Bare makes the cut, sits just four shots off the lead at Wyndham

GREENSBORO, NC – The local guy has made good.

UNC Greensboro alumnus Andy Bare fired a 66 on Friday to easily make the cut and put himself in 22nd place entering Saturday’s third round at the 2007 Wyndham Golf Championship at Forest Oaks CC.

Bare, who tied for first in Monday’s qualifier with a 65 to earn one of four qualifier spots into the tournament, got off to a rocky start on Thursday when he bogeyed three of the first six holes. But he came back with a fury on the back side of the course, carding five birdies to finish the day two-under par.

He found himself in good shape as play began on Friday. Bare was in the last group to go off, meaning that he would know what he needed to make the cut as his round would close out. In addition, Bare’s threesome was starting at No. 10 tee, meaning that he would get to start on the same back 9 holes that he played so well on Thursday.

Bare did just that, recording a birdie on 11 and an eagle on the par 5 13th hole to put himself above the project cut (-4). He birdied Nos. 15 and 18 to finish the back side in 31 for the second straight day. This time, he played well on the front side, too, recording eight pars and a birdie at No. 7 to make the cut and record the best 36-hole total among players in the tournament that are not on the regular tour.

To begin play on Saturday, Bare will find himself just four shots off the lead. On a Forest Oaks track known for low scores amongst tour players, it might seem insurmountable for Bare. But the fact remains that he will be there to see Sunday - this time from inside the ropes.

Bare, a native of Pinehurst, graduated from UNCG in 2004, twice earning All-Southern Conference honors. The holder of UNCG’s record for a 54-hole score, Bare played the 2005 season on the New England Pro Golf Tour (formerly known at the Cleveland Golf Tour), playing in 10 events and finishing in the money in nine of them. He earned his first professional win at the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Celebrity Classic that June.

He has spent the last two seasons primarily playing on the Tar Heel Tour. Last year, he earned a spot in the 106th U.S. Open at Winged Foot GC. He did not make the cut in that event – his first appearance in a major tour event.

In his last 25 events going back to back to the Fall of 2005, Bare has now made the cut 23 times. One of those rare misses came at the famed Winged Foot; the other was at PGA Tour Qualifying last Fall.

He has one win and 11 Top 10 finishes in his last 25 events. In that time, he has earned a little over $81,000. He’s really been hot lately, finishing in the Top 5 in four of his last six tournaments – albeit not on the stage he finds himself this week. In fact, the most any of those tournaments netted him was a $9,000 check by finishing second at the Bermuda Run Classic back in June.

But if he can put two more rounds together like he did the first two days at Forest Oaks - the home course of the UNCG men’s golf team and the site for the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate Championship – he might have a whole lot more than that to his earnings total.

