The Starter: Round 2, Crowne Plaza Invitational

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The second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live action beginning at 3 p.m. ET .

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   8:43 a.m. ET No. 10 Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia Garcia took the lead role in the group Thursday and should be looking forward to morning conditions. 1:13 p.m. ET No. 1 Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk, Adam Scott Three players in red numbers featuring the reigning FedExCup champion and a 2011 winner. 1:13 p.m. ET No. 1 Matt Kuchar, Mark Wilson, David Toms Toms showed no ill-effects from last week's playoff loss. He leads the Featured Group and tournament. 1:46 p.m. ET No. 10 Nathan Green, Davis Love III, Chez Reavie Back after surgery last June, Reavie shares the lead with Toms. Green is quietly two back. 2:08 p.m. ET No. 1 Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler, Tommy Gainey There may be two ahead of him on the leaderboard, but who was more exciting Thursday than Fowler?.

MORE ROUND 2: Tee times | ROUND 1: Scores | Wrap-up | TOUR Report notes

KEY THURSDAY VIDEO:
• Sergio Garcia got to 4 under with this birdie on the par-3 16th hole.
• Rickie Fowler rolled in a third consecutive birdie on No. 8 during an exciting round.
• Steven Bowditch nearly posted a Kodak Challenge ace during the first round.

Round 1 weather forecast

Scattered thunderstorms Temp: 83 high/69 low Scattered storms with a 60 percent chance of percipitation and winds around 15 mph.

ShotLink Player notes

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

DAVID TOMS Entering last weeks PLAYERS Championship, David Toms ranked 56th in the FedExCup standings. With his P2 finish to K.J. Choi, Toms jumped up to 22nd in the standings entering the Crowne Plaza Invitational. Toms continues to be one of the most accurate players on TOUR this year ranking 2nd in both driving accuracy and greens in regulation. MATT KUCHAR Kuchar finished the 2010 season with a TOUR-best 11 top 10s (more than his previous two seasons combined) and finished runner-up to Jim Furyk in the final FedExCup standings. In 2010, Kuchar was one of two players who didnt rank outside the top 15 in any week of the 2010 FedExCup season (S. Stricker). BRANDT SNEDEKER Snedeker has been one of the best putters on TOUR this year ranking 4th in strokes gained putting (.885 strokes gained putting per round). He also ranks 5th in one-putts, T-8th in putts per round, and 5th for feet of putts made per round.

Shotlink notes provided by Alex Turnbull