Fred Funk fired a 7-under 65 in the second round of the Regions Tradition at Greystone to grab the 36-hole lead at the season’s first major of the Champions Tour.
Funk is at 12-under 132, one stroke up on Scott Parel, who posted a 6-under 66 to get to 11-under.
First round co-leader, Scott McCarron, is alone in third at 9-under, following a 2-under-par 70.
Four players are four shots back, and tied for fourth at 8-under. The four include Kenny Perry, Jeff Sluman, Kevin Sutherland, and Miguel Jiminez.
Defending champion Bernhard Langer posted another 3-under 69 and is tied for 10th at 6-under.
Fan favorite John Daly, fresh off a win at the Insperity, posted a second-consecutive 1-under 71 and is at 2-under for the tournament.
With forecasts calling for bad weather, Saturday’s third round will have a two-tee start.
Shot of the Day
David Toms chips in for birdie on the 10th hole. (Make sure you copy that motion, “you folks at home.”)
Let's get a chipping lesson from @davidtomsgolf at the @RegionsTrad. pic.twitter.com/99jkndIeEb
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 19, 2017
Putt of the Day
Bernhard Langer with a long bomb birdie putt on No. 7.
The #SchwabCup leader is 6 back, but Bernhard Langer is making a charge in Round 2 of the @RegionsTrad. pic.twitter.com/huW3rjDBtM
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 19, 2017
Quotable
“The irony is Scott [Parel] and I have become really good buddies and I’ve never played with him yet. I was just thinking, ‘Boy, it would be nice to play with him in the last round, last group.’ I’ve got him, so that works out really good. I think combined we’re not 6 foot (tall), but that’s OK.”
–Fred Funk, 36-Hole Leader, Regions Tradition, commenting being paired with Scott Parel.
Full Leaderboard
Through 36 Holes
POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fred Funk | -12 | 67 | 65 |
2 | Scott Parel | -11 | 67 | 66 |
3 | Scott McCarron | -9 | 65 | 70 |
T4 | Jeff Sluman | -8 | 65 | 71 |
T4 | Kenny Perry | -8 | 66 | 70 |
T4 | Kevin Sutherland | -8 | 68 | 68 |
T4 | Miguel Jimenez | -8 | 65 | 71 |
T8 | Rod Spittle | -7 | 69 | 68 |
T8 | Tom Lehman | -7 | 69 | 68 |
T10 | Marco Dawson | -6 | 67 | 71 |
T10 | Lee Janzen | -6 | 65 | 73 |
T10 | Duffy Waldorf | -6 | 69 | 69 |
T10 | Joey Sindelar | -6 | 69 | 69 |
T10 | Bernhard Langer | -6 | 69 | 69 |
T10 | Glen Day | -6 | 70 | 68 |
T10 | Colin Montgomerie | -6 | 69 | 69 |
T17 | Scott Dunlap | -5 | 70 | 69 |
T17 | Wes Short, Jr. | -5 | 69 | 70 |
T17 | Gene Sauers | -5 | 71 | 68 |
T17 | Scott Verplank | -5 | 70 | 69 |
T21 | Brian Henninger | -4 | 71 | 69 |
T21 | Tom Byrum | -4 | 73 | 67 |
T21 | Billy Mayfair | -4 | 71 | 69 |
T21 | Jerry Smith | -4 | 74 | 66 |
T21 | David Toms | -4 | 70 | 70 |
T21 | David Frost | -4 | 67 | 73 |
T27 | Larry Mize | -3 | 71 | 70 |
T27 | Bob Tway | -3 | 72 | 69 |
T27 | Brandt Jobe | -3 | 69 | 72 |
T27 | Carlos Franco | -3 | 72 | 69 |
T27 | Jay Haas | -3 | 69 | 72 |
T32 | Jay Don Blake | -2 | 68 | 74 |
T32 | Jose Maria Olazabal | -2 | 69 | 73 |
T32 | Todd Hamilton | -2 | 69 | 73 |
T32 | Bart Bryant | -2 | 69 | 73 |
T32 | Russ Cochran | -2 | 71 | 71 |
T32 | John Daly | -2 | 71 | 71 |
T32 | Stephen Ames | -2 | 70 | 72 |
T32 | Steve Stricker | -2 | 71 | 71 |
T40 | Michael Allen | -1 | 70 | 73 |
T40 | Tommy Armour III | -1 | 67 | 76 |
T40 | Esteban Toledo | -1 | 71 | 72 |
T40 | Doug Garwood | -1 | 71 | 72 |
T44 | Jerry Pate | E | 70 | 74 |
T44 | Paul Broadhurst | E | 71 | 73 |
T44 | Sandy Lyle | E | 75 | 69 |
T44 | Brad Faxon | E | 71 | 73 |
T48 | Jesper Parnevik | 1 | 69 | 76 |
T48 | Rocco Mediate | 1 | 75 | 70 |
T48 | Jeff Maggert | 1 | 72 | 73 |
T48 | Ian Woosnam | 1 | 71 | 74 |
T48 | Woody Austin | 1 | 75 | 70 |
T53 | Corey Pavin | 2 | 73 | 73 |
T53 | Loren Roberts | 2 | 75 | 71 |
T53 | Willie Wood | 2 | 74 | 72 |
T53 | Mike Goodes | 2 | 74 | 72 |
T53 | Jim Carter | 2 | 76 | 70 |
T53 | Paul Goydos | 2 | 73 | 73 |
T59 | Olin Browne | 3 | 76 | 71 |
T59 | Mark O'Meara | 3 | 73 | 74 |
61 | Mark Brooks | 4 | 76 | 72 |
T62 | Mark Calcavecchia | 5 | 73 | 76 |
T62 | Roger Chapman | 5 | 69 | 80 |
T62 | Gary Hallberg | 5 | 77 | 72 |
T62 | Vijay Singh | 5 | 71 | 78 |
T66 | Steve Pate | 6 | 74 | 76 |
T66 | Kohki Idoki | 6 | 73 | 77 |
T66 | Kirk Triplett | 6 | 72 | 78 |
T66 | Tom Pernice, Jr. | 6 | 78 | 72 |
T70 | Tom Jenkins | 7 | 79 | 72 |
T70 | Tom Kite | 7 | 77 | 74 |
T70 | Bob Gilder | 7 | 77 | 74 |
73 | Joe Durant | 8 | 75 | 77 |
74 | Larry Nelson | 9 | 74 | 79 |
T75 | Brad Bryant | 10 | 81 | 73 |
T75 | Joe Daley | 10 | 79 | 75 |
77 | Tom Purtzer | 11 | 81 | 74 |
78 | Steve Lowery | 12 | 79 | 77 |
- | John Huston | WD | 80 | 17 |