PGA NOTES
Davis Love III, who stands at 4-under-par after two rounds at the PGA Championsip, is tied with Lee Westwood and Rory Sabbatini for third. He has not been truly in contention at a major since the 2003 British Open, won by Ben Curtis. Love, the 1997 PGA champion, has had some decent finishes in majors, but they’ve come from back-door strong final rounds.
Curtis, who was 3-under in the first round, finished 3-over yesterday and stands at even par. He wore his Giants’ garb the first two days and plans to switch to Jets over the weekend.
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While Deepdale head pro Darrell Kestner made the cut, his two fellow area club pros didn’t fare as well. Miller Rivers’ Mark Meilke shot 77-73 to miss the cut and Muttontown’s Craig Thomas shot 80-79 on his way out. . . . Other notable players to miss the cut included Colin Montgomerie, 1993 U.S. Open champion at Baltusrol; Lee Janzen, who was given a special exemption by the PGA of America; and David Duval.
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Notables still in contention include Vijay Singh (3-under), Retief Goosen (2-under), Stuart Appleby (3-under) and Jesper Parnevik (3-under).
Parnevik has been essentially AWOL when it comes to contending for the last couple of years. This season alone, Parnevik has played in 17 events and has only two top-20 finishes.