Round 2: The Barclays

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Aug. 28, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff

WEATHER UPDATE (8:15 a.m.): It's raining this morning in Jersey City, N.J., but the second round teed off as planned, and there are no delays expected as of yet. However, as Tropical Storm Danny makes his way up the East Coast over the next couple of days, conditions will likely worsen in the New York area.
Current condtions: 67 degrees with light rain and 6 mph winds from the east-northeast.

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The first groups are ready to tee off in the second round of The Barclays. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
1:11 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Zach Johnson All three players are within striking distance after one day, and it is likely that at least one of these guys will strike soon.
1:00 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Kenny Perry, Lucas Glover, Phil Mickelson Glover stumbled in the first round, but Mickelson and Perry are in great position to have a solid Friday.
8:10 a.m. ET, Hole No. 10		Y.E. Yang, Geoff Ogilvy, Brian Gay Gay is the only one in this group under par, but all three are FedExCup top 10s for a reason.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Brett Wright previews Friday's round:

Friday's forecast

Scattered Showers
Temp: 75 high/67 low
Overcast with showers at times. Winds from the east at 10 to 15 mph.

This golf course, Liberty National, is tough -- really tough. The first round was played with virtually no wind, soft greens, and up tees. All that being said, there were a ton of low scores posted in the first round. The wind is usually blowing here, and the tees will more than likely be moved back in the second round. Look for par to be a really good score the rest of the week unless we get some rain.

Charley Hoffman is hitting the ball long and putting well. Hoffman was 6 under until a bogey at his final hole. He was victim to a bad lie in the closely-mowed collection area below the green. These areas like at Pinehurst and Augusta National are great and give the players a lot of options. Unfortunately, they also get chewed up pretty quickly and then the options narrow. Watch for one of these spots with a bad lie to play a pivotal role in someone's round this week.

The course will dry out if we do get the wind and do not get the rain. This will create havoc for the field, which right now is playing very conservative golf. Eventually, the green flag will come out this week, and players will be either greatly rewarded for daring aggressive lines or severely penalized for just missing the spot they were aiming at. We will see many sighs of relief this week and many faces of anguish.

Stat of the day

Woods finished T4 at the 2005 PGA Championship at Baltusrol GC in Springfield, NJ, his only previous start in a PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR co-sanctioned event in New Jersey. Should he win this week, New Jersey will become the 17th different state in which Woods has won a TOUR event.

The Film Room

	Round 1 Highlights: 2009 Barclays Sergio Garcia, Steve Marino & Paul Goydos are tied at 6-under par after the opening round of the 2009 Barclays. Watch it
	Shot of the Day: August 27, 2009 from Liberty National Phil Mickelson almost chips in for birdie on the 18th hole during the opening round of 2009 Barclays. Watch it
	Garcia and "playoff beard" tied for first-round lead at 6 under Sergio Garcia became the third player to shoot 6-under 66 in the first round of the 2009 Barclays. After his round, Garcia talked about the Liberty National golf course, the New York area golf fans and his "playoff beard." Watch it