OAKVILLE, Ont. – The second round of PGA TOUR second qualifying stage is complete with several Canadian Tour members and alumni in the mix heading into the final 36 holes.
At Brooksville, Fla., Jay Williamson fired his second consecutive 67 to move into a tie for second, one ahead of Brad Heaven and Hugo Leon who are in a tie for fifth.
Keven Fortin-Simard shot 71 to slip to a tie for eighth.
Stephen Gangluff, Jon Mills and Robert Gates are in a group that is T-14 while Garrett Frank and Andy Matthews are right on the bubble in a tie for 21st.
Erik Compton slipped to a 72 and is T-29, one ahead of Scott Dunlap, and Jason Kang who are T-33.
Bryan DeCorso and Dean Wilson are T-42 while Christo Greyling is T-48.
Needing to make up some ground over the final two rounds are Yohann Benson and Grant Waite (T-56), Lucas Lee (T-61), Jim Lemon (T-66), Adam Short (T-75), Brady Stockton (T-77), David Markle (79th) and Cody Slover (80th).
Up the road in Panama City, Fla., Dan McCarthy moved into a share of ninth with Steven Alker while Guy Boros, Rick Price, Brian Unk and Brian Guetz are T-14.
Jeff Rangel is T-22, one ahead of Rafael Gomez (T-28), and two ahead of Bret Guetz, Peter Lonard and Ty Harris (T-32).
Clayton Rask and Joe Daley (T-44), David Morland (T-48) and the duo of Pat Bates and Sal Spallone (T-51) need to make a move.
At Pine Mountain, Ga., Tour graduate Ken Duke’s 70 leaves him alone in fourth, three ahead of Derek Oakey who is in a tie for eighth.
Graham DeLaet moved up to a share of 19th after a 68, one ahead of Ian Leggatt and Rob Oppenheim who are T-30.
Robert Damron and James Love (T-39), Brent Schwarzrock (T-52), and Chang Hong (T-57) still have time to make their move up the leaderboard.
At Kingwood, Texas, Canadian Tour graduates Omar Uresti, Brandt Jobe, John Douma and David Mathis are T-7, one ahead of J.C. Deacon, James Hahn, Nemanja Savic and Glen Day who are T-14.
John Ellis and David Hearn (T-20) are one outside the number.
Ryan Thornberry, Brad Fritsch, Brian Kontak and Garrett Sapp are T-33, two ahead of Clay Ogden and Jon Turcott (T-47).
Shawn Jasper and Jim Seki (T-53), Ben Ferguson and Daniel Im (T-58), Byron Smith (T-64) and Jason Allred (71st) are further back.
At McKinney, Texas, Troy Kelly had a 67 to move into a share of third spot while Scott Gutschewski is T-8.
Travis Bertoni is T-14, one ahead of Michael Sims who is in a share of 19th.
Rolf Muntz is T-24, one ahead of Wil Collins and Madalisto Muthiya who are T-30.
Kent Jones (T-42), Tommy Barber, Kris Cox, Philip Dawson and Edward Loar (T-52), Peter Tomasulo (T-56), Randy Lowry (T-58), and the duo of Bryn Parry and Ryan Horn (T-69) need to make up ground.
At Beaumont, Calif., Tour members Brendan Steele and Barrett Jarosch sit atop the leaderboard at ten under while former member Stephen Leaney is T-12.
Former members Jeff Wood and Kirk Triplett are T-15, while Scott Gibson, Mark Hensby, Chris Anderson, Brett Lederer, Brady Schnell and Liam Kendregan are in a large group in 30th place.
Doug LaBelle, Matt Marshall, Craig Kanada, Andy Walker and Andres Gonzales are T-41, one ahead of Dan Buchner and Dennis Paulson (T-53), and two ahead of Michael Walton (T-58).
Stuart Anderson (T-65), Aaron Goldberg (T-71) and both Jason D’Amore and David Hahn (T-73) have some work to do.
Those advancing to final stage are guaranteed at least Nationwide Tour status in 2010.