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07/23/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Putnam carded a two-under 69 in windy conditions Friday to grab a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational.
Putnam, who is in search of his first Nationwide Tour title, completed 36 holes at six-under-par 136.
Scott Brown stumbled to a one-over 72, but remained in second place at minus- five. He was joined there by Camilo Benedetti (70), Nick Flanagan (71) and Alistair Presnell (69).
Russell Henley, one of the 10 amateurs in this week's field, carded a one- under 70 in round two and is one of eight players tied for sixth at four- under-par 138.
Putnam parred the first three holes before converting his first birdie chance on the par-five fourth on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State University Golf Club.
The 27-year-old moved to six-under with a birdie on the par-four seventh. He stumbled to a bogey on the ninth to turn at minus-five.
Around the turn, Putnam ran off six consecutive pars from the 10th. He moved back to six-under with a birdie on the 16th. Putnam parred the final two holes to take the second-round lead.
"Anything under par is a good round today," admitted Putnam. "The wind is the worst for golfers. It just blows the ball everywhere and it's tough conditions to play in."
Brown started on the 10th and opened with a bogey. He faltered to a double- bogey on 11, but got one stroke back with a birdie on 12. He bogeyed 15 before a birdie on 17.
He headed to the front nine at three-over for his round and minus-three overall after a bogey at the 18th. Brown birdied the first and third to get back to five-under. After a bogey on six, he birdied No. 8 to share second.
Flanagan birdied two of the first three holes, but dropped shots on the sixth and seventh. He parred the final 11 holes.
Presnell mixed four birdies and two bogeys in his round.
Benedetti tripped to a bogey at three, but birdied three of the next six holes to turn at minus-six. On the back nine, he carded eight pars and a bogey to share second place.
Henley shares sixth place with David Mathis (67), D.J. Brigman (72), Patrick Sheehan (68), Aaron Watkins (67), Kyle Stanley (71), Bronson La'Cassie (69) and Matthew Borchert (70).
First-round leader Jonathan Kaye followed his course-record 63 on Thursday with a five-over 76 Friday. That dropped him into a share of 14th at minus- three.
NOTES: Daniel Summerhays, who became the first amateur to win on the Nationwide Tour when he captured the 2008 crown, is the only past champion in the field this week. He shot 72 Friday and is tied with Kaye in 14th place...Morgan Hoffmann was the only other amateur to make the cut, which fell at one-over-par 143...Seventy-two players made the cut, but Kevin Chappell, Bobby Gates and Martin Piller, who stand third, fifth and sixth on the Nationwide Tour money list, failed to make it to the weekend.
<< Red Sox activate Beckett for Friday's start
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox activated Josh Beckett to
start Friday's game in Seattle after he spent more than two months on the
disabled list with a lower back strain.
Beckett has been out the last 56 games si
<< Lakers: Kobe will return from knee surgery by camp
LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Los Angeles Lakers say Kobe Bryant recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.Bryant will be fully recovered well before training camp opens Sept. 25, the Lakers said in a brief statement Friday. The two-time NBA
<< Peters takes truck pole at ORP
Clermont, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Timothy Peters will start on the pole for
Friday's AAA Insurance 200 Camping World Truck Series race after topping the
qualifying charts at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Peters turned a lap of
<< Royals' DeJesus out for the year
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kansas City Royals outfielder David DeJesus
is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery on his right thumb after further
examination showed a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament.
Earlier Frida
Selig weighs in on A's stadium issue >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig released a
statement Friday saying he was disappointed that San Jose mayor Chuck Reed
would ask the city council to put a ballpark measure on the ballot for
Novembe
Mariners' Bedard to get third opinion >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seattle Mariners pitcher Erik Bedard will get
another opinion on his sore pitching shoulder.
The left-hander underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum last August, but has
not recovered as expected. Accordi
Nationals place Atilano on DL >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals placed rookie
pitcher Luis Atilano on the 15-day disabled list Friday.
Atilano was recently touched for five runs in four innings in a July 20 start
against the Reds and was
Tyreke Evans pleads no contest to reckless driving >>
Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, the
reigning rookie of the Year, pled no contest to reckless driving.
Sacramento district attorney Jan Scully made the announcement Friday, saying
Evans was order
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Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
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Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
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*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
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