How low can they go?

    Friday, September 7, 2012
    Writing from Carmel, Indiana

    The second round of the BMW Championship is underway, and Crooked Stick Golf Club is once again impersonating Harry Cooper, the old boxer. It’s bleeding red.
    Players known and less-known are tearing the joint apart. With stiff-soft greens and calm conditions – the impending thunderstorm front that prompted early tee times is still hours away – the field average is once again under 70, more than two strokes under par, with the first groups having just made the turn.
    As of 10:50 a.m. ET, Ryan Moore is the leader, 10-under-par through 10 holes today. Five players are 9-under, including world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, Lee Westwood (5-under on his front nine), Bo Van Pelt, and Seung-Yui Noh, a South Korean newcomer. A slew of players are 8-under, including U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson and Tiger Woods.
    The beat goes on. Only 10 players are over par for the tournament, but they have no worries. There’s no cut, since this is only a 70-player field to start with. So even Bruce Molder, dead last at the moment at a whopping 6-over, will cash in assuming he’s still conscious on Sunday afternoon.
    Updates when warranted, with a full report at the end of the day’s play.
    – Tim Cronin