Golf:Rocco Mediate will take a three-shot lead into the third round of the Frys.com Open at CordeValle Golf Club. Mediate added a 65 to his opening 64 to post a halfway total of 129, 13 under par, as he seeks to secured his US Tour card for next season in style.
The veteran American lost a 19-hole play-off to Tiger Woods at the 2008 US Open, but has not finished higher than ninth in a tournament since. And that has left him 182nd on the tour's money list, with only the top 125 retaining full playing privileges for 2011.
"If I don't have enough money to be in the top 125 then I don't belong there," the 47-year-old told www.pgatour.com. "I'll go to qualifying school if I have to. I know I can still compete. I want five more years on tour, that's my goal.
"I know physically I'm fine. If I stay in reasonable shape, which I will, I still hit it. I don't hit it far, but plenty far enough."
Japan's Ryuji Imada is Mediate's nearest challenger on 10 under par after adding a 67 to his opening 65, with Dean Wilson (64) and former world number one David Duval (65) a shot further back.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson is among a five-strong group on eight under, alongside Rickie Fowler, the only member of the defeated US Ryder Cup team taking part.
Collated second-round scores & totals (USA unless stated, par 71):
129Rocco Mediate 64 65
132Ryuji Imada (Jpn) 65 67
133Dean Wilson 69 64, David Duval 68 65
134Will MacKenzie 66 68, Tim Herron 67 67, Bo Van Pelt 65 69, Rickie Fowler 69 65, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 67 67
135Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 70 65, Charlie Wi (Kor) 70 65, Chris Tidland 70 65, Shaun Micheel 66 69, John Mallinger 66 69, Alex Prugh 69 66
136Charles Warren 71 65, Michael Letzig 66 70, Graham Delaet (Can) 68 68
137Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 70 67, Chris DiMarco 67 70, Woody Austin 69 68, Kevin Sutherland 71 66, Tim Clark (Rsa) 68 69, Tom Pernice Jnr. 67 70, Steve Wheatcroft 69 68
138Chris Riley 67 71, Webb Simpson 71 67, Kevin Stadler 71 67, J.B. Holmes 70 68, Chad Campbell 68 70, Paul Goydos 65 73, John Ellis 70 68, Jonathan Byrd 71 67
139Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 69 70, Jerry Kelly 70 69, Lee Janzen 71 68, Kevin Chappell 71 68, Cliff Kresge 73 66, Kevin Streelman 72 67, Jamie Lovemark 68 71, Brett Quigley 68 71
140Billy Mayfair 73 67, Todd Hamilton 68 72, Scott Piercy 70 70, Derek Lamely 68 72, John Daly 70 70, Michael Allen 73 67, Justin Leonard 69 71, Andres Romero (Arg) 71 69, Tim Petrovic 70 70, Josh Teater 69 71
141Brian Davis (Eng) 71 70, Spencer Levin 72 69, Pat Perez 73 68, Martin Flores 74 67, Robert Garrigus 68 73, Ben Curtis 71 70, George McNeill 69 72, Danny Wax 70 71, Troy Merritt 71 70
142Brian Stuard 73 69, Chris Stroud 70 72, Aron Price (Aus) 72 70, Paul Stankowski 74 68, Jeff Gove 73 69, James Nitties (Aus) 76 66, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 74 68, Ricky Barnes 70 72, Joe Durant 71 71, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 70 72, Mathew Goggin (Aus) 72 70, Roland Thatcher 76 66, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 70 72
The following players failed to make the cut
143Brent Delahoussaye 74 69, Greg Owen (Eng) 73 70, Michael Connell 74 69, Matt Bettencourt 74 69, Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 74 69, Chris Wilson 71 72, Jeff Maggert 72 71, Jimmy Walker 72 71, Jay Williamson 71 72, Johnson Wagner 72 71
144Bill Lunde 71 73, Mark Brooks 73 71, Cameron Beckman 75 69, Tom Lehman 68 76, Cameron Percy (Aus) 74 70
145Erick Justesen 72 73, D.A. Points 72 73, Jarrod Lyle (Aus) 72 73, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 75 70, Joseph Bramlett 74 71, Skip Kendall 75 70, Rich Barcelo 72 73, Cameron Tringale 74 71
146Scott McCarron 71 75, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 72 74, Henrik Bjornstad (Nor) 75 71, Jeff Quinney 71 75, Briny Baird 72 74
147Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 71 76, Omar Uresti 70 77, John Merrick 74 73, Greg Kraft 77 70, Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 73 74, Roger Tambellini 75 72, James Driscoll 72 75, Nathan Green (Aus) 74 73, Stephen Ames (Can) 73 74
148David Lutterus (Rsa) 72 76, Rodney Pampling (Aus) 73 75, Isaac Weintraub 79 69, J.P. Hayes 74 74, Parker McLachlin 74 74, Mark Wilson 78 70, Chris Marin 75 73, Troy Matteson 72 76, Nicholas Thompson 72 76
149Bob Estes 73 76, Joe Ogilvie 73 76, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 80 69, Bryce Molder 75 74
150Justin Bolli 73 77, Vance Veazey 72 78
151Aaron Goldberg 78 73
152Ted Purdy 76 76
157Jason Schmuhl 83 74