SONY OPEN IN HAWAII
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jim Furyk is in position to improve on his fourth-place finish in last week's Mercedes Championships on Maui. He's tied for the Sony Open lead after two rounds.
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Leaders lovin’ it
Chad Campbell and Jim Furyk found the wind and rain at Waialae to their liking yesterday
It wasn't the kind of picture-postcard day the Hawaii Tourism Authority likes to promote, but second-round leaders Chad Campbell and Jim Furyk felt it was suitable for framing.
They endured a windy and rainy afternoon at Waialae Country Club to move to 6-under 134 as they prepare for the weekend of the $5.1 million Sony Open in Hawaii. Both shot back-to-back 67s the first two days in trying conditions that left only 28 golfers in the red and another 11 at even par after 36 holes.
David Toms remained in the chase with a 1-under 69 yesterday for a 5-under 135 for the tournament. Mercedes Championships winner Stuart Appleby moved into contention with a 4-under 66. He is tied for fourth with Jerry Smith, J.B. Holmes and Michelle Wie's playing partner Camilo Villegas at 4-under 136. Villegas fashioned the best round of the tournament with a 6-under 64 under the watchful eye of the large gallery following Wie.
She didn't disappoint her legion of fans with her 2-under 68, but still failed to make the cut in her third trip around Waialae. Her two-day total of 7-over 147 left her four strokes shy of the magic number of plus 3. She was one of 40 golfers who shot 1 under or better yesterday in the wind and rain.
Not that the weather report bothered Campbell and Furyk all that much.
"Don't change a thing," Campbell said about the conditions that have plagued the golfers over the first two days. "It's been good. The last two days I've played really well. It's nice coming back. I had two months off. I didn't play anything in the offseason, so it was nice to get refreshed and come out here and play well."
Furyk can't say the same. He not only finished fourth at last week's Mercedes Championships, but also won a tournament in South Africa late last year, leaving him looking for a break after this week's event. He conceded yesterday that two tough days in the breezes had left him a bit winded.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chad Campbell is tied for the lead after shooting a pair of 67s.
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"I'm tired after two days of that," Furyk said. "I think it tests you as much mentally as it does physically. Physically, you've got to hit some good golf shots and control the ball in the wind. But it wears you out playing in all that wind. So I'm looking for a little rest and I'll be ready to go."
Considering who's giving chase, that might not be a bad idea. Past Sony Open winner Jerry Kelly is among a group of nine golfers at 3-under 137. First-round leader Rory Sabbatini (72) and K.J. Choi (71) are also only three shots off the lead. Mark Calcavecchia (69), Fred Funk (71) and Robert Gamez (69) were among a dozen golfers at 1 under for the event.
Defending champion and No. 2 in the world Vijay Singh (69), No. 8-ranked Adam Scott (69) and 1999 Sony Open champ Jeff Sluman (73) were three of 11 guys who were at even par, only six shots off the pace. At this point, a lot of talented guys are in the hunt, many who have had past success in the island chain.
"You know, I think playing the Mercedes last week and playing in all that wind is a little bit of a benefit for me to come over," Furyk said. "The golf courses are totally different, but you still have to hit those low, piercing shots and you have to be able to work the ball into the wind a little bit. That was a big benefit."
Campbell didn't have the benefit of playing in the winners-only event last week, but he grew up in Texas, where wind and rain are common on golf courses throughout the Lone Star State.
He spent most of his offseason practicing around his Fort Worth, Texas, home. He missed playing at Mercedes this year because he didn't manage a win last year. Campbell would like to change that and feels like this course offers him that opportunity.
"Yeah, I missed out on the Mercedes this year, so disappointed about that," Campbell said. "I definitely wanted to go back there. It's a little breezy out there, but yeah, I played a lot growing up in it (in Texas). It makes it interesting, you've got to play a lot of different shots, hitting a lot of three-quarter shots, keeping it down underneath the wind. A lot of times the hardest part is putting in the wind because that's a real big guessing game in how it's going to take the ball. That's probably the toughest part."
