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Steve Lowery and Bo Van Pelt, two guys who didn't earn a dime the first few months of the season, played some of their best golf Friday at the Chrysler Championship on a tough day that sent Vijay Singh home early for the second straight week.
Lowery birdied three straight holes to start his back nine and finished with a 5-under 66 for a two-shot lead over Van Pelt, who played even better. Van Pelt never came close to a bogey in shooting 65, more than 7½ shots better than the field average on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.
Davis Love III and Bernhard Langer each shot 69 and were another shot behind with Tom Pernice Jr. (66).
Lowery started his year by missing eight straight cuts and 11 of the first 12, and he didn't secure his card until a tie for eighth two weeks ago in Las Vegas. With that out of the way, he was at 8-under 134 and set his sights on winning.
"It's been a lot more fun," Lowery said. "I started to play a lot better toward the end of the year. I felt a lot more competitive, so it's been nice the last six or seven weeks."
Lowery birdied three straight holes to start his back nine and finished with a 5-under 66 for a two-shot lead over Van Pelt, who played even better. Van Pelt never came close to a bogey in shooting 65, more than 7½ shots better than the field average on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook.
Davis Love III and Bernhard Langer each shot 69 and were another shot behind with Tom Pernice Jr. (66).
Lowery started his year by missing eight straight cuts and 11 of the first 12, and he didn't secure his card until a tie for eighth two weeks ago in Las Vegas. With that out of the way, he was at 8-under 134 and set his sights on winning.
"It's been a lot more fun," Lowery said. "I started to play a lot better toward the end of the year. I felt a lot more competitive, so it's been nice the last six or seven weeks."