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The Weather Could not Stop Singh
By Ally White
A bad swing, rain, or wind weren’t enough elements to take Vijay Singh away from the leading on the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Singh pulled his tee shot in the native grasses on the par-5 18th hole, hit a remarkable recovery and escaped with a par, giving him his second straight 4-under 69 and a one-shot lead over Trevor Immelman and Will MacKenzie in the PGA Tour opener.
He is doing better than ever, but Singh should calm down a little bit, since there are still a few complaints about his position. He has finished a combined four shots behind three-time defending champion Stuart Appleby the last three years, and has not finished out of the top 10 since the winners-only tournament moved to Hawaii in 1999.
The elements changed, but the Plantation course at Kapalua remained a severe test. The start of the second round was delayed 1 hour, 20 minutes because of a light rain that began overnight and didn't stop until an hour after the round began. The trade wind picked up strength to 35 mph gusts as it tried to shoot the clouds away. Singh thought it was nearly unplayable as he made the turn in a tie for the lead, but he picked up a few more birdies and reached 8-under 138.
The story at Kapalua continued to be the weather, with rain that made the 7,411-yard play even longer, and wind that put a premium on controlling the flight of shots and finding the right pace on the putts.
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Ally White is a top senior copy writer on sportsbook action for http://www.instantactionsports.com
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