Friday, September 7, 2012
    Writing from Carmel, Indiana

    Ryan Moore and Vijay Singh could not be more different. Moore is a product of American college golf. Singh is a product of the hardscrabble Asian Tour.
    They are joined atop the 109th Western Open / BMW Championship leader board – hey, it’s Old School Friday here at Crooked Stick Golf Club – midway through the second round.
    Moore, who a few years ago said at Cog Hill, “I’m just here to win the Western Open,” is 12-under-par, and 6-under on his round through 15 holes.
    Singh, who has a trio of top-four finishes, all at Cog Hill, is 5-under on his round through 13 holes.
    They’re followed by world No. 1 Rory McIlroy at 11-under, a score bolstered by an eagle on the par-5 ninth, and and slew of other notables, including Tiger Woods, 8-under for the championship at the moment.
    The soft conditions and lack of wind have made it a BirdieFest for the second straight day. The second round scoring average is 69.673 on this par-72 test as of 12:20 p.m. ET.
    The outstanding individual highlight of the morning was Steve Stricker’s hole-in-one on the sixth hole. Alas, he gave it all back with a double-bogey 6 on the par-4 seventh.
    If you’re near a television, Golf Channel added live coverage beginning 11:30 a.m. CT, with the scheduled 2 p.m. CT slot to carry taped coverage.
    More as the birdies roll in.
    – Tim Cronin