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Round 2 : Back 9 - Players Probably Going to Make the Cut

Colton Mayes - (-10)
Mayes didn't play the front 9 particularlly well, but he still opened his lead by a stroke. A great 14 foot putt on 11 saved par and seemed to get Mayes going. A solidly played birdie on 12 was followed by a long drive on 13 which set up another birdie. Mayes missed a 10 foot birdie putt on 14, but got going again on 15 with a perfectly played birdie. Number 16 was birdied when he sank a right to left breaking 9 footer. His impressive back 9 put him at an impressive score going into the weekend.
Round 2 Score 36:32 - (-14)

Jimmy Fuijita - (-8)
Jimmy started off the back with a double bogey 6. On 13 he made a tough putt for birdie. On 17 his tee ball miss the green and ended up on the lip of the bunker in the thick grass, on the short side of the green. Fuijita was forced to stand with 1 foot in the trap and choak down on the club to below the grip in an effort to get the club to the ball. This was almost an impossible shot to get close and - Jimmy didn't get it close. 2 putts later and Fuijita had a bogey. He did get a birdie on the last hole when he chips in from the frog's hair. While he easily made the cut, the 2 over par round has to be disappointing especially when Mayes was able to play as well as he did.
Round 2 Score 37:37 - (-7)

TE Almighty - (-8)
Coming off a 33 on the front it appeared TE might make a bit of charge on the back, but it wasn't to be. A bogey at 10 and 12 was only countered by a birdie on 16.
Round 2 Score 33:37 - (-7)

Duncan Baxter - (-8)
A 32 on the front also signalled a potential mover, but like Almighty his hot streak slowed on the back. Short drives that missed the fairway on 11 and 12 both led to bogeys and Baxter was headed in the wrong direction. However, he conservatively played the par 5 16th and his 3rd shot was close enough to give birdie a run - which he did and he made. He missed an 8 foot birdie putt at 17 and sunk one about equal distance on 18. Birdies at 2 of the final 3 holes got Baxter back to even par for the back 9.
Round 2 Score 32:36 - (-8)

Rolin Bywater - (-5)
Bywater scores a birdie on 10 and he beings to hit the ball well. Unfortunately no birdie chances present themselves. On 16 Bywater has to sink an 8 foot putt with a 10 inch break to save par. Number 17 is a 3 putt bogey from about 35 feet. On 18 the drive is good, but the shot at the pin is pulled left and - into the drink. A drop, chip and 2 putts and Bywater closes round 2 the way he started it - with a double bogey. He closes round 2 5 over par and is sitting at 3 under - dangerously close to the cut line.
Round 2 Score 39:38 - (-3)

AJ Tucker - (-5)
No birdies on the back, but bogey's at 15 and 16 put Tucker at 3 under, and he is forced to bite his nails and wait with Bywater to see if 3 under will be good enough.
Round 2 Scores 35:38 - (-3)

Brian "Putting Butcher" Babson - (-5)
A huge drive at 12 then a nice 5 wood make Babson handy. He elects to putt from about 3 feet short of the green (surprise) - then he makes the follow up 5 footer for birdie. number 13 is also birdied. Number 14 - the 5 iron off the tee, never came close to the green, but Babson managed to get up and down. On 16 Babson reached the par 5 in two, but he 3 putted from 28 feet for par. A good iron on 17 left him only 8 feet for birdie, but the putt was missed. On 18, Babson needed a putt of 12 feet to fall for par, but it didn't even get to the hole. He didn't putt well - if he had, he would have been sitting at 9 or 10 under. He did however, safely make the cut.Round 2 Score 34:35 - (-6)

Sterling Silvers - (-5)
Par on 10 is followed by a hooked drive on 11 into the water leading to a double bogey. Pars the next 3 holes, then the second shot into the green plugs in a the bunker, The blast out of the bunker doesn't reach the green forcing Silvers to chip again. The chip isn't very good due to the deep grass around the lip of the bunker. 3 putts later and Silvers has his second double on the back. The 9 is closed with 3 pars and Silvers shoots a 40 on the back. This drops Silvers to 1 under and really places him in danger of missing the cut. It also helps Bywater and Tucker because that's one player that won't forced them lower on the leaderboard and closer to the cut. Round 2 Score 33:40 - (-1)