Three of the four Monday qualifiers made the cut -- Donnie Hammond, Scott Parel and Chris Smith. • Jose Maria Olazabal’s second-round 8-under-par 64 was the lowest second round at the BellSouth since Phil Tataurangi posted an identical 64 in the second round in 2002. Olazabal’s 64 also matched his low round of the year which came at the Buick Invitational, also in the second round. • John Huston’s streak of made cuts at the BellSouth Classic was snapped at eight • Paul Azinger withdrew after nine holes on Friday. He was 10-over par on the day after posting a 4-over-par 76 in Thursday’s first round. • Four of the seven past champions in the field made the cut this week -- Retief Goosen (2002), Zach Johnson (2004), Scott McCarron (1997, 2001) and Phil Mickelson (2000, 2005). Those missing the cut were Corey Pavin (1991), Paul Stankowski (1996) and Bob Tway (1986). • The cut at even-par 144 was the first time the cut had not been over par since 2002. The 79 players making the cut are the most at the BellSouth Classic since 2001 when 86 players made it to the weekend. • Phil Tataurangi posted the only eagle on No. 18 on Friday, hitting his second shot from 231 yards to two feet. The eagle helped boost him to 1-under par for the week (71-72—143), safely inside the cut line. • Jon Mills had two eagles in two rounds, both on No. 13, to lead the field but did not advance to the weekend, finishing at 1-over-par 145 with rounds of 73-72. • BellSouth Classic -- Largest 36-hole leads: Year Player 36-hole lead Finish 2006 Phil Mickelson 6 -- 1999 Rory Sabbatini 4 T3 1988 Larry Nelson 4 W 1973 Jack Nicklaus 4 W • PGA TOUR -- Largest 36-hole leads since 1970*: Year Player Tournament 36-hole lead Finish 1990 Jose Maria Olazabal World Series of Golf 9 W 1987 Joey Sindelar B.C. Open 8 W 2000 Tiger Woods WGC-NEC Invitational 7 W 1998 David Duval Tucson Chrysler Classic 7 W 1975 Tom Weiskopf Westchester Classic 7 3 2006 Phil Mickelson BellSouth Classic 6 -- 2005 Darren Clarke MCI Heritage 6 T2 1996 Tim Herron The Honda Classic 6 W 1984 Nick Price Canadian Open 6 T3 1983 Hal Sutton Anheuser-Busch 6 T3 1982 Roger Maltbie the Memorial 6 T2 1977 Al Geiberger Memphis 6 W 1974 Johnny Miller Heritage 6 W * The largest previous 36-hole leads in 2006 were four strokes by Chad Campbell (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 90 hole event) and J.J. Henry (FBR Open). • BellSouth Classic -- Lowest 36-hole totals: Year Player Total Finish 2006 Phil Mickelson 63-65--128 (-16) -- 1988 Larry Nelson 63-66--129 (-15) W 1999 Rory Sabbatini 65-65--130 (-14) T3 • Since 1997, only two 36-hole leaders of the BellSouth Classic have gone on to win. Scott McCarron in 2001 shared the 36-hole lead with Chris DiMarco and went on to win by three over Mike Weir. In 2004, Zach Johnson led by two over three players and won by one stroke over Mark Hensby. • Phil Mickelson career low 36-hole totals: Year Tournament Total Finish 2006 BellSouth Classic 63-65--128 (-16) -- 2005 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 62-67—129 (-15) W 2002 WorldCom Classic 65-64—129 (-13) 3rd 2005 Ford Championship at Doral 64-66—130 (-14) 2nd 2005 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 66-64—130 (-14) T12 • PGA TOUR victories the week before winning a major championship: Player Tournament Major Sandy Lyle 1988 Greensboro Open Masters Lee Trevino 1971 Canadian Open British Open Art Wall 1959 Azalea Open Masters Sam Snead 1949 Greensboro Open Masters Ben Hogan 1946 Winnipeg Open PGA Championship Byron Nelson 1945 Chicago Victory PGA Championship • Best finishes at the Masters the week after winning the BellSouth Classic (since 1999): Year BellSouth Classic winner Masters Finish 1999 David Duval T6 2000 Phil Mickelson T7 2001 Scott McCarron DNQ 2002 Retief Goosen 2 2003 Ben Crane DNQ 2004 Zach Johnson DNQ 2005 Phil Mickelson 1 • Phil Mickelson Second-Round Leads (11 of 20 Overall, 1-4 Majors): Tournament 36-hole lead Total Finish 1993 Northern Telecom Open tie Hart -12 T8 1994 Mercedes Championships 1 stroke over three -6 W 1995 Northern Telecom Open 1 stroke over Gallagher, Jr. -12 W 1996 GTE Byron Nelson Classic 1 stroke over Brisky -8 W 1996 PGA Championship 3 strokes over Leonard -10 T8 1996 NEC World Series of Golf 1 stroke over two -4 W 1997 Sprint International 3 points over McCarron 27 pts W 1998 Mercedes Championships tie Cook -9 W 1999 U.S. Open tie Duval, Stewart -3 2nd 2000 Buick Invitational tie Maruyama, Triplett -11 W 2001 Buick Invitational tie Love -12 W 2001 Compaq Classic New Orleans tie Gay -12 2nd 2002 BellSouth Classic tie Elkington -11 3rd 2002 Worldcom Classic 2 strokes over Leonard -13 3rd 2004 FBR Open 1 stroke over two -10 T7 2004 U.S. Open tie Maruyama -6 2nd 2005 FBR Open tie Na -9 W 2005 AT&T Pebble Beach 4 strokes over Weir -15 W 2005 Ford Championship at Doral 2 strokes over Andrade -14 2nd 2005 PGA Championship 3 strokes over Kelly -8 W 2006 BellSouth Classic 6 strokes over Henry -16 -- • Mickelson’s Statistics: Category Round 2 36-hole statistics
Driving Accuracy 11 of 14 (79%) 21 of 28 (75%)
Driving Distance 303.5 yards 305.0 yards
Greens in Regulation 18 of 18 (100%) 35 of 36 (97%)
Putts Per Round 31 29.0
Putting Average (GIR) 1.722 1.629
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