Perry stays hot with bogey-free 64 in the second round

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DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Kenny Perry made eight birdies and no bogeys on Friday, a sizzling performance that shot him up the CA Championship leaderboard.

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It didn't surprise him. After all, he's played well at Doral before.

"Last time I played well here," Perry said, "I played with Jack Nicklaus on Saturday."

He's exaggerating a tiny bit.

Sure, the gist of his claim rings true. The first time Perry shot 64 at Doral was 1991, when he slept on the 36-hole lead and was paired with Nicklaus for the third round. Perry shot 75-77 on the weekend that year, and really hasn't been close to winning at Doral since.

He had a final-round 64 at Doral in 2003, finishing fifth in the event where Scott Hoch beat Jim Furyk in a Monday playoff.

The 48-year-old Perry is at 10-under 134 through two rounds this week, three shots behind Phil Mickelson and one behind Nick Watney.

"It's been a continuation of my three wins last year and then the win early this year," said Perry, who won at the FBR Open earlier this season. "Normally my game only hangs in there one or two weeks, and then I disappear, you know, for a month or two. So I've been able to hold it together for six months now. It's been fun doing that."