The Starter: Round 2, Wyndham Championship

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The second round of the Wyndham Championship is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live action Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. ET and re-air their coverage from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. ET.

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   7:30 a.m. ET No. 10 David Toms, Webb Simpson, Bill Haas Toms and Simpson are each 4 under in this group containing the top three FedExCup performers in the field this week. Haas is two back. 8 a.m. ET No. 10 Jason Dufner, Tommy Gainey, Ben Curtis Dufner was the story coming in after a playoff loss at the PGA Championship but co-leader Gainey was the headliner Thursday, going 7 under.. 12:30 p.m. ET No. 1 Paul Casey, Padraig Harrington, Justin Leonard The Featured Group of bubble boys now has two players (Leonard and Casey) who project to qualify for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. 12:40 a.m. ET No. 1 Cameron Beckman, Camilo Villegas, Ernie Els Beckman and Villegas entered the week at Nos. 124 and 125 in the FedExCup standings, but Els, who started at No. 126, is the only one projected into the Playoffs. 1:30 p.m. ET No. 1 Jeff Quinney, Lee Janzen, Charles Warren Quinney and Janzen traded strong nines during Thursday's opening round. Quinney currently is tied for the lead with Janzen two shots back at Sedgefield.

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WHAT TO WATCH IN ROUND 2
• Dufner's rebound: Jason Dufner showed no ill effects from last week's PGA Championship playoff loss. He opens Round 2 at 4 under. Story

• Bubble Vision: The final picture for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup is begining to develop. Track who's moving up, down, in and out of the Playoffs picture. Projected points

Round 2 weather forecast

Partly cloudy Temp: 88 high/67 low Partly cloudy and warm. Winds from the at approximately 5 mph.

Player Notes

Here are some of the players you'll see during Friday's coverage on the Golf Channel:

JEFF QUINNEY The 2000 U.S. Amateur champion who played collegiately at Arizona State, is in his fifth season on TOUR. In his first two years on TOUR (2007-08), Quinney recorded a total of eight top-10s, but has only four in the subsequent three years (2009-11). Quinney is 215th in the FedExCup standings and would need a second-place finish to play his way into The PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. He finished 126th in the FedExCup standings in 2010 and missed The Playoffs by just two points. PAUL CASEY Paul Casey is making his second career start at Wyndham Championship, having finished T26 in 2008. Currently No. 147 in the FedExCup standings, Casey trails No. 125 Camilo Villegas by 62 points entering this weeks action with 258 points. WEBB SIMPSON After a dreadful start (3 overthrough 4), Webb Simpson rebounded to shoot 7 under over his final 14 holes in Round 1. The Wake Forest graduate sits 12th in the FedExCup standings and is the highest-ranked player without a 2011 PGA TOUR victory.