Colorado St. grad Martin Laird has fallen back to even after bogeying twice in the first nine. Laird entered the day with a 1-under score, and had he not birdied on Hole No. 2, he would have likely dropped further than No. 21 in the standings by now.
Meanwhile, Laird's groupmate -- Pat Perez -- started his day with a pair of birdies. The early success has helped buoy him into a tie for the No. 7 ranking with a 3-under total. Tiger Woods has jumped into the top spot with a 5-under score, but he still working through the front nine. Second place currently has a hotly contested five-way tie. Here's a look at the current standings:
| POSITION | PLAYER NAME | TOTAL | THRU | TODAY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | -5 | 6 | -2 | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | -4 | F | -3 | 71 | 69 | - | - | 140 |
| T2 | Ryo Ishikawa | -4 | 8 | -1 | 69 | - | - | - | 69 |
| T2 | Gary Woodland | -4 | 8 | 1 | 67 | - | - | - | 67 |
| T2 | Carl Pettersson | -4 | 5* | 2 | 66 | - | - | - | 66 |
| T2 | Joost Luiten | -4 | 3 | E | 68 | - | - | - | 68 |
And check out a full leaderboard here.
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