Notes: Second round halted due to darkness

By Joel Schuchmann
PGA TOUR staff
 

Milwaukee, WI--After play of the second round was suspended on Friday evening at 8:03, the second round resume on Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. and was completed at 9:47 a.m., with 82 players making the cut at 2-under-par 138.

Corey Pavin’s 61-64--125 (15-under) start matches the lowest first 36-hole total in PGA TOUR history. The previous U.S. Bank Championship record was set by Ben Crane last year at 127, rounds of 62-65.

 All-Time Records
LOW FIRST 36:	125 (15-under), Corey Pavin (61-64), 2006 U.S. Bank Championship
	125 (15-under), Tiger Woods (64-61), 2000 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	
	125 (17-under), Mark Calcavecchia (65-60), 2001 FBR Open
	125 (19-under), Tom Lehman (63-62), 2001 Las Vegas

2006
LOW FIRST 36:	125 (15-under), Corey Pavin (61-64), U.S. Bank Championship
	127 (15-under), Ben Curtis (62-65), Booz Allen Classic
	128 (14-under), J.J. Henry (67-61), FBR Open
	128 (16-under), Phil Mickelson (63-65), BellSouth Classic
	128 (14-under), Jose Coceres (64-64), Booz Allen Classic
	
LOW 36 (any rounds):	125 (15-under), Corey Pavin (61-64), U.S. Bank Championship	
        126 (14-under), David Toms (61-65), Sony Open in Hawaii, Rds 3-4
	127 (17-under), Kirk Triplett (64-63), Chrysler Classic of Tucson, Rds 3-4
	127 (15-under), Ben Curtis (62-65), Booz Allen Classic

The lowest score in TOUR history for consecutive rounds is 124, set by Mark Calcavecchia (64-60 – Rounds 2 and 3) at the 2001 FBR Open.

Pavin has had 12 previous leads or co-leads through 36 holes on the PGA TOUR. He has won three of those events, the 1985 Colonial National Invitational, 1988 Texas Open and 1994 Nissan Open. His most recent 36-hole lead/co-lead was at the 2004 Reno-Tahoe Open, where he eventually finished tied for 14th.

Jason Bohn, has now made 14 consecutive cuts on the PGA TOUR, tied for third-most with Mike Weir behind Ernie Els (36) and Phil Mickelson (16). He finished tied for 14th last year at the U.S. Bank Championship.

Bob May, best known for his playoff dual with Tiger Woods at the 2000 PGA Championship, is off to a good start after posting 66-68--134 in the first two rounds. May finished second last week to John Rollins at the B.C. Open, just his second top-10 since the runner-up at the 2000 PGA Championship. With his earnings of $324,000, May played his way out of the Non-Exempt, Major Medical Extension category (due to a back injury suffered in 2003 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship) and into the Top 125 category for the remainder of the 2006 season.

Two-time U.S. Bank Championship winner Carlos Franco missed the cut at the U.S. Bank Championship for the first time after posting rounds of 74-70--134. Franco entered his year a perfect 7-for-7 in made cuts in Milwaukee.

Playing in his 25th event in Milwaukee, Mark Calcavecchia tied Jay Haas and Loren Roberts for most cuts made all-time at the U.S. Bank Championship with 19. Joey Sindelar is playing on the weekend in Milwaukee for the 18th time in his career.

Dan Forsman and Kenny Perry both extended their made cuts streak in Milwaukee to nine.

Defending champion Ben Crane was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard, as he signed for an eagle-5 on the par-5 sixth hole when the correct score was a par-5. After leaving the scoring trailer, a PGA TOUR official caught up with him and Crane acknowledged the error. Once a player leaves the scoring trailer, the score is deemed official. While he would have missed the cut regardless as he was one-under-par for 36 holes, this week snapped Crane’s streak of eight consecutive made cuts on TOUR.

Jason Day, the 18-year-old Australian, made his second cut in three attempts on the PGA TOUR, and stands among the leaders at 8-under-par after carding rounds of 68-64--132. Day is playing this week on a Sponsor Exemption.

Two-time past champion Jeff Sluman continued his strong play of late, as he stands T3 after opening 66-65--131. Sluman has three top-10s in 2006, including a T6 at the U.S. Open, matching his total from 2005. He currently stands No. 61 on the PGA TOUR Official Money List with $855,296.

Corey Pavin and Jeff Sluman did not record a bogey through the first 36 holes.

Hidemichi Tanaka withdrew after nine holes of his second round on Friday due to a back injury. He posted a first-round 72 and was 3-over-par through nine holes in his second round.

Bubba Watson, leading the TOUR in Driving Distance in 2006 at 318.8 yards, posted rounds of 68-67—135 to make the cut. Watson averaged 334.5 yards on the four measured Driving Distance holes over the first two rounds. On his final hole on Friday in the second round, Watson drove No. 9 with a 361-yard drive and two-putted for birdie.

Len Mattiace, still looking to regain his form after a skiing accident (torn ACLs in both knees) suffered in 2003, made just his third cut in 16 starts this year.

Charles Howell III withdrew on Friday evening due to injury and did not return Saturday morning to complete the second round.