Round 3: Travelers Championship (PGATOUR.com)

June 27, 2009

LOW SECOND ROUND? CURTIS (10:55 a.m.)—Ben Curtis was another player to finish his second round on Saturday, and he finished with a 32 on the back for a 64, the low round of the day. It is Curtis' lowest round on TOUR since his 64 at the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

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Curtis, who was ninth in the FedExCup standings last year, hasn't scored a finish better than a tie for 22nd in 2009. He's battled driving problems all year—he ranks 157th in Total Driving this year after ranking 57th a year ago.

What a difference a week makes After a season of struggle, Ben Curtis has found his game at TPC River Highlands: Stat 2009 (before Travelers) Stat at Travelers Championship Driving Accuracy 62.59 percent 82.10 percent Greens in Regulation 63.36 percent 86.10 percent

THIRD-ROUND TEE TIMES ARE OUT (10:40 a.m.)—Pairings for the third round have been announced () with the field using split tees. Play will begin at 11:10 a.m. ET, with the final group teeing off at 1:20 p.m. ET.

NOW THAT'S A RALLY (10:39 a.m.) — Jason Bohn hit his tee shot on the 8th hole (his 17th after starting on the 10th hole) into the water on Friday, resulting in a double bogey, putting him at 1 under and two off the cut line when the tournament was suspended due to rain.

He came back on Saturday with one hole left to play and jarred his approach shot on No. 9 from 127 yards for eagle to make the cut on the number.—Mark Stevens

PERRY, TOMS, MOORE IN FINAL GROUP (10:36 a.m.)—David Toms was one of several dozen players who had to come back early Saturday to complete the second round, and the delay didn't hurt his game one bit.

Toms, who is bogey-free through two rounds, birdied his final hole—the 406-yard par-4 ninth—after sticking his approach shot to three feet. That birdie moved him to 10 under—one shot behind Kenny Perry—and into the final group on Saturday.

The combined age of Perry and Toms? 90. Perry, at 48, is gunning for his second victory of the year and fifth in the last 13 months.

Toms, 42, is winless since the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii, but he's enjoyed a career resurgence in 2009, racking up six top-10 finishes. He sits 14th in FedExCup points after ranking 136th a year ago.

Perry and Toms will share the pairing with Ryan Moore, who was done with his second round mid-day Friday. Moore is winless on the PGA TOUR after battling nagging hand injuries over his first three seasons.

LIVE@ START DELAYED UNTIL NOON (10:35 a.m.)—Friday's rain delay necessitated adjustments to our LIVE@ schedule for Saturday. Coverage will begin around noon and will run until 6 p.m.

FIELD COMPLETES SECOND ROUND (10:30 a.m.) — The field is finally done with the rain-delayed second round, and the cut stayed at 3 under. The field will be re-paired and sent off split tees later today.

A total of 80 players made the cut at 3 under, the lowest cut of the 2009 season and the lowest since the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (6 under. Since more than 78 players made the cut, there will be an additional reduction of the field to 70 players and ties following the third round.

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