Golf:Australian Geoff Ogilvy withstood strong winds to card a level-par 72 and climb into a seven-way tie for the lead after the second round of the Texas Open at the TPC San Antonio.
On a difficult day for scoring, Ogilvy posted a three-under total to finish level with Americans Rich Beem (70), Kevin Sutherland (70), Brandt Snedeker (72), Charley Hoffman (73), Brendan Steele (72) and Kevin Chappell (73).
Last year's winner Australian Adam Scott, who tied for second at the Masters on Sunday, returned a 74 to share eighth place at two under with Americans Cameron Tringale (71), Matt Every (69) and Dean Wilson (72).
With 30 mph (48.28 kph) gusts sweeping across the course, 2006 US Open champion Ogilvy was happy with his scoring.
"It's a pretty good score," said the Australian after carding five birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey at the par-four 12th. "I feel like I could have had maybe one or two (shots) better but I definitely could have had quite a lot worse.
"As soon as you miss one, there's a potential disaster on every hole. I'm happy to get out of it with no damage done and still looking forward to the weekend."
Scott, who mixed two birdies with four bogeys, felt the challenge of the gusting winds became even more daunting because of the tricky pin positions for the second round.
"The pin spots were very hard to get near, so easy mistakes to be made," he said. "This course is very difficult around the greens anyway and when that bit of control that you do have is taken away, it's magnified by the severity of these greens."
Americans Stewart Cink and J.J. Henry, who set the first-round pace with opening 67s, both slid backwards with matching 78s.
"I don't know if this course is ready for a big old north wind like that," said Cink after recording two birdies, five bogeys and a triple at the par-four ninth. There's not a lot of room to play out there.
"If you're driving the ball straight, you can play good. You get a little bit off with the wind - and I was in the rocks and trees probably six, seven times today. It adds up in a hurry."
Only 13 players broke par in the second round compared to 50 in the relatively calm conditions of Thursday.
The scoring average for the day was 75.289, the highest on the PGA Tour since the first round of the 2008 British Open at Royal Birkdale (75.877).
Seventy-eight players made the cut at four-over 148 with double major winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina, 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir of Canada and American Anthony Kim among those failing to advance.
