty (Crail) 85 81
172 Angus Carrick (Douglas Park) 86 86

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STUDENT PRINCE JACK McDONALD SHARES LEAD AT CRAIL

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
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Ayrshire's Jack McDonald, winner of the British universities golf championship at West Lancs on Thursday, carried on his rich seam of form to share the lead at the end of the first round of this weekend's SGU 72-hole Order of Merit event, the Battle Trophy, hosted by Crail Golfing Society.
Over the par 72 Craighead course - CSS 74 - Stirling student McDonald, a member at Kilmarnock Barassie GC and a former Scottish Under-16 boys champion, shot a 68, a score matched only by a relatively unknown competitor, James Aitken (Alloa).
They led by a shot from four players - Fraser McKenna (Balmore), winner of the Scottish Champion of Champions tournament at Leven a fortnight ago, Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon), Jordan Milne (Elgin) and David Booth (Rotherham), a former Scottish youths champion.
Defending champion Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar) opened with a 74.
Heavy downpours delayed the start of play in the morning until 8.30am and a two-tee format was used to make up lost time.
Graeme Robertson (Stirling University and Glenbervie), winner of the Craigmillar Park Open last Sunday, had a disappointing 76 after a week where he did not shine at the British universities championship at West Lancs.

FIRST ROUND LEADERS
Par 72. CSS 74
68 Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie), James Aitken (Alloa).
69 Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon), Fraser McKenna (Balmore), Jordan Milne (Elgin), David Booth (Rotherham.
70 Paul Shields (Kirkhill).
71 Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm), Euan Scott (St Andrews), Lawrence Allan (Alloa).
72 Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton), Oliver Roberts (Hong Kong), Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire).
73 Steven Rennie (Drumpellier), Scott Borrowman (Dollar).
74 Michael Bacigalupo (Longniddry), James Hendrick (Pollok), Jamie Arthur (Kinross), Alexander Culverwell (Dunbar), Michael Daily (Erskine), John Duff (Newmachar), Kit Holmes (Hunstanton), Connor O'Neil (Pollok).
75 Scott Larkin (Royal Aberdeen), Stephen Neilson (Dunbar), Paul Gault (Westerwood), Conor Scott (Duddingston), Ross Bell (Downfield), Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon).
76 Tom Dingwall (Nairn Dunbar), Sam Binning (Ranfurly Castle), Alan Sutherland (Ladybank), lan Welsh (Cathkin Braes), Chris Lawton (Falkirk Tryst), Jordyn Rhind (Uphall), Alistair Hain (Ladybank), Keith Mackenzie (Bruntsfield Links), Graeme S McDougall (Bishopbriggs), Graham Robertson (Silverknowes), Danny Kay (Dunbar), David Mitchell (Leven Thistle), Scott Crichton (Aberdour), Ross Noon (Craigielaw), Will Bremner (Edzell), Graeme Robertson (Glenbervie).
77 Scott Stewart-Cation (The Dukes), Ben Renfrew (The Wynward), Douglas Hunter (Dalmahoy), Liam McGowan (St Andrews New), Jeff Wright (Forres), Colin Thomson (East Renfrewshire), Greg Watson (Meldrum House), Keith Anderson (Charleton), Allyn Dick (Kingsknowe).
78 Fraser Moore (Glenbervie), Calum Hill (Tantallon), Lee Morgan (Swanston), Joshua Jamieson (St Andrews New), Thomas White (Kinross).
79 Neil Beattie (St Andrews), Eamon Bradley (Mount Ellen), Graham Gordon (Newmachar), Scott Brown (Turnberry).
80 Colin Sutherland (Crail).
81 Colin Baird (Bothwell Castle).
82 Jake Hogg (The Dukes), Michael Forgan (Crail).
84 Chris Wood (North Berwick).
85 Ryan Docherty (Crail), Jamie Reid (Cruden Bay).
86 Angus Carrick (Douglas Park), Scott Brownlie (Burntisland)

