The Tommy Biershenk who stands 10 under at the midway point of the John Deere Classic doesn’t feel like the same player who missed his last six cuts. The change? An attitude adjustment that is paying big dividends at TPC Deere Run. The PGA TOUR rookie posted consecutive 66s -- marking just the second time he's shot back-to-back rounds in the 60s this year -- and Biershenk was three strokes off the lead when he finished on Friday. The Clemson grad's best finish this year is 50th at the Valero Texas Open but he's put himself in position for a much better result this week. "I told myself, Let's go out and have a little bit more fun," Biershenk said. "Certainly hitting it a little bit better and giving myself more opportunities and putting good. Getting it up and down when I miss the greens. The golf course is not that hard.  Hit the fairways and greens, there's a lot of birdies out there.     "My game is just better this week. That's what the difference is, as opposed to weeks leading up into here I was thinking too much and struggling a little bit. I've had fun the last few days. I'm going into the weekend with the same mindset. Going out to have a good time, have fun, and hit golf shots." Biershenk admitted it's difficult not to press when the results aren't there. He had an interesting round on Friday -- making just one par, two bogeys and eight birdies in his first 11 holes. A hot putter has been the key in the first two rounds, he used 25 in Thursday’s 66 and 27 on Friday. "You have to reminded yourself each week is an opportunity to change your life," Biershenk said. "I knew coming into this week I'd been struggling. Just got to keep my head held high and stay confident.  I knew my game was going to come around eventually.     "I'm start to go feel the old Tommy.  I'm starting to hit shots where I'm lining up at and certainly making the putts I need to make. Roundabout, my game is getting better and I'm staying patient.... "Feel pretty good about my game. It's a good feeling to finally put myself in contention instead of playing bad. ... Certainly a whole more fun to be playing good."

Tommy Biershenk, Y.E. Yang and three-time defending champion Steve Stricker have joined the group in double digits under par during the second round of the John Deere Classic.

Interestingly, Biershenk has only made one par in his first 11 holes and has moved into a tie for second with J.J. Henry, two strokes off Troy Matteson's lead. He's 6 under for the day and 11 under for the tournament.

Biershenk started on the back nine and birdied his first two holes before making the lonely par. Two more birdies were followed by a bogey, then two more birdies and another bogey as Biershenk made the turn in 32. He's birdied his first two holes on the front, as well.

Yang is 7 under through 17 holes while Stricker, who has won the last three events at TPC Deere Run and is playing the opposite side as the former PGA champ, is 4 under for the day. Both are 10 under, three behind Matteson who has finished with a 68.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Eight PGA TOUR rookies have stepped off of the golf course and into the world of high-end fashion for the new issue of ForbesLife magazine .

Tommy Biershenk, Jonas Blixt, Bud Cauley, Gary Christian, Harris English, J.J. Killeen, Danny Lee and Jamie Lovemark had the opportunity to demonstrate their modeling ability in designs by some of the world’s most renowned fashion manufacturers -- including Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Rolex and Audemars Piguet, among others.

The photo shoot took place at the Fairmont Princess Hotel, adjacent to TPC Scottsdale during the week of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, with acclaimed French photographer Antoine Verglas capturing the images that were styled by Joseph DeAcetis, the magazine’s style editor.

The 10-page spread, entitled Clubhouse Confidential ( click here for more ), coincides with the relaunch of ForbesLife , which for the first time will be offered on newsstands across the nation and also be available in replica-form for nooks, kindles and iPads.

Verglas, who is based in New York, is recognized for introducing the “Verglas Signature” to glamour photography in the 1990s, an intimate style of capturing a personality of his subjects. His work has appeared in all the leading fashion magazines.

“I think it's fun,” Verglas said of the rookie photo shoot. “They could be models, you know. They did great. They have good looking personalities and are great looking guys and the pictures were really good.”

DeAcetis noted that ForbesLife was going under a redesign and that the idea behind the photo shoot was to reach a new, younger audience. “These athletes transcend any economic level,” he said. “They're great players, and this is what men are interested in. We have a high standard here at ForbesLife that we have to convey and I think that these guys did an amazing job.”

DeAcetis said they worked extensively on matching colors and sizes, and then matching them to ideal locations at the Fairmont Princess. “The shoot is shorter jackets and tighter pants; it's more modern, the cut,” he said. “And that's what these guys are, 21st century men. So it has a little more life to it than a traditional suit or traditional jacket. And that's what these guys embody … the next expectations, they're the next big players.”

Cauley said he had a lot of fun participating in the shoot. “It definitely was my first experience with something like that,” he said. “They dressed me up in really nice clothes and did my hair a little bit differently. We’ll see how it turns out, but I trust what they were doing and I’m sure it will all look great.”

English agreed. "It was crazy, I've never done the modeling experience before,” he said. “It was cool. These are pretty sweet clothes and it was fun. I could definitely do it again; it wasn't bad at all."

Christian, the oldest among the participants at age 40, added, “I enjoyed the experience and would definitely do it again. It was interesting to me as an arty guy how the photographer set up shots and how much of a perfectionist the stylist was.”

PGA TOUR Entertainment was on hand to film the photo shoot and will feature it on an upcoming edition of Inside the PGA TOUR on Golf Channel in early April.