By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

Hunter Haas and Kris Blanks will miss the remainder of the 2012 season due to injury.

Haas, who is 149th in the FedExCup standings, announced on Monday via Twitter that he’s undergoing hip surgery and will be “out till next year.”

The 35-year-old made 12 cuts in 24 starts with one top 10 this year. He last played in July at the Reno-Tahoe Open, where he tied for 31st.

Blanks, meanwhile, is out with a shoulder injury. “Well it's official, I'm shutting it down for the rest of the season. Shoulder is still bothering me and I'm tired of hurting,” he said via Twitter.

The 39-year-old made just 11 cuts in 23 starts with only one finish in the top 25. He last played at last month’s John Deere Classic, where he missed the cut. It was his third missed cut in his last four starts.

Blanks, who is 138th in the FedExCup standings, was awaiting word Monday evening on whether or not he would need surgery.

Matt Every’s course-record 63 staked him to a three-stroke lead over Hunter Haas after Thursday’s first round of the Valero Texas Open. Every made nine birdies in the first round and didn’t drop a shot to par. It was the third time he’d shot a 63 on the PGA TOUR – the last one came in the first round of the 2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open as Every went on to tie for eighth. Every set the tone for the day when he hit his first three approach shots inside 10 feet for birdies. He added birdies at Nos. 17 and 18 to make the turn in 31, then added birdies on the even-numbered holes on the front nine to pave his way to the 63. As well as he played on Thursday, though, Every knew better than to get too excited. “It’s just one day,” he said. “It is nice to get off to a great start but you can't read too much into one day of golf out here. Everyone is so good. It's a good start. That's what it means.” Haas also played a bogey-free round, capping things off with an eagle at the 18th hole when he hit a 3-wood from 217 yards to 5 feet. Ben Curtis was the low man in the afternoon wave, shooting a 67 in his first appearance at TPC San Antonio. Five players were tied at 68, including Fredrik Jacobson, who has finished second and fifth the two previous years the tournament was played at TPC San Antonio. Also at that number were Jason Gore, Troy Mattesson, Derek Lamely and Cameron Beckman, who makes his home in San Diego.

By Chris Dunham, PGATOUR.COM A year after the PGA TOUR saw two 59s in one season, Hunter Haas threatened the number again at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Haas played his final four holes at even par Friday after getting to 10 under on the par-71 layout at TPC Summerlin. That number is where he would finish up, posting at 61 that ties Tag Ridings and Davis Love III for the course record. It could have been so much more if not for a bogey on No. 6, his 15th hole of the day, that halted his momentum. “I know I had a chance,” Haas said. “After I birdied the fourth or fifth hole, you know, at the par 3 I knew I had at least three good birdie opportunities coming in … And I screwed it up.” After making the turn in 30, Haas started the front nine with four birdies on his first five holes. Standing in the middle of TPC Summerlin’s sixth fairway with a wedge in his hands, Haas was in position to attack for one of the two birdies he would need on the final four holes to shoot the sixth 59 in PGA TOUR history. His wedge shot fell 34 yards short and right of the pin in the right rough, just his second missed green of the day. Then the pitch settled 18 feet from the pin. Two putts later, Haas had his first bogey of the day and his hopes of a 59 were all but dashed. “The one bogey I had I was in the middle of the fairway,” he said. “It's kind of like yesterday. I made two bogeys from the middle of the fairway with wedge in my hand, and that's kind of disappointing. I did the same today. That's three bogeys with a wedge in my hand (this week).” Aside from the miss on No. 6, Haas’ ball striking on approach shots was nearly flawless on Friday. The 34-year-old Texan hit nine fairways in Round 2 and notched 16 greens in regulation. “I'm still trying to tighten up my ball striking,” Haas said. “I hit a few errant shots, but there's a lot of short irons out there on this golf course. If you drive your ball well, you're probably going to have a lot of birdie opportunities.” Haas was leaving himself great opportunities and converting. Of his nine second-round birdies, six came from inside 8 feet. “I was burning (the edges) pretty good yesterday, but honestly, I just wasn't happy with the way I hit my wedges, and I was a little frustrated,” Haas said. “But I hit probably three or four shots pretty close today, and I just felt good over the putts.” Haas will the weekend at TPC Summerlin at least two shots off the pace, needing to continue striking the ball well to get to the top of the leaderboard. His best two-round stretch of the 2011 season up to this point came in Rounds 1 and 2 of the Viking Classic where he went 66-64 and went on to finish in a tie for 4th. “We'll see if I can go out and do what I did today (again) tomorrow,” Haas said. “And it was tough, but I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing.”

The PGA TOUR scoring record wasn’t in the cards for Hunter Haas on Friday in Las Vegas, but a share of the course record was. Haas, who started his second round on No. 10, needed just two birdies over his final four holes Friday to become the sixth player in PGA TOUR history to reach the 59 mark. Unfortunately, he gave a shot away at TPC Summerlin's par-4 6th hole. He rebounded with a birdie on No. 7 to get back to 10 under, but could not convert long putts on Nos. 8 (43-foot birdie try) and 9 (120-foot eagle attempt) to bring 59 back into the picture. With his three-putt par on No. 9, Haas dropped to a 10-under 61, tying Tag Ridings (2004) and Davis Love III (2001) for the TPC Summerlin course record. While Haas was making his final bid for a 59, Kevin Na birdied five of six holes to take a two-shot lead at 12 under. Na is playing the 18th at TPC Summerlin to close out his round.

