Players Championship at Sawgrass - Update
The first round of the PLAYERS Championship 2009 has seen some great scoring as we approach midway through the tournament. Currently, Alex Cejka is the surprise leader, way out on 11 under par, after a adding a second round 67 to his superb opening 66. He leads by 4 shots from Kevin Na, Angel Cabrera, Jason Dufner, David Mallinger and Richard S.Johnson.
We gave you 4 tips at the start of the tournament and so far, they have had mixed fortunes. Phil Mickelson has been strangely subdued thus far. He birdied his final hole today, which should just about ensure he is there for the weekend. At level par, he will need to shoot a low score tomorrow to have any chance of winning. However, I wouldn’t back against Phil Mickelson to do this.
Ian Poulter had a great opening round of 67 and the news gets better out on the course as he has birdied his second hole to lie on 6 under par and very much in contention. Stephen Ames was 4 under with 5 holes to go yesterday but faltered somewhat. Nevertheless, at 3 under par after completing his second round, he remains well in the hunt for a top 10 finish. Our final tip, Luke Donald was disappointing yesterday. He shot a 74 after having an 8 on the par 5 second hole. To make the cut, Donald will have to shoot a 70 today. He is currently level for the day after his opening 3 holes.
Elsewhere, Camillo Villegas and Paul Casey are in the clubhouse on -5 while Henrik Stenson and David Toms are on the same score out on the course. Padraig Harrington it seems is safely through to the weekend on Level par but will be disappointed as he was -2 with 8 holes to go, including two par-5’s. Tiger Woods is again struggling somewhat on a course he has failed to impress on too often. He is Level Par after 6 holes of his second round.
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