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By Jeff Hall

MONTEREY, CA –

Excellent course conditions and perfect weather has resulted in several great scoring opportunities for some of the players. Matt Jones playing Spyglass Hill, the course that is is typically considered the toughest of the three courses, now finds himself on top of the leaderboard. Jones got off to a good start and was four-under par after completing the Front nine. And finished the round six under par for the round and 12-under par for the tournament. The 34-year-old Australian has one win on the PGA tour, last year at the Shell Houston Open, where he finished 15-under par. Jones spoke of his play at the AT&T. “I have played well here in the past. I like playing here.” Jones was not surprised at how well Spyglass is playing. “Spyglass was playing good, the courses this year are the best conditions I’ve seen them since I’ve started playing here seven years ago.”, Said Jones.

Brandt Snedeker finished his round 5-under par and also playing Spyglass today is tied with Jones for the lead heading into the third round on Saturday.

The round of the day belongs to Jason Day. Day is now just 3 shots from the lead. It turned out that Day was fighting a stomach virus that has been running through his family. Day said he had not eaten, but said he started feeling better once he go to the course. “So to be able to shoot 9-under out there with how sick I was, thinking about pulling out, was pretty special. I put myself back in the tournament and I got two more days left.

Charlie Beljan who joined the PGA Tour in 2012 and has yet to win on tour . Belgian had an 8-under day at the Monterey Peninsula course. Beljan is two shots off the lead and was very pleased with the way he played. “It was a great round. I’ve never shot 61 out here so I got a little aggressive on the final hole, hit a bad shot and made bogey. But Boy, if you would have old me I was going to shoot 8-under and put myself back in the thick of things, especially how the year’s been going, I would have been really happy.” Beljan plays Spyglass tomorrow, which he said, “Spyglass is one of my favorite courses to play so I’m looking forward to it.

John Daly coming off a great first round at Pebble Beach played the Monterey Peninsula course today and struggled. Daly began the day with a bogey on the first hole and finished one-over on the day and is six shots off the lead. Daly plays Spyglass on Saturday.

Another notable player is Vijay Singh. Singh was 2-under par at Pebble Beach and is currently five shots off the lead and 7-under for the tournament.

First round leader J.B Holmes had a collapse on the 17th  where he triple bogeyed the hole at the Monterey Peninsula course which was costly and pushed him to six shots back.