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Kenny Perry Leads Weather-Shortened Second Round at Travelers

Jun 26, 2009 – 6:40 PM
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For the second straight week on the PGA Tour, weather has caused golf to conclude earlier than expected, with rain and storms forcing the second round of the Travelers Championship to be suspended for the day.

Kenny Perry, who yesterday neared that hallowed 59 before settling for a 9-under 61, is in the lead after a second round 68 that included just three birdies to one bogey, and a closing stretch to his round of ten straight pars. Perry has six top-10s, but only one win, dating back to the FBR Open in early February. As you might remember, the 48-year-old Perry was also nearly fitted with a green jacket at Augusta before making consecutive bogeys on 17 and 18 before losing in a playoff to Angel Cabrera.

Perry is chased closely by Ryan Moore, who is still vying for his first ever PGA Tour win. Moore, one of the more impressive amateur golfers in some time, shot a 5-under 65 on Friday before the storms washed the day away and has 11 birdies in his first two rounds. Moore is one of those guys that people expect will win on tour soon, but just hasn't broke through to date. So far in his career, the 26-year-old has four second-place finishes and two top-10s this season. Moore needed just 27 putts in his first round and 26 on Friday, meaning if the flat stick stays this hot, that win could be very, very soon.

Six players are all tied at 8-under, three back of Perry, and six more are at 7-under. Play will resume early Saturday morning, as long as Mother Nature takes the weekend off.
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