Round 2 Notebook
by Dave Weissman, Columbus Wired

Kentucky Kenny
Feeling very much at home, Kenny Perry continued his streak of great golf ending the second round on top of the leader board.  Perry, who won last week at the Colonial,  has never won two tournaments in a row.  "I have that groove going on right now," he said.

Tiger Still In The Hunt
He would probably like to forget his front nine score of 2-over par 38, especially the 8th hole where he carded a double-bogey.  "I hit it pretty good today," he said. "I just hit some poor putts on 8 and 9 and it got me heading in the wrong direction."  But as Tiger is known to do, he charged on the back nine 3-under par to put him tied for 7th at 6-under, only 5 strokes back of the leader.  "I felt my shoulder was high, hence the blade was releasing early. It wasn't on the arc that it needed to be on. I lowered my left shoulder on 10. And I got back putting the blade to correct the arc again."

How Much Better Can He Be?
Retief Goosen, playing in his first Memorial is tied for 2nd place 5-under par, just one stroke behind the leader.  "67 is a good round," he said afterwards.  "The last few days, I missed a lot of fairways and greens but got it up and down and made everything I looked at."

Nicklaus Update
Tournament founder Jack Nicklaus will be watching his son Gary (tied for 43rd) on the weekend.   Jack though would not be denied leaving the fans a taste of his greatness.  On 18, he holed a 15 foot putt for birdie to a throng of cheers from the thousands in the gallery.  "I had a lot of opportunities on the back nine. I wanted to make birdie. I never got it close enough to make a putt," he said.  "I got off to a lousy start on 3 and 4 today, I played 2 bad shots and I played 3-over-par and I played 3-under-par the last 14 holes. Unfortunately, it doesn't allow me to be able to play the next two days."

Thanks For The Memories
Lee Janzen is tied for second place after getting a chance to play the first two rounds with Jack Nicklaus, one of the greatest golfers in the world.  "I really had a great time the last two days. I enjoyed it. This is probably the best place (the Memorial) to play with him. This is his place," he said.  "To watch the ovation (as he walked up 18), that was awesome to watch. And I appreciate what he has done for the game as a player and as an ambassador of the game. I think everybody out there appreciates it too. He deserved that kind of applause. I'm not bitter that I probably will never receive an applause like that, but that's okay."

Spike on the trophy?
Spike McRoy has shot two rounds of 68 to put himself well in the hunt tied for 4th place at 8-under par.  McRoy's only victory on the PGA Tour was the 2002 B.C. Open. 

Notables Not Playing The Weekend
Sergio Garcia had a rough outing (73 and 74) and failed to make the cut.  Tom Lehman, former champion Paul Azinger, Berhard Langer and Ostrander, Ohio native Ben Curtis won't have a chance to be around this weekend. 

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