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Weir retains control in Boston

2008-08-30 22:03

Norton - Canada's Mike Weir overcame a stumbling start and tougher course conditions to move two strokes clear early in the Deutsche Bank Championship second round on Saturday.

Bidding for his ninth PGA Tour title, the left-hander shrugged off two bogeys in his first four holes to fire a three-under-par 68 in overcast conditions at the TPC Boston.

Despite struggling for length off the tee on a layout softened by overnight rain, Weir posted a 13-under total of 129 to move two ahead of Jim Furyk (65).

Americans Anthony Kim (66), John Merrick (68) and Heath Slocum (68) were a further stroke back at 10 under in a tie for third.

Weir, who took control of the second event in the FedExCup playoff series with a sizzling 61 in the opening round, was delighted with his display over the last 14 holes.

"Obviously it wasn't a great start but there's lots of golf to be played and I just kept telling myself that," the 2003 US Masters champion told reporters. "I knew I was playing fine.

'Soft conditions'

"This course was a little bit tough for me on Saturday. I had lots of seven, eight and nine-irons on Friday," he added, referring to his approach shots.

"Saturday I had lots of three, four and five-irons with the soft conditions, (playing) early in the morning and with the ball not running. When the course gets like that it plays a little tougher for me because I can't carry it as far as some of the longer guys."

Weir, who has recorded top-seven finishes in two of his last three tour starts, bogeyed the 12th, his third hole, after pulling his tee shot into the left rough.

He also three-putted the par-four 13th before regaining control with five birdies in eight holes from the 15th.

"Once I hit a nice shot into 15 to four inches ... that kind of got my momentum started," the 36-year-old said. "I hit good shots into 17 and 18 and away I went."

Holder Phil Mickelson was right on the projected cut-line of 139 after recovering from a bogey-bogey start to shoot a 70.

"It was a great day to score and I had to fight to get back just to make the cut," the American world number two said after finishing at three under.

- Reuters

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