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BAD WEATHER HALTS WESTWOOD CHARGE IN INDONESIAN MASTERS




                           LEE WESTWOOD IN ACTION TODAY BEFORE PLAY WAS ABANDONED

FROM THE ASIAN TOUR WEBSITE 
JAKARTA: Lee Westwood’s charge in the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by PNTS came to a halt as play was abandoned due to adverse weather today. 
The world number three birdied the first and fourth holes to move to 13-under before play was suspended due to lightning threats at 1.08pm. Play was subsequently called off for the day at 5pm as weather conditions did not improve at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club.
Title holder Westwood, who finished third at the Masters tournament two weeks ago, will be among 69 players who will return at 6.45am Sunday to complete their rounds. The fourth and final round will start at 9.30am.
“The suspension stopped a bit of momentum going but if it is dangerous weather out there then it is the safest thing to do. It is disappointing for everybody – the players, sponsors and the spectators but this is the nature of the weather in this part of the world.
“I’m in a good position and I’ll come out tomorrow and try to keep the form up,” said the Englishman, ranked third in the world.
Zaw Moe of Myanmar was Westwood’s closest challenger as he lies on nine-under through four holes at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event.
“You have to be mentally strong especially in this sort of weather delays. I made four straight pars so I’ll need to get some momentum going when I return tomorrow (Sunday),” said Moe, who last won on the Asian Tour in 1997.
Lee Sung of Korea played through five holes and was seven-under with Shiv Kapur of India and Bernd Wiesberger of Austria, who both completed four holes before play was stopped.
Banchory's James Byrne is in joint 13th place.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD WHEN PLAY WAS HALTED

         Pos         PLAYERNAT          R1         R2R3+/- THRU
1 Lee WESTWOODENG6568-134
2 Zaw MOEMYN6867-94
3 LEE SungKOR6871-75
3 Shiv KAPURIND6871-74
3 Bernd WIESBERGERAUT7068-74
6 Thaworn WIRATCHANTTHA7269-67
6 Kieran PRATTAUS7365-64
6 Masanori KOBAYASHIJPN6968-64
9 Anirban LAHIRIIND7468-58
9 Unho PARKAUS7269-56
9 Boonchu RUANGKITTHA6872-56
9 Daisuke KATAOKAJPN7268-55
13 Javi COLOMOESP7073-410
13 Jyoti RANDHAWAIND6875-49
13 Berry HENSONUSA6973-49
13 Angelo QUEPHI6973-48
13 Gaganjeet BHULLARIND7270-47
13 Antonio LASCUNAPHI7072-47
13 Adam GROOMAUS7269-46
13 James BYRNESCO7367-45
21 Mithun PERERASRI7073-310
21 Ben FOXUSA7370-310
21 Danny CHIAMAS7569-310
21 Wade ORMSBYAUS7173-39
21 Darren BECKAUS7371-39
21 Jason KNUTZONUSA7570-37

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AMAZING GRACE LEADS BY THREE SHOTS IN CHINA


TIANJIN,  April 21 - South African Branden Grace underlined his credentials as a star of the future with an eight-under par 64 today for a total of 18 under and a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Volvo China Open at Binhai Lake Golf course in Tianjin.
Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium also put in another good day at the office, with a birdie on the last giving him a 66 and sole second place, a shot ahead of Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti, alone in third.
Benign afternoon conditions after a cold, wet start to the day saw a slew of low scores, with Swede Alexander Noren shooting a 63 for a new course record. He shared fourth place with South African George Coetzee, Ignacio Garrido of Spain, Australian Marcus Fraser and Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Gonnet.
The U.S.$ 3 million event, co-sanctioned by OneAsia and the European Tour, was expected to play tough on the new Binhai Lake Golf Club course, which at 7,667 yard is one of the longest on either tour. But almost ideal afternoon conditions meant low scores were the order of the day.
Grace, 24, earned his European tour card  at Q school last year but has already made an impact by winning twice this season -- the Joburg Open and the Volvo Champions of Golf tournament in his native South Africa.
“It is hard to believe that I am going for my third title of the season," he said. "I don’t think many people expected me to do that and I probably didn’t myself."
"I knew that one win was round the corner but to win two back-to-back was amazing. Now I am looking good for the third at the moment but I have to try and not think about that too much tomorrow and go out there and play the way I have been all week." 
Colsaerts, meanwhile, was delighted with his effort. His sole tournament victory was in this event last year, but the crowds have taken to him, and he has taken to China.
"Coming to the course today we knew it was going to be calmer and scores would be lower -- although not that low," he said. "There is a nine and a bunch of eight unders. It has just proven it is makeable."
He was full of praise for playing partner Grace's round, but also would like a bit of weather to even the field.
"It would be nice for someone like me if it could blow a bit tomorrow so that I can make a move."
For Zanotti, Saturday's round was just reward for lot of effort he has been putting in.
"Things did not start very good in the beginning of the year, but you keep patient and keep trying," he said.  "I have been working very hard so that is why I can see the results now. Hopefully tomorrow I can have a good day and be a little more happy."
Noren's course record 63 included 10 birdies and a bogey, going out in 33 and back in 30.
"I holed a lot of really good putts on the back nine and you have do that to shoot 63," he said. "Some of them were short, but there were a couple of really long ones so I am very happy with the score.
He attributed his new found form to a change in the way he approached practice.
“I have changed a bit in my practice routines and I am now trying to concentrate on hitting fewer shots but concentrating a lot more and trying to produce real quality all the time," he said. “You look at the guys who are the best in the world and they seem to do that. I haven’t done that in the past but I am feeling the benefits of it now."
Coetzee, meanwhile, was also delighted with his form after a layoff.
“I did absolutely nothing for two weeks – I just sat on the couch at home and then when I got frustrated at that I went to the holiday home and did a bit of fishing and relaxing for a week. Then I got back practising for three weeks and now I am back playing tournament golf and trying to get into the swing of things."
Ian Poulter, at 25 is the top ranked player in the field, shot a 70 for a total of 212, some 14 shots off the pace.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
198 Branden Grace (S Africa) 67 67 64
201 Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 68 67 66
202 Fabrizio Zanotti (Italy) 70 68 64
203 George Coetzee (S Africa) 72 67 64, Alex Norten (Sweden) 68 72 73. Ignacio Garrido (Spain) 67 69 67. Marcus Fraser (Australia) 67 69 67, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (France) 66 67 70
204 Fredrik Andersson Hed (Sweden) 66 74 64, Francesco Molinari (Italy) 72 65 67, Gary Boyd (England) 66 67 71.
SCOTS' THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
207 Paul Lawrie 72 67 68 (T21)
210 David Drsydale 70 72 68, Scott Jamieson 74 67 69, Peter Whiteford 70 68 72 (T37)
212 Colin Montgomerie 68 72 72 (T46)
214 Richie Ramsay 67 75 72 (T58)


