The second round of the 2013 Shell Houston Open is complete and Steve Wheatcroft will head into the weekend with a one-stroke lead.
Shell Houston Open leaderboard 2013: Steve Wheatcroft leads after second round
The second round of the Shell Houston Open is complete and after a second straight 67, Steve Wheatcroft is the leader heading into the weekend.
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Wheatcroft, who shot a second straight 67, sits at 10-under with a one stroke lead over Jason Kokrak and D.A. Points who are tied for second at 9-under. After an up-and-down round on Thursday, Wheatcroft was steady on Friday, finishing with five birdies and 13 pars. Points was the leader after a first round 64, but he dropped two spots after shooting a 71 on Friday.
Stewart Cink jumped all the way into a tie for fourth after shooting a second-round low 66 on Friday. Cink finished the round with six birdies and 12 pars, moving up 39 spots on the leaderboard. While Cink rose up the leaderboard, a few players were not as fortunate. John Rollins opened the tournament with a first-round 65, but dropped seven spots after shooting a 74 on Friday.
After not playing well in the opening round, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy had slightly more success on Friday. Both finished the day in a tie for 54th place at 1-under and just one stroke ahead of the cut line. Here is a look at the top 10 after two rounds, the complete scoreboard can be found at PGA Tour.com.
| 1 | Steve Wheatcroft | -10 |
| T2 | Jason Kokrak | -9 |
| T2 | D.A. Points | -9 |
| T4 | Brian Davis | -7 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | -7 |
| T6 | Bill Haas | -6 |
| T6 | Angel Cabrera | -6 |
| T6 | Cameron Tringale | -6 |
| T9 | John Rollins | -5 |
| T9 | Scott Stallings | -5 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | -5 |
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | -5 |
| T9 | Ben Crane | -5 |
| T9 | Brendon de Jonge | -5 |
| T9 | Charley Hoffman | -5 |
| T9 | Jimmy Walker | -5 |
| T9 | Boo Weekley | -5 |
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