Only one man broke par on Saturday in the second round of the Golfweek Tournament of Champions. On a brutally windy day with rain and squalls at PGA National’s Fazio Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the field averaged 79.2 for the round.
Only Todd Brown, the Super Senior leader from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, had a clean scorecard. Brown built a two-shot lead in his division with his two-birdie performance. That second-round 70 left him 3 over for the tournament. He is ahead of Marcus Beck, last year’s Super Senior Player of the Year, and Bryan Rodgers, who are 5 and 6 over, respectively.
Scores: Golfweek Tournament of Champions
The Senior division leaderboard shuffled considerably on Saturday as first-round leader Kevin VandenBerg followed an opening 71 with a round of 80. VandenBerg had three bogeys and three doubles. His sole birdie came at the par-5 17th.
VandenBerg, the clear favorite to repeat as Senior Player of the Year, is now part of a tie for fifth at 7 over. Gregory Seelinger of Boca Raton, Florida, now leads the division at 2 over. Seelinger had an even-par 72 on Saturday.
Todd Doss of Mandeville, Louisiana, is two shots back at 4 over.
Though William Boockford of Tequesta, Florida, leads the Legends division by three shots, the more intriguing storyline may be playing out just below him on the leaderboard. Don Donatoni of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Bev Hargraves of Little Rock, Arkansas, are second and third, respectively on that leaderboard. Their finishes on Sunday could impact the Legends Player of the Year race, which Hargraves is currently leading. Donatoni is his closest pursuer.
Frank Polizzi of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, still leads the Super Legends division at 4 over with Jack Marin of Durham, North Carolina, now a shot back.
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