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FORMER OPEN CHAMP BEN CURTIS BACK ON TOP

FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
SAN ANTONIO -- Ben Curtis can't pick his schedule like the old days. The former British Open champion, whose status has sunk near the lowest on the US PGA Tour, now waits for the phone to ring to find out whether tournaments can squeeze him in.
But heading into the weekend, at least, he's back in control.
Wrapping up his second round at the Valero Texas Open just before a two-hour storm delay left behind a stiff wind that protected the early leaders, Curtis shot another bogey-free 5-under 67 on Friday to finish at 10 under. He was two strokes ahead of David Mathis and three in front of Cameron Tringale and Matt Every.
Mathis matched Curtis with a 67, Tringale had a 65, and Every was poised to inch even closer before darkness suspended play. He'll line up for an 11-foot birdie chance on the par-4 17th when second-round play resumes Saturday. Blake Adams (69), Ryan Palmer (69) and Hunter Haas (74) were tied for fifth at 4 under.
"We'll see how it goes over the weekend," Curtis said. "When you're not playing the schedule that you want, you don't have it all laid out in front of you before the year starts, you're kind of playing when you can. It's hard."
In his first time playing TPC San Antonio, Curtis has looked right at home after starting the year in Dubai and hopping around on the European Tour. The Valero Texas Open is just his fourth PGA TOUR stop because of his low conditional status following a miserable 2011, when he didn't muster a top-10 finish for the first time since joining the TOUR in 2003.
That's the year Curtis came out of nowhere to win at the British Open. He racked up two more TOUR victories in 2006 but hasn't won since, and his 149th ranking on the money list last year was a career-worst. The slump, Curtis said, has left him not only trying to repair his game but also his mindset.
No longer able to pick and choose where he plays, Curtis described simply being "ready to go" if his phone rings the week before a tournament. He said he tries to focus on the 12 to 15 starts he expects to make this year rather than dwell on his place near the bottom rung of the tour.
The 36-hole lead is his first since the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2010.
"Everybody knows me, know that I don't stress about much," Curtis said. "If you see me stressing it's probably over nothing, too. I usually sweat the small stuff, and the big stuff, I don't really worry about."
Tringale and Scott Piercy, who started the day 4 over, vaulted back into contention with their 65s.
Tringale began a bogey-free round with birdies on five of his first six holes, using his irons on the fairway to setup four putts from 4 feet or closer. "There was no wind this morning and it was a little softer," said Triangle, who finished eighth at the Houston Open earlier this month. "So you could be a little more aggressive to the pins."
The afternoon group wasn't so lucky. A still morning gave way to 20-mph gusts delivered by a passing storm cell, freezing the leaderboard and raising the projected cut line to 4 over. Troy Matteson tumbled hardest, slipping from fourth to potentially out after an 81 summed up by a quadruple-bogey on the par-5 14th.
A dozen players shot in the 60s before play was suspended. After play resumed, no one cracked 70.
Twenty-five players will finish the second round Saturday. Among those near the top is Frank Lickliter II, who was 3 under and tied for eighth with one hole left to play.
Matt Kuchar, the tournament's top-ranked player at No. 15, faded to 2 over after bogeying four on the back end. Diego Velasquez had a hole-in-one on the par-3 13th and finished at 4 over.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
Players from US unless stated
134 Ben Curtis 67 67
136 David Mathis 69 67
137 Cameron Tringale 72 65
140 Blake Adams 71 69, Ryan Palmer 71 69, Hunter Haas 66 74
Players still to finish Round 2 include
Matt Every -7 after 35 holes.
Russell Knox (Scotland) - 1 after 34 holes.

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