Tom Lehman fired his second consecutive five-under par 66 to seize a one-stroke lead over a trio of rivals after the second round of a $3.5 million PGA event yesterday.
An eagle and five birdies offset a lone bogey to leave the 42year-old American at 10-under par 132, one stroke ahead of Fiji's Vijay Singh and compatriots Billy Mayfair and Billy Andrade.
Lehman has found his putting touch, but admits he must do so more consistently to improve. He has not finished in the top 10 since January, when he was second at the Hawaiian Open.
"The big (factor) is confidence in all parts of your game," Lehman said. "If I had the confidence on the greens I do off the tees and fairways, I would be where I want to be."
Singh and Mayfair began the day sharing the lead with Doug Dunakey and had 68s to finish a stroke off the pace. Andrade fired a 67.
LEADING SECOND ROUND SCORES: 132 - T Lehman 66 66; 133 - B Mayfair 65 68, B Andrade 66 67, V Singh (Fiji) 65 68; 134 - M Sposa 67 67, C Paulson 71 63; 135 - B Elder 66 69, M Brooks 66 69, D Love 68 67, S Verplank 68 67, J Cook 69 66; 136 - L Mattiace 68 68, D Dunakey 65 71, C Riley 68 68, S Hoch 67 69; 137 - M Calcavecchia 66 71, J Parnevik (Swe) 68 69, B Tway 69 68, M Campbell (NZl) 72 65, G Chalmers (Aust)66 71, R Mediate 66 71, D Hart 66 71, J Durant 69 68, C Smith 71 65; 138 - D Frost (RSA) 69 69, G Day 70 68, B Langer (Ger) 69 69, S Kendall 72 66, B Gay 67 71, J Sluman 67 71, G Willis 70 68; 139 - F Langham 69 70, G Hnatiuk 67 72, B Esters 70 69, T Tryba 69 70, C Pavin 69 70, D Paulson 71 68, T Scherrer 69 70, T Bjorn 69 70, J Edwards 74 65, C Beckman 70 69, S Lowery 71 68, C Franco (Par) 67 72, J Daly 73 66; 141 - P Harrington (Irl) 70 71.
