Feb. 17, 2011
The second round of the Northern Trust Open is set to begin as scheduled Friday. Those who didn't finish their first rounds Thursday will complete them early Friday morning. The Golf Channel will televise live action beginning at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. local time).
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10:21 a.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Fred Couples, Anthony Kim
This week's featured group lost a member when Bubba Watson withdrew with a pulled muscle, but Couples is in the thick of things at 3 under.
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11:14 a.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Corey Pavin, Jeff Overton, Rickie Fowler
The Ryder Cup captain schooled his team members Thursday; can the former Riviera champion do it again?
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3:01 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Louis Oosthuizen, Zach Johnson, Geoff Ogilvy
Oosthuizen fared well Thursday in his first start as a TOUR member, playing alongside two other major champions.
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3:01 p.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar, Mark Wilson
Jim Furyk represents the Establishment in this week's Choosing Sides matchup, but struggled to 75 Thursday.
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3:12 p.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, D.A. Points
Johnson is sure to be on the tee in plenty of time after Thursday's two-stroke penalty for tardiness.
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STORYLINES FOR FRIDAY:
• Louis Oosthuizen and Robert Karlsson continue in their first event as TOUR members
• Members like Luke Donald, Paul Casey and Retief Goosen are making their 2011 debuts.
• Phil Mickelson hopes for a better Friday after putts failed to fall in his even-par opening round.
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| Round 2 weather forecast |
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Chance of rain
Temp: 61 high/47 low
Mostly cloudy with 50 percent chance of rain later in day; winds around 15-25 mph. |
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| Player notes |
| Here are some of the players you'll see on the Golf Channel's coverage of Friday's second round |
| ROBERT ALLENBY |
| Winner of the Northern Trust Open in 2001 following a six-way playoff, the Australian carded the only bogey-free round of the day, a 4-under-par 67, to share the first round lead. In addition to his victory, Allenby also recorded top 10s at the Northern Trust Open in 2005 (T7), 2007 (T3) and 2008 (T7). A four-time winner on the PGA TOUR, Allenbys last victory came at the 2001 Marconi Pennsylvania Classic, a stretch of 236 starts on TOUR. During that span he has posted 53 top 10s. |
| JOHN SENDEN |
| His opening 67 was just his second sub-70 score in 17-career rounds at Riviera CC, bettering a 2-under 69 in the second round in 2002. In six previous starts at the Northern Trust Open Sendens best result was a T51 in 2007. Winner of the 2006 John Deere Classic, Senden has made one cut in four starts on the PGA TOUR in 2011, finishing T20 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. |
| AARON BADDELEY |
| The Australian fired a 4-under 67 and shares the first-round lead. Baddeley arrived at Riviera Country Club following a T6 last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his first top 10 of the 2011 PGA TOUR season. Baddeley has made the cut in all eight career starts at the Northern Trust Open with his best result a T7 in 2005. It marks just the second time in his career he has held the lead/co-lead after the first round (2003 Bay Hill Invitational). |
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