Sergio Garcia shoots a 7-under 64 to take the halfway lead at the second PGA Tour playoffs event

 Spain's Sergio Garcia plays a shot on the 14th at the second PGA Tour playoffs event.
PHOTO: An 7-under 64 has lifted Sergio Garcia into the lead after two rounds of the second PGA Tour playoffs event. (Getty Images: Jim Rogash)
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Sergio Garcia swooped for an eagle at the final hole on Saturday to seize the second-round lead at the US PGA Tour's second playoff tournament.

The Spaniard rolled in an 18-footer for eagle at the 18th to cap a 7-under 64 and erase the taste of his only mis-step of the day, a double-bogey on the par-four 14th.

Prior to that he carded seven birdies and was in the clubhouse with a one-stroke lead on 13-under 129.

He was a stroke in front of Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who matched the low round of the tournament with an 8-under 63 that featured eight birdies, and American Robert Castro, who notched his second straight 65 for 130.

World number one Tiger Woods carded a 67 that put him in a group of 10 players on 135, while Australia's Adam Scott bounced back from an opening 73 with a 66 for a total of 3-under 139.

Garcia said he considered skipping the tournament, the second of four events in the US tour's season-ending playoffs, but wanted to solidify his place in the playoff points standings, especially after some disappointing showings in August.

Garcia came into the week at 59th in the playoff standings, with the top 70 due to advance to the third event in two weeks and only 30 making the Tour Championship.

"We decided to come here and make a little bit of an extra effort of playing obviously five weeks in a row, which I don't usually enjoy very much," Garcia said.

"The summer has been tough," added Garcia, who has endured a dip in form since the off-course controversy that engulfed him in May over a racially tinged remark involving Tiger Woods.

"It's been a little bit difficult for me. But I'm trying hard to keep going, to keep doing the right things.

"At the end of the day that's the only thing I can ask myself for - give my best effort out there. Some days you feel better than others."

Recently crowned PGA Champion Jason Dufner and fellow American Matt Kuchar were tied for fourth on 132, each posting his second straight 66.

US Open champion Justin Rose headed a group of three players on 133. The Englishman had eight birdies in his 8-under 63 and was joined at 9-under by Americans Jordan Spieth (66) and Harris English (67).

Tight leaderboard with 18 players within five strokes

In all 18 players were within five strokes of Garcia's lead. They included overnight co-leader Phil Mickelson, but only thanks to the British Open champion's ability to hang in when his game deserted him.

Mickelson survived two bogeys and a double-bogey on the back nine to shoot an even-par 71 and join a group of 11 players on 8-under 134.

"I was able to find it there in the end," said Mickelson, who rebounded from his double-bogey five at the par-three 16th to finish birdie-birdie.

He said his finish was a confidence booster going into the last two rounds of a tournament that will end on Tuesday (AEST).

"But more than that it kept me within striking distance," Mickelson said. "I could have easily shot myself out of the tournament."

England's Brian Davis, who shared the overnight lead with Mickelson, could not replicate the magic of his bogey-free first-round 63, carding a 1-over 72 that left him six adrift.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy, without a win in 2013, capped his round with a disappointing double-bogey seven at the 18th. His 71 saw him make the cut right on the number of 1-under 141.

The New Taylormade R11 Driver Is Coming

The New Taylormade R11 Driver will be showcased at the 2011 Tokyo Golf Show  and as usual you can expect GolfToImpress/TourSpecGolf to have plenty of HD Video and High Resolution Images as well as a Taylormade R11 Driver Review.


The TaylorMade R11 Driver in taylormade golf clubs is the next revolution in golf club adjustability, combining Adjustable Sole Plate (ASP) Technology, Flight Control Technology (FCT) and Moveable Weight Technology (MWT).


AST = Adjustable Sole Technologies
The new acronym on the sole of the club is (AST) and it stands for Adjustable Sole Technologies. Combine that with FCT and MWT and you got a great deal of adjustments your able to create. It is fairly remarkable stuff should you ask me.


R11 Ghost Driver?
Around the internet folks are chiming in with positive & negative opinions on the fact that Taylormades future flagship model might come standard in white. This seems to be the flavor of the month or month(s) with Taylormade's Ghost putter series and recently Cobra's limited edition white driver. Still no word on if Taylormade will label the new R11 "ghost", my guess isn't.



Taylormade R11 TP Driver
Yup it is a safe bet there will probably be the R11 TP Driver not too far down the line too. We can figure the MSRP on the Taylormade R11 is going to be inside the $399.00 range and with the R11TP coming in near $699.00 these are just my guesses, confirmation ought to be coming soon.

Had been these Images Leaked too Early?
My take is that it was an intentional leak and that Taylormade knows precisely what they are doing by acquiring the pictures out there on the internet then asking websites to take them down as they do with TaylorMade supertri driver. It causes a stir acquiring websites to speculate and customers to get into a pre release frenzy. Taylormade markets product behind the scenes like no other companies. Will they ask GTI/TSG to remove the images while they spread like like fire on the internet? Only time will tell...

Taylormade R11 Forged Irons?
Let's keep going correct? It is not to far of a stretch to say the Taylormade will release R11 Irons with or soon after the release of the driver. R11 Fairway Woods, R11 Wedges, R11 TP Irons, R11 Bags & Hat's it is all coming! It is also fairly safe to say the Japanese Marketplace will likely be the initial to announce R11 Forged Irons and R11 TP Forged Irons.

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