Appleby proved he can handle the tough conditions last week. He scrambled a bit yesterday, finishing with five birdies and one bogey at the par-4 second. Appleby finished second here to Paul Azinger in 2000 and also has a sixth, giving him confidence going into the weekend.
"I do OK here," Appleby said. "Absolutely, I'd love to win here. Because it just keeps solidifying what you're doing at that time and that it works. There's no truer test in doing what you believe to be right and it's proven to be right coming into the week, and there's nothing more frustrating than doing something you think is right and it's not. That's the beauty of the game."
Leaderboard
Second-round leaders in the $5.1 million Sony Open in Hawaii:
| Chad Campbell |
67-67 |
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134
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| Jim Furyk |
67-67 |
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134
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| David Toms |
66-69 |
-- |
135
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| Jerry Smith |
69-67 |
-- |
136
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| Stuart Appleby |
70-66 |
-- |
136
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| J.B. Holmes |
70-66 |
-- |
136
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| Camilo Villegas |
72-64 |
-- |
136 |
Sony Open
At Waialae Country Club
Purse: $5.1 million
Second round, par-70
| Chad Campbell |
67-67 |
-- |
134
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| Jim Furyk |
67-67 |
-- |
134
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| David Toms |
66-69 |
-- |
135
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| Jerry Smith |
69-67 |
-- |
136
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| Stuart Appleby |
70-66 |
-- |
136
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| J.B. Holmes |
70-66 |
-- |
136
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| Camilo Villegas |
72-64 |
-- |
136
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| Jerry Kelly |
68-69 |
-- |
137
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| K.J. Choi |
66-71 |
-- |
137
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| Steve Jones |
69-68 |
-- |
137
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| Dudley Hart |
69-68 |
-- |
137
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| Jeff Gove |
66-71 |
-- |
137
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| Rory Sabbatini |
65-72 |
-- |
137
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| Peter Lonard |
67-70 |
-- |
137
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| Loren Roberts |
69-68 |
-- |
137
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| Bubba Watson |
67-70 |
-- |
137
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| Mark Calcavecchia |
70-69 |
-- |
139
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| Fred Funk |
68-71 |
-- |
139
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| Vaughn Taylor |
67-72 |
-- |
139
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| Paul Goydos |
69-70 |
-- |
139
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| Hunter Mahan |
71-68 |
-- |
139
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| Tom Byrum |
68-71 |
-- |
139
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| Arjun Atwal |
70-69 |
-- |
139
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| Robert Gamez |
70-69 |
-- |
139
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| Carl Pettersson |
71-68 |
-- |
139
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| Will MacKenzie |
69-70 |
-- |
139
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| Vance Veazey |
70-69 |
-- |
139
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| David Branshaw |
71-68 |
-- |
139
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| Richard S. Johnson |
69-71 |
-- |
140
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| Todd Fischer |
73-67 |
-- |
140
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| Vijay Singh |
71-69 |
-- |
140
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| Billy Mayfair |
70-70 |
-- |
140
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| Adam Scott |
71-69 |
-- |
140
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| Charles Warren |
66-74 |
-- |
140
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| Shane Bertsch |
70-70 |
-- |
140
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| Jeff Sluman |
67-73 |
-- |
140
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| Rich Beem |
71-69 |
-- |
140
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| Stewart Cink |
71-69 |
-- |
140
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| Nathan Green |
70-70 |
-- |
140
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| Jay Haas |
75-66 |
-- |
141
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| Michael Allen |
72-69 |
-- |
141
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| James Driscoll |
67-74 |
-- |
141
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| Aaron Baddeley |
71-70 |
-- |
141
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| Mathew Goggin |
69-72 |
-- |
141
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| Jonathan Kaye |
