Every fires 64 to take lead in Hawaii
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01/14/2012 -
Honolulu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Every fired a six-under 64 Friday to grab
a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Every, who is starting his second season on the PGA Tour, completed 36 holes
at 10-under-par 130.
Two years ago, Every was a rookie on the PGA Tour when he was arrested in a
marijuana related incident. The charges were eventually dropped, but he was
suspended by the tour for three months. He also missed six weeks that season
due to a broken finger.
"I honestly kind of feel like a rookie out here this year, because I was doing
just fine until I got to Hilton Head," Every said of where he broke his finger
in 2010. "I (missed) six weeks there, then I get back and I was out for like
two weeks, then got in trouble, there's three months. I still almost kept my
status and played half the tournaments that everybody else played."
Every's lone professional win was at the 2009 Nationwide Tour Championship.
This is second time he will sleep on a lead on the PGA Tour. Every was the
first-round leader at the 2010 Greenbrier Classic.
David Hearn (66) and Carl Pettersson (67) are tied for second place at minus-
eight. Brendon de Jonge fired the low round of the week with his eight-under
62. He soared into a share of fourth place at seven-under 133. He was joined
there by Pat Perez and Doug La Belle II, who both shot 67 on Friday.
PGA Champion Keegan Bradley (67) and Sean O'Hair (67) in round two, are among
10 players tied for seventh at six-under-par 134.
Every had a kick-in birdie on the par-four 12th. He parred the other eight
holes on his opening nine at Waialae Country Club.
The 28-year-old started to make his move up the leaderboard with a 24-foot
birdie putt on the par-four third. He made it two in a row with a short birdie
effort on the fourth.
Every parred two in a row before catching fire at the end of his round. He
drained a 22-footer for birdie on No. 7. Every converted a 15-foot birdie
chance at eight, then closed with a two-putt birdie at the ninth, his last.
"I just didn't make many mistakes and made some putts, hit some good irons,
just kind of normal stuff," Every said.
He went on to add, "I'm not saying I'm going to be on top of the leaderboard
every week, but it's not a surprise to me. I know that I can, you know? It's
only two rounds, though, so it's not that big a deal."
Every has just one career top-10 finish, a share of eighth at the 2010 Phoenix
Open, in 29 previous PGA Tour starts.
Hearn rebounded from bogeys on two and three to shoot 66. He did so with three
birdies in a four-hole span from the fifth. He made the turn at minus-seven
after making eagle on the par-five ninth. Hearn parred his next eight holes
before closing with a birdie at the last.
Pettersson, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, had a birdie and a bogey on
the back nine, his opening nine Friday. Around the turn, Pettersson had
birdies on four and five. He finished his round with a birdie at the ninth to
share second place.
"I started on the back nine. I played really solid on the back nine," said
Pettersson. "Could have made a few more, missed a couple of short ones. Then I
made a few longish putts for birdies on four and five and a nice save on
eight. It was a solid round."
NOTES: First-round leader Graham DeLaet struggled to two-over 72, which
dropped him into a share of 17th at minus-five. He was joined there by among
others last week's winner Steve Stricker (69)...The cut line fell at one-
under-par 139 with 80 players advancing to the weekend...Among those that
missed the cut were 2011 champion Mark Wilson, 2006 winner David Toms, Rocco
Mediate, Ryo Ishikawa and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III.
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Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting
So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance.
Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it?
If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.)
Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa).
In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech.
Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.
As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down.
(Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28)
If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech
The ACC moves to six locks as BC, Va Tech and Virginia all got their 10th ACC wins, which should be more than enough this season, and Maryland rallied past North Carolina to get the final piece the Terps needed. After that? It could end there unless FSU, Ga Tech or Clemson picks things up in a hurry.
Work left to do:
Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's.
Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win).
Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT.
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