2009 Junior PLAYERS Championship

Rodgers ties it with Wyatt...
Second-round 68 moves Rodgers to the top of the leaderboard

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Top - Bobby Wyatt will play in the final group Sunday in search of his first AJGA Invitational victory.
Bottom - Patrick Rodgers saved par from the bunker on No. 15 during Saturday's second round.

The lead traded hands between Patrick Rodgers and Bobby Wyatt throughout the back nine Saturday, so it is fitting that they will begin Sunday's final round tied for the lead at The Junior PLAYERS Championship.

With a birdie on No. 13, Rodgers moved to 7-under-par and built a two-shot lead. Bogeys on Nos. 14 and 16 derailed an otherwise stellar round of 4-under-par 68, which was the best score of the day.

After an opening-round 66, Wyatt posted a quiet 73 in breezy conditions, but it was enough to keep him atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par. Oliver Schniederjans and Franco Castro are tied for third at 3-under-par, while Yaroslav Merkulov is in fifth at 2-under-par.

Wyndham Clark made the biggest move of the day, as his second-round 68 moved him from 54th into a tie for 15th at 3-over-par.

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Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood...
Patrick Rodgers charges to the top of the leaderboard

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Patrick Rodgers

The breeze has picked up at TPC Sawgrass, but you wouldn't be able to tell if you were following Patrick Rodgers. Five birdies (including three in a row on Nos. 4-6) have moved him to the top of the leaderboard at 6-under-par through 11. Bobby Wyatt has played a steady even-par round through 10 holes and remains tied for first.

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Moving Day...
Wyatt continues to lead the way during the second round

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Left - Will Pearson and his caddie demonstrate the focus that THE PLAYERS Stadium Course demands.
Top right - U.S. Amateur Champion Byeong-hun An tees off on the first tee.
Bottom right - The flags of many of the players' home nations line the cart path behind the driving range.

The second round at The Junior PLAYERS Championship is under way, and Bobby Wyatt of Mobile, Ala., is trying to make it a one horse race. A birdie on the par-5 second hole has moved him to 7-under-par, five shots clear of the field.

His nearest competitor is Chien Yao Hung of Taipai, Taiwan, who charged out of the gate with three birdies. His 3-under-par start has moved him 20 spots up the leaderboard and into second place at 2-under-par.

A host of players remain tied for third, including Joey Garber of Petoskey, Mich., who was added to the field as an alternate just two days prior to the event.

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