73-68 |
-- |
141
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| Carlos Franco |
70-71 |
-- |
141
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| Troy Matteson |
72-69 |
-- |
141
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| Ron Whittaker |
73-68 |
-- |
141
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| Arron Oberholser |
70-71 |
-- |
141
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| Paul Azinger |
69-72 |
-- |
141
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| Jeff Maggert |
69-72 |
-- |
141
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| Brad Faxon |
71-70 |
-- |
141
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| Olin Browne |
71-70 |
-- |
141
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| Brent Geiberger |
68-73 |
-- |
141
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| Daniel Chopra |
76-65 |
-- |
141
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| Jon Mills |
69-72 |
-- |
141
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| Jesper Parnevik |
72-70 |
-- |
142
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| Jason Bohn |
70-72 |
-- |
142
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| Tommy Armour III |
68-74 |
-- |
142
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| Chris Riley |
76-66 |
-- |
142
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| Patrick Sheehan |
71-71 |
-- |
142
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| Woody Austin |
74-68 |
-- |
142
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| Tom Lehman |
71-71 |
-- |
142
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| Roger Tambellini |
69-73 |
-- |
142
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| Bill Haas |
71-71 |
-- |
142
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| Hidemichi Tanaka |
73-70 |
-- |
143
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| Charles Howell III |
71-72 |
-- |
143
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| John Riegger |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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| Joe Durant |
71-72 |
-- |
143
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| Ryuji Imada |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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| Thomas Levet |
71-72 |
-- |
143
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| Shigeki Maruyama |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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| Kaname Yokoo |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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| Jeff Overton |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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| Joe Ogilvie |
71-72 |
-- |
143
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| Alex Cejka |
76-67 |
-- |
143
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| Craig Barlow |
73-70 |
-- |
143
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| Bo Van Pelt |
70-73 |
-- |
143
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| David Duval |
75-68 |
-- |
143
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| Parker McLachlin |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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| Henrik Bjornstad |
70-73 |
-- |
143
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| Bubba Dickerson |
72-71 |
-- |
143
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Failed to qualify
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| Tom Pernice Jr. |
75-69 |
-- |
144
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| Steve Lowery |
70-74 |
-- |
144
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| D.J. Trahan |
74-70 |
-- |
144
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| David Ishii |
71-73 |
-- |
144
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| Greg Chalmers |
75-69 |
-- |
144
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| Brett Quigley |
73-71 |
-- |
144
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| Heath Slocum |
72-72 |
-- |
144
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| John Huston |
73-71 |
-- |
144
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| Ryan Moore |
75-69 |
-- |
144
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| Jeff Brehaut |
74-70 |
-- |
144
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| Kevin Hayashi |
73-71 |
-- |
144
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| Peter Jacobsen |
73-72 |
-- |
145
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| Justin Rose |
74-71 |
-- |
145
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| David McKenzie |
74-71 |
-- |
145
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| Jeremy Tucker |
69-76 |
-- |
145
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| Eric Axley |
74-71 |
-- |
145
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| Charlie Wi |
75-70 |
-- |
145
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| Yusaku Miyazato |
72-73 |
-- |
145
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| Kenny Perry |
75-70 |
-- |
145
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| Tim Petrovic |
74-71 |
-- |
145
