With the first two rounds of the 2012 Players Championship at Sawgrass in the books, Northwestern alum Luke Donald is three under par, tied for 17th place and safely through to the weekend. The cut line ended up at even par.
After sitting at even par through the first nine holes on Friday, Donald finished his day strong with a birdie on 11 and eagle on 16. He is five strokes behind the leaders.
Here's the leaderboard heading into the final two rounds:
T1. Zach Johnson -8
T1. Kevin Na -8
T1. Matt Kuchar -8
4. Harris English -7
T5. Martin Laird -6
T5. Adam Scott -6
T5. Jonathan Byrd -6
T5. Brian Davis -6
T5. Charlie Wi -6
T10. Kevin Stadler -5
T10. Bill Haas -5
T10. Ben Curtis -5
T10. Blake Adams -5
T10. Michael Thompson -5
Rory McIlroy (+4) and Graeme McDowell (+1) were among the notable players to miss the cut; Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods are each two-under heading into the weekend.
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