Rd. 2 Notes: Constellation Energy Senior Players

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Weather: Sunny and humid with temperatures in the mid-80s and winds from the SSE at 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph. Lift, clean and place rules were in effect.

Leader Notes:

Fred Couples, 68-66 - 134, 8-under, 1

• Couples is making his fifth start in a senior major and is playing at Westchester Country Club for the 23rd time. In 22 previous appearances at this course on the PGA TOUR, Couples finished among the top 10 eight times and his best effort was a T4 in the 2004 Buick Classic.

• Couples' career record in the senior majors:

• Couples previous second-round leads/co-leads on the Champions Tour:

• Couples is making his fifth official start on the 2011 Champions Tour and is searching for his first victory on the circuit since last year's Administaff Small Business Classic (10/24/2010). His best finish thus far this year is a T5 at the Toshiba Classic.

• Couples' 36-hole stats:

Peter Senior, 66-69 - 135, 7-under, 2

• Seeking to become the first Australian to win a major championship on the Champions Tour since Stewart Ginn claimed the 2002 Ford Senior Players Championship. Graham Marsh also won the 1997 U.S. Senior Open.

• Has finished among the top-10 eight times in 15 starts, including top-10s in three of the previous four majors this year (P2-Regions Tradition, T5-Senior PGA Championship, 6-U.S. Senior Open).

• Senior leads the Champions Tour with 11 bogey-free rounds this year and has done so in nine different tournaments, including going bogey-free throughout the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (T29). His bogey on the 12th hole today was his first in 38 holes dating back to the 3M Championship two weeks ago.

• Played only one time at Westchester on the PGA TOUR, finishing T36 in 1988.

• Senior's 36-hole stats:

Miscellaneous Notes:

• Second-round leaders at 2011 senior majors and where they finished:

• Second-round leaders/co-leaders have claimed seven of the last 21 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championships, but just one since 1998 -- Loren Roberts (2007).

• Lift, clean and place rules were again in effect and there were 14 rounds below 70 today compared to 15 scores in the 60s on Thursday. For the second straight day, 25 players were under par at Westchester. Only six players have shot sub-par scores in each of the first two rounds.

• The hardest hole at Westchester through the first two rounds has been the par-4 12th hole, yielding just seven total birdies (4.449)...The easiest hole has been the par-5 9th, giving up 68 birdies (4.628).

• Bogey-free rounds:

Round 1 -- Peter Senior (66), John Cook (69)
Round 2 -- Tom Kite (68)

• Scoring Averages:

• Corey Pavin's 2-under 69 today was his 12th straight round under par and he's now been par/better in his last 23 rounds. The last time Pavin was over par came on Sunday at the Regions Tradition when he carded a 2-over 74 at Shoal Creek.

• Tom Lehman, the current Charles Schwab Cup leader, rebounded from an opening-round 73 with a 4-under 67 today and is T11 through 36 holes. Olin Browne, who is currently in second place, 291 points back of Lehman, shot 1-under 70 today and is T18 through 36 holes.

• Defending champion Mark O'Meara is in the mix for a second title. O'Meara is T5 through 36 holes, four strokes back of Fred Couples. Arnold Palmer (1984-85) is the only player to successfully defend a Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.

• David Frost, a winner at Westchester in 1992, made the biggest move of the day, jumping 40 spots into a T31 after shooting 4-under 67...Bruce Fleisher has hit 26/28 fairways through the first 36 holes (92.86%)...Michael Allen, Fred Couples and Bill Glasson lead in greens hit with 31 of 36 (86.1%)...Corey Pavin leads in putting with 27 putts per round through the first two days...Fred Couples has made the most birdies (12) while John Cook has just one bogey through the first two rounds... Rod Spittle made the only eagle of the day (No. 5).