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 Karlsson played 36 holes Friday, shooting an 8-under 63 in the
rain-delayed first round and adding a 67 in the afternoon on
Mayakoba Resort's El Camaleon course.
"I hit some good iron shots and knocked in some putts," Karlsson
said. "I mean, I gave myself a whole bunch of chances and I took
them, so it was great."
Stadler had rounds of 67 and 63 in a 34-hole day. He birdied five of
the last seven holes in the second round, finishing about 25 minutes
before play was called for the day.
"I didn't really feel like waking up at 4 again tomorrow morning,"
Stadler said. "Nice to be completely done with both rounds today and
just kind of get a little bit of rest tonight."
Karlsson finished with a birdie on the par-4 18th after making
bogeys on 16 and 17. The Swede tied for 10th on Sunday in the
McGladrey Classic, playing on a sponsor exemption, to earn a spot in
the field this week. "I feel pretty happy the way I'm going,"
Karlsson said.
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Only 29 of the 127 players were able to complete the second
round. After lengthy delays Thursday, there was a 26-minute
delay Friday afternoon.
More than 4½ inches of rain has hit the course since Wednesday
afternoon.
"Obviously, it's very wet," Karlsson said. "It's unbelievable
that we're playing at all. The amount of rain that's been here
the last few days, the course is in really great condition."
Because of the wet conditions, players were allowed to use
preferred lies in the first two rounds.
"It played about as easy as it can play for us today," Stadler
said. "With it being as soft as it is, the fairways played much
wider than they typically play. No breeze today, so we kind of
got let off the hook."
Rory Sabbatini and Chris Stroud were tied for second at 9 under.
Sabbatini had one hole left when play was suspended, and Stroud
had three to go.
Ryan Moore, Jhonattan Vegas, Pat Perez and Jay McLuen were 8
under. Moore (67) and Vegas (68) finished the round, and Perez
and McLuen each had four holes to play.
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