Eventually we'll settle into a pattern where we have Trunk Slammers on Friday and Double Dip on Saturday, but weather has once again played a factor in this week's tournament so we have a combined edition once again.
Trunk Slammers
Angel Cabrera, +4. The two-time major champion would be playing the weekend if not for a bogey, bogey, double finish to round two.
Luke Donald, +5. After a tidy three-under opening round, he melted down in round two with six bogeys and two doubles in an eight-over 79. What might make it a little worse is the fact that in the last three years his worse finish was a T6 in 2009.
D.A. Points, +5. Maybe he does need Bill Murray. From winner at Pebble Beach to taking the weekend off.
Dustin Johnson, +6. Rules were once again at the centre of Johnson's discontent. He was unaware of when he was actually supposed to tee off in round and was assessed a two stroke penalty. As a result, he began his day with a double bogey on the easiest hole on the course, one that conceded 20 eagles and 154 eagles in the first two rounds.
Ryo Ishikawa, +7. In advance of next week's World Match Play Championship, the Japanese phenom was teeing it up on U.S. soil for the first time since the PGA Championship in August. He could never get anything going though, hitting just 47.2 per cent of greens in regulation.
Jason Day, +8. After posting back-to-back top-20 finishes to begin the year in Hawaii, Day took a month off. Obviously a little rusty, he carded just one birdie in the first two rounds.
Pat Perez, +8. With back-to-back top 25 finishes in San Diego and Scottsdale, Perez seemed to be building some momentum. He's now building that momentum in the wrong direction with back-to-back cuts. His second round was particularly dreadful, with nine bogeys and no birdies.
Trunk Slammer of the Week
Ben Martin, +5. After holding a share of first round lead with a four-under 67, Martin got to -5 with a birdie at the third hole. He managed to play the final 12 holes at +10 on his way to his second straight missed cut.
Double Dip
Ryan Moore, 20-1. Second in the field in driving accuracy at 73.8 per cent, Moore is inside the top 25 in birdies (T10), putts per round (T18) and greens in regulation (T21).
John Senden, 25-1. Senden is second in the field in proximity to the hole at just under 28-feet per approach but he's in a tie for 44th in putting. If he can continue that ball striking and start making some putts, he can contend.
JB Holmes, 33-1. A part of this is the belief that he can eagle the first hole. If he did that, he's certainly a factor.
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