Jim Thorpe, one of only seven
Champions Tour entrants, shot a 2-under 70 at Spyglass Hill to join
four others atop the leaderboard Friday after two rounds of the
Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
Thorpe, reigning AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am titlist Arron
Oberholser (69), Bubba Dickerson (67), and Nationwide Tour players
Michael Putnam (71) and Parker McLaughlin (70) all have 7-under 137
totals.
Jason Bohn (69) is alone at 138, followed by Nationwide player
Ricky Barnes (71) and club pro Charlie Gibson (68) at 139.
Thorpe, who concluded the Champions Tour season with a victory in
the Charles Schwab Cup Championship three weeks ago, had four
birdies and two bogeys.
``I had a pretty solid round,'' Thorpe said. ``But I really
didn't make any putts. I didn't birdie any of the par 5s, but I hit
the ball well.''
The tournament features 81 players from the four major tours,
plus mini-tour players and club pros. A Champions Tour entrant has
never won the event, now in its 35th consecutive year. Juli Inkster,
who defeated Mark Brooks by one shot in 1990, is the only woman
titlist.
Ken Duke and defending champion Nick Watney shared the day's low
round with 66s, both at Del Monte, and moved back into contention.
Duke has a 140 total and is among seven players trailing the
co-leaders by three shots.
© The Canadian Press, 2007