Garcia on Kim's tail but Spaniard
plays down Ryder Cup revenge
Sergio Garcia shot the day's best round to leap into second place, two strokes behind leader Anthony Kim, after the second round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Garcia made a sizzling start, picking up five birdies on the front nine on his way to a 65 in pleasant conditions at demanding East Lake.
The Spaniard posted a halfway total of 135, five under par, while American Kim shot a 69 to set the pace at seven under.
They will play together in Saturday's third round, but Garcia played down any suggestion he was out for revenge after the Ryder Cup.
Kim and Garcia clashed in the first singles match at Valhalla last Sunday, with Kim's emphatic 5&4 victory paving the way for an American victory.
"It's a totally different event," Garcia said. "You're not going to win the tournament tomorrow unless you shoot 52."
Garcia appeared to have a Ryder Cup hangover on Thursday, plunging to four over after just six holes, but he has been just about flawless since.
"Slower than slow," he said of the start to his first round. "I didn't hit a good drive on the fifth, caught a bad break with the trees and went into the bushes and lost the ball. After that I managed to get it back and it got me going in the right direction. I made a couple of putts here and there."
Kim teed off with a four-shot lead over his nearest rivals after a spectacular first round of 64, but could not match such heroics, mixing five birdies with four bogeys.
It is far from a two-horse race, however, with American Phil Mickelson (68) only three strokes from the lead.
LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2 x 70)
133 A Kim 64 69.
135 S Garcia 70 65.
136 P Mickelson 68 68.
138 C Villegas 72 66.
139 K J Choi 69 70, M Weir 70 69.
140 B Curtis 71 69.
141 R Allenby 75 66, A romero 73 689, T immelman 68 73, E Els 68 73.
Selected scores:
142 J Furyk 72 70, J Leonard 73 69.
147 VJ Singh 73 74.
148 C Pettersson 76 72.
plays down Ryder Cup revenge
Sergio Garcia shot the day's best round to leap into second place, two strokes behind leader Anthony Kim, after the second round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Garcia made a sizzling start, picking up five birdies on the front nine on his way to a 65 in pleasant conditions at demanding East Lake.
The Spaniard posted a halfway total of 135, five under par, while American Kim shot a 69 to set the pace at seven under.
They will play together in Saturday's third round, but Garcia played down any suggestion he was out for revenge after the Ryder Cup.
Kim and Garcia clashed in the first singles match at Valhalla last Sunday, with Kim's emphatic 5&4 victory paving the way for an American victory.
"It's a totally different event," Garcia said. "You're not going to win the tournament tomorrow unless you shoot 52."
Garcia appeared to have a Ryder Cup hangover on Thursday, plunging to four over after just six holes, but he has been just about flawless since.
"Slower than slow," he said of the start to his first round. "I didn't hit a good drive on the fifth, caught a bad break with the trees and went into the bushes and lost the ball. After that I managed to get it back and it got me going in the right direction. I made a couple of putts here and there."
Kim teed off with a four-shot lead over his nearest rivals after a spectacular first round of 64, but could not match such heroics, mixing five birdies with four bogeys.
It is far from a two-horse race, however, with American Phil Mickelson (68) only three strokes from the lead.
LEADING SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2 x 70)
133 A Kim 64 69.
135 S Garcia 70 65.
136 P Mickelson 68 68.
138 C Villegas 72 66.
139 K J Choi 69 70, M Weir 70 69.
140 B Curtis 71 69.
141 R Allenby 75 66, A romero 73 689, T immelman 68 73, E Els 68 73.
Selected scores:
142 J Furyk 72 70, J Leonard 73 69.
147 VJ Singh 73 74.
148 C Pettersson 76 72.
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