Bill Haas leads the Farmers Insurance Open
Bill Haas is leading the Farmers Insurance Open after posting a six under par in the second round. Halfway through the tournament, Haas is in a strong position at 11 under par, overall. Scoring eight birdies on the south course
on Friday, the player is two shots ahead of Anthony Kim.
Even though Haas was the one leading the tournament, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson stunned the crowd as well. Tiger, who is in the spotlight since it is his first tournament of the season, posted a 69 and is tied for 12th
place. As for Mickelson, he scored consecutive birdies on the North Course to secure a three under 69. Phil is tied for third place with Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, John Daly, Hunter Mahan, Fredrik Jacobson, and Ben Crane.
The leader of the tournament, Haas, played decently in both the rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. After having a bogey-less round on Thursday, the player scored five birdies and finished at five under. In the second round,
Bill scored eight birdies and two bogeys. Standing in a strong position, Haas is eyeing a win at the event. Last weekend, Haas lost in a three-way playoff at the Bob Hope Classic tournament, with the victory going to Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas.
On the other hand, Mickelson’s wife was present at the event for the first time since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2009. Mickelson’s performance certainly would have made her happy, as he is now just three strokes
away from the leader. Playing on the North Course, Phil scored four birdies and one bogey on the 11th hole. After putting up a decent performance in the start of the year, Mickelson is hoping to earn more wins in 2011.
Another player hungry for wins is of course, the 14-time major championship winner, Tiger Woods. The last time Woods won was in 2009, at the Australian Masters. Since this is Tiger’s first tournament of the season, he is surely
working hard to make a comeback statement. Tiger started off with four straight birdies and at one point was only three shots out of the lead.
It was on the back nine of the South Course that the Tiger was in danger. A bogey on the 11th and then consecutive bogeys on the 14th and 15th really strained his performance. A birdie, par, and
birdie on the following three holes thus saved the player.
With such great performances by the golfers, the competition at the Farmers Insurance Open is getting tougher as each day passes by.
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