The Starter: Round 3, THE PLAYERS Championship

The second round of THE PLAYERS Championship is set to begin. Here's a look at Saturday's action:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time Players   10:35 a.m. ET, No. 1 Tiger Woods, Scott Verplank Woods is nine shots back but will benefit from going out four hours earlier than the leaders on Saturday. 2:13 p.m. ET, No. 1 Lucas Glover, Robert Allenby Allenby is four shots back but feeling little pressure. He is a good candidate for a 67 on Saturday. 2:35 p.m. ET No. 1 Lee Westwood, Ryuji Imada Westwood and Imada will have to shoot another low round if either expect to keep the lead for the final round.

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INSTRUCTOR'S CORNER: Todd Jones, head instructor at TOUR Academy TPC Sawgrass, offers insight to playing the Stadium Course.

Round 2 of THE PLAYERS was a mirror image of Round 1, as TPC Sawgrass continued to yield low scores. Lee Westwood sits alone at the top of the leaderboard at 12 under par. He takes a one-shot lead into the weekend over Ryuji Imada and Francesco Molinari.

A big key to scoring so far has been to take advantage of the par-5s. For players at the top level of the game, these are holes that they are very aggressive on knowing that they need to make birdies to shoot low scores. For players looking to improve, these are holes to be managed as there are way too many bogeys and double bogeys made on these holes. When was the last time that you made eagle on a par-5, for that matter, a birdie? How about bogey or double? To shoot lower scores, you need to take advantage of the par-5s as well.

But for you, it is by making pars, so you need to get yourself in play off the tee. Look at these holes as position holes and choose a club off the tee that you know you can keep in play. You have selected the correct club if you can confidently say you can get it in play seven out of 10 times.

So the next time you walk to the tee on a par 5, think twice before pulling out the driver, use the 7 out of 10 rule and I guarantee that you start taking advantage of your scoring opportunities. -- Todd Jones

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The Film Room

PGA TOUR Today: May 8 Casey Black recaps the second round and looks ahead to Saturday. Watch it Round 2 highlights Lee Westwood led a trio of players who shot 65 to take a one-shot lead at the 2010 PLAYERS Championship. Watch it Shot of the Day: Curtis Ben Curtis blasts out of the bunker on the 13th hole during second-round coverage of the 2010 PLAYERS Championship. Watch it

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