Hunter Haas’ bid for a 59 took a major hit with a bogey on TPC Summerlin’s par-4 6th hole. In ideal position, 153 yards from the pin after his tee shot, Haas missed the green short and right. From the rough, he pitched up to just inside 18 feet and just missed the long par-saver. Haas’ 59 hopes didn’t go by the wayside with the bogey, though. He rebounded with a birdie on No. 7 and is back to 10 under with two holes remaining. Haas heads to the tee on the par-3 8th, needing to go 2 under on his final two holes today for a piece of history. Haas, who was even in his opening round, is at 10 under for the week and tied atop a crowded leaderboard with Kevin Na, Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Tim Herron and William McGirt. Click here to track Haas live, shot-by-shot

The 59 watch is officially on at TPC Summerlin. Hunter Haas is 10 under through 14 holes today in Las Vegas and in position to become the sixth player in PGA TOUR history to shoot 59 -- or possibly the first to best it. TPC Summerlin is a par-71 layout, meaning 2 under over the last four holes (and 12 under total) would be enough to reach the milestone number. Ahead of Haas are par 4s at Nos. 6 (430 yards) and 7 (382 yards), the 239-yard par-3 8th and the 563-yard par-5 9th. No. 8 played as the second-toughest hole on the course, with just five birdies and 30 bogeys posted in Thursday’s opening round. The par-5 9th was the second easiest in Round 1, surrendering 61 birdies and nine eagles. Click here to track Haas live, shot-by-shot

EDISON, N.J. -- With Vijay Singh threatening to join Matt Kuchar in the lead at The Barclays, it's time to take a look at the bottom of the FedExCup standings.

Ben Crane currently sits at No. 100 -- which makes him the bubble boy for next week's Deutsche Bank Championship. He shot 67 on Friday but is on the cut line at 3 under right now. If he doesn't get to play on Saturday, Crane, who has fallen 14 spots, will be anxiously checking his computer to see whether his travel plans have changed.

Crane isn't the only player in danger of leaving the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup early. Among them is Hunter Haas, currently projected at No. 101. He isn't helping his case on the course -- he's in danger of missing the cut at 1 under for the tournament through 13 holes.

Ernie Els, on the other hand, is on the upswing. The big South African, who added last week's Wyndham Championship to his schedule just to make the Playoffs, has finished two rounds at 5 under. He's currently No. 104 so he needs to play well on Saturday to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Bud Cauley made the most of his Viking Classic sponsor's exemption.

The 21-year-old shot rounds of 68-67-66-67 to get to 20 under par. He's currently in a tie for fourth with Hunter Haas, a shot behind the leaders.

Cauley was a junior at the University of Alabama last year, but decided to forgo his senior season and turned professional after qualifying for the U.S. Open.

"I made the decision to turn pro because I knew I could come out here and compete with these guys," he said. "Obviously, I've had a very good start, and I've been playing well. It gives me a lot of confidence going into the tournaments, you know, in the future, that I always knew I could do it, but now I think I've proved that I can come out here and play."

Cauley has made the cut in each of his three starts on TOUR, finishing tied 63rd at Congressional and tied for 24th at the Travelers Championship.

After a birdie on No. 16, Sunghoon Kang looked like he might pull away from the field at Annandale. He had eagled two par 5s, and had another par 5 to play, the 532-yard 18th. But Kang backed up with a bogey on the par-4 17th, and then drove his tee shot into the water on No. 18, leading to a par and a third-round 64. He is tied for the lead at 17 under with Chris Kirk, who is 7 under for his round.

Saturday's final group of Hunter Haas, Peter Lonard and Troy Matteson also failed to capitalize on their good position. The trio is stuck in neutral -- a combined 1 under on a day where players are going really low. Haas and Lonard are currently tied for sixth, while Matteson has fallen to all the way to 28th place.

Jim Renner, who began Round 3 in 45th place, has made eight birdies and an eagle for a bogey-free 62. His rounds of 69-69-62 are currently good for third place.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

Last year, Bill Haas won the Viking Classic. Halfway through this year’s weather-plagued event, it’s Hunter Haas (no relation) who has a share of the top spot after a second-round 64.

With rain and lightning resulting in several delays Friday, the second round didn’t get completed until Saturday.

Weather, however, wasn’t an issue today and Haas, along with co-leader Peter Lonard, took advantage. Case in point: Haas hit every green in regulation.

“The greens are so good here, it's just a matter of getting in position and get the putter rolling,” said Haas, who leads the field in greens in regulation and has just one bogey through 36 holes.

Haas’ group was also put on the group during the round, though it clearly didn’t impact him.

“I birdied the last four on the clock,” Haas said. “Maybe I'll get put on the clock starting the third round.”

Lonard, meanwhile, is just happy to be playing after hip and knee surgery last year.

He also was on his way to this week’s Nationwide event when he got the call that he’d gotten into the Viking Classic. Lonard, who will turn 44 on Sunday, took advantage of the opportunity with a second-round 65.

How will he hold up the rest of the way on what’s already been a very long week?

“I'm pretty old, so I'm not sure,” Lonard said. “I will tell you by the end of the day I suppose.”