Bob Hope Classic, Round 2 (PGATOUR.com)
January 22, 2010
Mike Weir, who won the 2003 Bob Hope Classic, will try to build on his 5-under 67 in todays second round.
COURSE BREAKDOWN (2:35 p.m.): Location, location, location. With players scattered all over the four courses at PGA West—Palmer, Nicklaus, Silver Rock and La Quinta—it'll be important to take advantage where they can. Specifically on the Palmer Course which played as the easiest in the opening round. How will it play today? We'll find out, but historically the Palmer Course is the place to make your move, while Silver Rock is by far and away the most difficult of the four. See below for more.—Brian Wacker
PGATOUR.COM Instant AccessBob Hope Classic PGATOUR.COM's The Live Report has all the news and notes from the Bob Hope Classic, and we'll be providing updates all day long for each round, so check back often. (All timestamps are Eastern Time.) PGA TOUR Shot Tracker | Live Scoring | PGA TOUR Network | Facebook | Twitter | FanZone | TOUR iPhone app Course breakdown: Round 1 stats Course 2010 2009 Palmer Private 69.531 67.469 Nicklaus Private 69.594 66.719 Silver Rock 72.000 68.594 La Quinta CC 69.688 N/A
HOPE FOR THE HOPE (2:30 p.m.): How bad are conditions in La Quinta? In addition to today's tee times being pushed back 2 ½ hours, the amateurs got scrubbed and will resume play Saturday. It's all in the hope of finishing the Bob Hope Classic by Monday. Also, players went off split tees in twosomes on all four courses this morning.
Normally, the area averages about 1 ½ inches of rain for the year. Thursday alone, it got over 2 inches. That had the grounds crew out in the wee hours of the morning and has the field playing lift, clean and place.
All this might be good news for Shane Bertsch, who opened with a 10-under 62 on Wednesday. You have to think that 62 will go an even longer way in a week like this, even at the Bob Hope Classic, which is notorious for being a birdie-fest.
One interesting side note on Bertsch: Before he turned to golf, he was a top junior tennis player. Why did he switch from tennis to golf? He lost a big match to Andre Agassi.—Brian Wacker
Players We're Watching Tee time Players 2:10 p.m. ET,Hole No. 1, Palmer Course 
Shane BertschBertsch has been off the TOUR for awhile, but he got his card back at q-school and has a lot at securing his future this week after a sensational 62 on Wednesday. 2:50 p.m. ET,Hole No. 1, Silver Rock 
Bubba Watson Bubba had a bogey-free 66 on Wednesday that included only 28 putts. He's gone 109 starts without a win … is this the week? 3:10 p.m. ET,Hole No. 10, Palmer 
Alex PrughThis Washington State native is only two shots back of Bertsch and should have no problem playing in the wet and cool conditions in Palm Springs. MORE ROUND 2: Tee times | Inside the field | Inside the courses Live Essentials 
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