Round 2: Deutsche Bank Championship

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Sep. 5, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff

The first groups are ready to tee off at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
1:10 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Heath Slocum Stricker's 63 in Round 1 was one of the main storylines on Friday.
8:16 a.m. ET, Hole No. 10		Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen, Sean O'Hair Furyk's spotless first round puts him in the driver's seat on Saturday.
12:34 p.m. ET, Hole No. 10		Scott Verplank, Angel Cabrera, John Senden Verplank and Cabrera will both look to build on first-round 65s.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Fred Albers previews Saturday's round:

Saturday's forecast

Partly Cloudy
Temp: 78 high/56 low
Partly cloudy. Winds from the northeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Tiger Woods opened with a 1-under 70 on Friday and has been in this position before. Earlier this summer at the Buick Open, his 1-under opening round had him tied for 95th, and he went on to win the tournament. However, he's in a far worse position here at the Deutsche Bank Championship this week. At the Buick Open, his opening round was played in the afternoon, and his second round was played in the early morning, when the golf course was most susceptible to low scores. He capitalized by playing the first five holes in 6 under, a luxury he won't have at TPC Boston today. Tiger tees off at 1:10 p.m. ET this afternoon, and a golf course traditionally plays more difficult in the afternoon sun.

Jim Furyk began his day with four consecutive birdies at Nos. 1-4 to begin his round. On Saturday, he'll begin on the back nine and faces a much more difficult test. When a player starts on the front nine, TPC Boston lends itself to a fast start. But the back nine offers a formidable opening stretch. The flip side of that coin is if Furyk should stumble at the start, he can regroup by starting his second nine at the 374-yard first hole.

What can we expect out of first-round co-leader Steve Stricker? This is just the third time he's held at least a share of the 18-hole lead on the PGA TOUR in his career. Stricker led the 1993 RBC Canadian Open after one round and tied for fourth, and earlier this year, he was part of a three-way tie with Tim Clark and Woody Austin in Fort Worth before going on to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Stricker loves this TPC Boston course, and in the last three years, his worst finish on the inviting layout was a tie for 13th last year.

Stat of the day

Jim Furyk, currently No. 18 in the FedExCup standings, hit all 18 greens in regulation on Friday for the seventh time in his career (1,438 rounds) and for the first time since the opening round of the 2009 Masters.

The Film Room

	Rnd. 1 Highlights: 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk share the lead after the opening round of the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship. Watch it
	Furyk shares the lead at the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship Jim Fuyrk birdies the final two holes at TPC Boston to grab a share of the first-round lead, then speaks to Matt Adams of the PGA TOUR Network on SIRIUS XM Radio after his round. Watch it
	Goosen flies up the leaderboard at 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship Retief Goosen picks up two strokes with an eagle at the last and speaks with Matt Adams of the PGA TOUR Network on SIRIUS XM Radio after his opening 6-under 65. Watch it