Steve Lowery birdied four of the
golf course equipment first five holes, but was walking the fairways with a white towel around his neck by the eighth hole. He persevered on the back nine to finish the second round with a 3-under-par 68 for a 10-under 132 total
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"I was fading a little bit mentally on the
Ping K15 Driver last nine," Lowery said. "I hung in there and made a few good up-and-downs. But it was pretty hard out there. I was able to make pars, but it was pretty tough to concentrate."
The National Weather Service said the high temperature was a mere 92 degrees, but a high dew point officially classified the conditions as "oppressive." The
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Taylormade r9 460 driver players didn't need anybody official to tell them that -- even Leonard didn't feel he caught much of a break with his 7:42 a.m. tee time.