The Starter: Round 2, Quail Hollow Championship

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Apr. 29, 2010

The second round of the Quail Hollow Championship is set to begin. Here's a look at Friday's round:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
12:50 p.m. ET No. 1		Angel Cabrera, Stewart Cink, Tiger Woods Woods faces the prospect of watching the cut line. He must improve on the nine greens he hit on Thursday.
1:20 p.m. ET, No. 10		Bo Van Pelt, Mark Wilson, Daniel Chopra Van Pelt is riding a wave of confidence after a perfect 65 on Thursday, but Friday will be much tougher for the veteran.
7:40 a.m. ET, No. 10		Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Rory Sabbatini Mickelson gave a couple of shots back with two late bogeys, but he's still in good shape for his second consecutive win.

MORE ROUND 2: Tee times | Inside the field | Inside the course

INSTRUCTOR'S CORNER: Todd Jones, head instructor at TOUR Academy TPC Sawgrass, offers insight to playing Quail Hollow.

The first round of the Quail Hollow Championship saw ideal conditions for scoring. However, the course was not defenseless, as the greens grew firmer and faster as the day progressed. Bo Van Pelt sits atop the leaderboard after firing a bogey-free round of 65, which is a rare feat at Quail Hollow Club.

Friday's forecast

Sunny
Temp: 83 high/61 low
Sunny. Winds around 10 mph.

Bo achieved this with a combination of solid ball-striking and good putting. He hit 78 percent of the greens and regulation and took advantage of his opportunities, averaging 1.57 putts on the greens which were hit.

Going low for PGA TOUR Players, such as Bo, means that you are comfortable being under par. Once they get 1 under, they want to get 2 under, and so on. There is a great game that I have my players do leading up to an event.

I call it the "go low" game. This is a game that will also help you get comfortable breaking those invisible scoring barriers. To play this game, you need to go to the front tees and play a two ball scramble with the goal being to birdie every hole. This will have you focused on being aggressive and into scoring. Give this game a try and have fun "going low."

. -- Todd Jones

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The Film Room

	PGA TOUR Today Tiger Woods starts off with a 2-over 74 at Quail Hollow and Bo Van Pelt leads, shooting one off the course record. Casey Black takes a look at what to expect for Round 2. Watch it
	Round 1 highlights Bo Van Pelt was the surprise lead after a flawless 65 on a good day for scoring at Quail Hollow Club. Kenny Perry was a shot back after a late bogey, and Tiger Woods had a 74. Watch it
	Shot of the Day: Mickelson Phil Mickelson rattled the flagstick on his approach shot to the par-4 eighth on his way to a first-round 70 at Quail Hollow Club. Watch it