Trio leads in Greensboro

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08/18/2007 - Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Overton, John Huston and Steve Marino are tied atop the leaderboard after Friday's second round of the Wyndham Championship.

The trio is knotted at 12-under-par 132.

Overton and Marino both shot rounds of five-under 67, while Huston, a seven- time winner on the PGA Tour, fired a six-under 66.

Carl Pettersson (67), Tim Petrovic (65), Greg Kraft (67), Anders Hansen (64) and Craig Kanada (65) share fourth place at minus-11.

This is the final "regular-season" event this year on the PGA Tour. Next week, the FedEx Cup playoffs begin with the top 144 on the list getting into the field at the Barclays.

Since the fields get cut down throughout the playoffs with the top 120 in points in the field in two weeks, then top 70, culminating in the top 30 at the Tour Championship, a big finish this week can go a long way for some players.

Overton began the second round on the 10th tee and did not hit a great drive into the first cut on the left. He knocked an eight-iron close and tapped in for an easy birdie.

He dropped a shot at the 14th when he hooked his three-wood tee ball. Overton missed the green with his second, then missed an eight-footer to save par.

The 24-year-old second-year PGA Tour player rebounded with what looked to be a good eagle attempt at 15. Overton's three-wood second at the par-five hole stopped six feet from the stick, but he missed and settled for a tap-in birdie.

Overton knocked a seven-iron to five feet to set up his second birdie in a row. He closed his opening nine with another five-footer for birdie to make the turn at 10-under for the championship.

On the second nine, Overton tallied seven consecutive pars. At the long, par- three eighth, Overton played his hybrid-club to 12 feet and sank the birdie putt to join the lead at minus-11.

Overton moved in front with another strong approach at a par five. For the second hole in a row, Overton used a hybrid-club and watched the ball roll to 15 feet. He missed the eagle putt, but tapped in for birdie and the midway lead.

"I've been hitting it just unbelievable in the last five, six weeks and it's just -- I haven't been putting it very well and this week I've just been hitting it even better and I've been hitting it close and then I'm cleaning up," said Overton.

Huston parred his first eight holes on Friday, but birdied nine and 10 around the turn. He birdied the par-three 12th, then two-putted for birdie at the par-five 13th.

Huston joined Overton at 12-under par with birdies at 15 and 17.

Huston was an alternate to start the week and only arrived seven minutes before his tee time. He got caught in traffic thanks to an overturned dump truck, but now is in position for his first win since 2003.

"I think winning at this point in my life I would appreciate it a lot more and, you know, I would enjoy it a lot more," said Huston. "It's a long ways to go."

Marino was flawless on Friday with five birdies.

Steve Wheatcroft and Nathan Green both shot rounds of six-under 66 and are tied for ninth at minus-10.

Overnight leader Will MacKenzie only managed a one-under 71 and fell into a tie for 11th at nine-under par.

The 36-hole cut fell at five-under par and that was the lowest cut mark on the PGA Tour in 2007.

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