Round 2, Crowne Plaza Invitational

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May. 29, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM staff

The first groups are ready to tee off in today's second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
9:04 am ET No. 1		Stewart Cink, Trevor Immelman, Steve Stricker Stricker's 63 on Thursday was the perfect opening for a man whose game is well suited to this classic design.
1:34 p.m. ET No. 1		Kenny Perry, Vijay Singh, Brian Gay Can Singh can go low a day after his best round of the season? Perry is gunning for a third Colonial win.
1:34 pm ET No. 1		Sean O'Hair, Zach Johnson, Justin Leonard O'Hair hit 17 greens Thursday but had 31 putts. Get that putter going, and he could make a run at the course record.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR Network on-site correspondent John Maginnes looks ahead to Friday's second round:

Colonial Country Club is timeless. Its rich history is on display every day of the year. But there were times on Thursday when it was hard to tell what year it was. With a host of ageless wonders on the leaderboard, it seemed more like 1989 or 1999 than 2009. Vijay Singh, Kenny Perry and even Ian Baker-Finch all posted solid opening rounds and look to be factors this weekend.

Friday's forecast

Mostly Sunny
Temp: 88 high/63 low
Sunny and hot with light winds.

Terrific scoring conditions were the theme Thursday, and that trend looks to continue on Friday. The forecast is for warm sunny skies and very little wind. Coupled with soft greens, the best players in the game are going to have another field day on Friday.

The local scene here is fantastic -- I don't think that anyone works in Fort Worth on Friday afternoon. Throngs will come out and enjoy perfect weather and an early start to the weekend.

A little less than half the field will be dispatched on Friday afternoon when the cut is made somewhere around 1 under. While most hanging around the cut line do so in relative anonymity, there are two Aussies at completely different stages of their careers who haven't played a weekend in a while. Both Adam Scott and Ian Baker-Finch will battle their own individual cut line demons on Friday. Adam has missed his last six cuts on the PGA TOUR and has fallen outside the top 30 in the world.

Finchy, on the other hand, isn't ranked anymore. He is making his first start in more than eight years on the PGA TOUR and hasn't cashed a check in a 15 years on the PGA TOUR. He wouldn't mind being late for work in the CBS compound this weekend. Both men opened with 68s.

Stat of the day

All three of Dean Wilson's aces during his career on the PGA TOUR have come in consecutive seasons (2007 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2008 HP Byron Nelson Championship, 2009 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial), two of which occurred in the Lone Star State. Wilson aced the 13th hole on Thursday with a 7-iron.

The Film Room

	PGA TOUR Today Win McMurry reviews the first round and previews what we can expect on Friday in Fort Worth. Watch it
	Shot of the Day Jim Furyk got a bad break when his approach bounced off the flagstick on the ninth hole on the first round. Watch it
	Round 1 Highlights Steve Stricker caught Woody Austin and Tim Clark with a matching 63 in the first round at Colonial, with several big names lurking right behind. Watch it

Thus far at Colonial Country Club

Round	Leader	Low round (par 72)	Key links
	Steve Stricker, Woody Austin, Tim Clark (-7)	63: Steve Stricker, Woody Austin, Tim Clark	Daily Wrap-Up \| Live Report Notebook