Ben Curtis will enter this weekend at TPC San Antonio with an
excellent chance to win his first PGA TOUR event in six years.
Curtis, taking advantage of an early tee time, shot his second
consecutive 5-under 67 on Friday at the Valero Texas Open and went
into the weekend at 10 under. Curtis leads David Mathis by two
strokes. The 2003 British Open champion, whose last TOUR win came
at the 2006 84 LUMBER Classic, has not suffered a bogey through his
first 36 holes -- the fourth player this year to go bogey-free
through 36 holes of a TOUR event. The players who teed off in
Friday morning got the big advantage in terms of weather, as they
managed to get most or all of their rounds in before stiff winds
and rainy conditions kicked in. Play was stopped for nearly two
hours in the afternoon, which means the second round will not be
completed until Saturday morning. Nearly two dozen players will
return to TPC San Antonio at 7:30 a.m. local time Saturday morning
for the completion of Round 2. Mathis also shot 67 in the morning
wave and finished at 8 under. First-round leader Matt Every is 2
over through 16 holes in the second round and is tied for third.