Groups we're watching: Valero Texas Open, Rd. 2

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Nathan Green, Ted Purdy
Tee time: 8:30 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 1
Why you should watch: Green is vying to add his name to the long list of first-time TOUR winners in 2008. An opening-round 62 gave him the first-round lead for the first time in his PGA TOUR career. Green held a one-shot lead after both the second and third rounds of the 2007 John Deere Classic, where he finished three strokes back of winner Jonathan Byrd. Incidentally, Robert Garrigus, the third member of this group, withdrew on Thursday.

Michael Bradley, Jim McGovern, Steve Allan
Tee time: 12:50 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 3
Why you should watch: Allen, the baby-faced Australian, came into town with two consecutive top-10 finishes. They were good for nearly $400,000 on the money list, and another solid run this week will all but assure him a spot on the 2009 PGA TOUR. As PGATOUR.COM freelancer Bruce Berlet wrote last week, much of Allan's recent success has come after he started swinging the club more smoothly on the backswing.

Rich Beem, Tom Pernice Jr., Steve Elkington
Tee time: 1:10 p.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 15
Why you should watch: The Beemer lives nearby in Austin and opened with a two-over 72. With $686,872 in the bank, he needs to make the cut this week to have a shot at making a move towards the top 125 this weekend. Beem retained his PGA TOUR card last year after making the cut in all five of his Fall Series starts.