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| Tag Ridings |
69-76 |
-- |
145
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| Daisuke Maruyama |
76-69 |
-- |
145
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| Steve Schneiter |
69-76 |
-- |
145
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| Corey Pavin |
78-68 |
-- |
146
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| Dean Wilson |
73-73 |
-- |
146
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| Craig Perks |
76-70 |
-- |
146
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| Shiv Kapur |
73-73 |
-- |
146
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| Charley Hoffman |
74-72 |
-- |
146
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| Nicholas Thompson |
71-75 |
-- |
146
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| Kiyoshi Miyazato |
71-75 |
-- |
146
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| Joey Snyder III |
77-69 |
-- |
146
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| Mike Weir |
72-74 |
-- |
146
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| Nick Watney |
75-71 |
-- |
146
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| Alex Aragon |
72-74 |
-- |
146
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| Jason Schultz |
74-73 |
-- |
147
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| D.A. Points |
74-73 |
-- |
147
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| Frank Lickliter II |
75-72 |
-- |
147
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| Craig Stadler |
74-73 |
-- |
147
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| Sean O'Hair |
75-72 |
-- |
147
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| Jason Gore |
72-75 |
-- |
147
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| Stephen Leaney |
74-73 |
-- |
147
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| Chris Couch |
71-76 |
-- |
147
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| Michelle Wie |
79-68 |
-- |
147
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| Kris Cox |
74-73 |
-- |
147
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| Lucas Glover |
71-77 |
-- |
148
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| Robert Garrigus |
78-70 |
-- |
148
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| John Engler Jr. |
70-78 |
-- |
148
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| Harrison Frazar |
71-77 |
-- |
148
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| Thaworn Wiratchant |
75-73 |
-- |
148
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| Pat Perez |
75-74 |
-- |
149
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| Bart Bryant |
73-76 |
-- |
149
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| Beau Yokomoto |
78-71 |
-- |
149
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| Ryan Palmer |
76-74 |
-- |
150
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| Tadahiro Takayama |
74-76 |
-- |
150
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| Jimmy Walker |
80-70 |
-- |
150
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| Shaun Micheel |
76-74 |
-- |
150
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| John Cook |
79-72 |
-- |
151
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| Brandan Kop |
77-74 |
-- |
151
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| Wes Short Jr. |
78-74 |
-- |
152
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| Todd Hamilton |
77-75 |
-- |
152
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| Brad Elder |
78-74 |
-- |
152 |
Today's tee times
Third round
8:22 a.m.: Henrik Bjornstad and Bubba Dickerson.
8:30 a.m.: David Duval and Parker McLachlin.
8:38 a.m.: Alex Cejka Craig and Barlow Bo Van Pelt.
8:48 a.m.: Kaname Yokoo and Jeff Overton Joe Ogilvie.
8:59 a.m.: Ryuji Imada, Thomas Levet and Shigeki Maruyama
9:09 a.m.: Charles Howell III, John Riegger and Joe Durant.
9:20 a.m.: Roger Tambellini, Bill Haas and Hidemichi Tanaka.
9:30 a.m:. Patrick Sheehan, Woody Austin and Tom Lehman.
9:41 a.m.: Jason Bohn, Tommy Armour III and Chris Riley.
9:51 a.m.: Daniel Chopra, Jon Mills and Jesper Parnevik.
10:02 a.m.: Brad Faxon, Olin Browne and Brent Geiberger.
10:12 a.m.: Arron Oberholser, Paul Azinger and Jeff Maggert.
10:23 a.m.: Carlos Franco, Troy Matteson and Ron Whittaker.
10:33 a.m.: Aaron Baddeley, Mathew Goggin and Jonathan Kaye.
10:44 a.m.: Jay Haas, Michael Allen and James Driscoll.
10:54 a.m.: Rich Beem, Stewart Cink and Nathan Green.
11:05 a.m.: Charles Warren, Shane Bertsch and Jeff Sluman.
11:15 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Billy Mayfair and Adam Scott.
11:26 a.m.: David Branshaw, Richard S. Johnson and Todd Fischer.
11:36 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, Will MacKenzie and Vance Veazey.
11:47 a.m.: Tom Byrum, Arjun Atwal and Robert Gamez.
11:57 a.m.: Vaughn Taylor, Paul Goydos and Hunter Mahan
12:08 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Funk.
12:18 p.m.: Rory Sabbatini, Peter Lonard and Loren Roberts.
12:29 p.m.: Steve Jones, Dudley Hart and Jeff Gove.
12:39 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Jerry Kelly and K.J. Choi.
12:50 p.m.: Jerry Smith, Stuart Appleby and J.B. Holmes
1 p.m. Chad Campbell, Jim Furyk and David Toms.