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Place Player 1st Rd 2nd Rd Total To Par
T1 Jeff Overton 65 67 132 -12
T1 John Huston 66 66 132 -12
T1 Steve Marino 65 67 132 -12
T4 Carl Pettersson 66 67 133 -11
T4 Tim Petrovic 68 65 133 -11
T4 Greg Kraft 66 67 133 -11
T4 Craig Kanada 68 65 133 -11
T4 Anders Hansen 69 64 133 -11
T9 Steve Wheatcroft 68 66 134 -10
T9 Nathan Green 68 66 134 -10
T11 Jason Gore 67 68 135 -9
T11 Alex Cejka 68 67 135 -9
T11 Charlie Wi 68 67 135 -9
T11 Michael Putnam 67 68 135 -9
T11 Shigeki Maruyama 66 69 135 -9
T11 John Merrick 66 69 135 -9
T11 Todd Hamilton 66 69 135 -9
T11 Jonathan Byrd 69 66 135 -9
T11 Will MacKenzie 64 71 135 -9
T11 Kevin Stadler 68 67 135 -9
T11 Charles Warren 68 67 135 -9
T22 Cliff Kresge 67 69 136 -8
T22 Brent Geiberger 68 68 136 -8
T22 Lucas Glover 65 71 136 -8
T22 Joey Sindelar 69 67 136 -8
T22 Fredrik Jacobson 70 66 136 -8
T22 Bob Tway 67 69 136 -8
T22 Joe Durant 67 69 136 -8
T22 Kirk Triplett 67 69 136 -8
T22 Cameron Beckman 68 68 136 -8
T22 Tommy Armour III 72 64 136 -8
T22 Brian Gay 69 67 136 -8
T22 Tag Ridings 70 66 136 -8
T22 Jason Schultz 69 67 136 -8
T22 Johnson Wagner 68 68 136 -8
T22 Andy Bare 70 66 136 -8
T37 Kent Jones 67 70 137 -7
T37 Mark Hensby 67 70 137 -7
T37 Jay Delsing 68 69 137 -7
T37 Spike McRoy 71 66 137 -7
T37 John Senden 67 70 137 -7
T37 Vaughn Taylor 67 70 137 -7
T37 Jeff Maggert 67 70 137 -7
T37 Chad Campbell 69 68 137 -7
T37 Brandt Snedeker 70 67 137 -7
T37 Billy Mayfair 69 68 137 -7
T37 Jeff Brehaut 71 66 137 -7
T48 Robert Garrigus 69 69 138 -6
T48 Brian Davis 65 73 138 -6
T48 Jay Williamson 70 68 138 -6
T48 Eric Axley 68 70 138 -6
T48 Olin Browne 70 68 138 -6
T48 Frank Lickliter II 68 70 138 -6
T48 Rich Beem 69 69 138 -6
T48 D.J. Trahan 68 70 138 -6
T48 Todd Fischer 66 72 138 -6
T48 Neal Lancaster 69 69 138 -6
T48 Scott Gutschewski 68 70 138 -6
T48 Ryan Palmer 68 70 138 -6
T48 Bob Estes 69 69 138 -6
T48 Paul Gow 68 70 138 -6
T48 Dean Wilson 70 68 138 -6
T48 Chris Riley 70 68 138 -6
T48 George McNeill 70 68 138 -6
T48 Jarrod Lyle 69 69 138 -6
T66 Steve Allan 67 72 139 -5
T66 J.J. Henry 70 69 139 -5
T66 Stephen Leaney 69 70 139 -5
T66 Willie Wood 71 68 139 -5
T66 Michael Bradley 69 70 139 -5
T66 Briny Baird 70 69 139 -5
T66 Chris Tidland 68 71 139 -5
T66 Ryan Blaum 71 68 139 -5
T66 Tom Johnson 70 69 139 -5
T66 Daniel Chopra 68 71 139 -5
T66 Mathew Goggin 69 70 139 -5
T66 Peter Lonard 70 69 139 -5
T66 Kevin Na 69 70 139 -5
T66 Craig Barlow 68 71 139 -5
T66 Billy Andrade 68 71 139 -5
T66 Mathias Gronberg 72 67 139 -5
T66 Tripp Isenhour 69 70 139 -5
T66 Craig Bowden 70 69 139 -5
T66 Craig Lile 70 69 139 -5
T66 Jim Gallagher, Jr. 69 70 139 -5
T66 Jaco Van Zyl 70 69 139 -5

Players who did not make the cut
Player 1st Rd 2nd Rd Total
Steve Lowery 70 70 140
Paul Stankowski 73 67 140
Harrison Frazar 69 71 140
Richard S. Johnson 70 70 140
Ryuji Imada 67 73 140
Phil Tataurangi 70 70 140
Tom Byrum 69 71 140
Greg Owen 68 72 140
D.J. Brigman 74 66 140
Kyle Reifers 70 70 140
Brendon de Jonge 69 71 140
Luke List 69 71 140
Andrew Buckle 69 71 140
Marco Dawson 69 72 141
Len Mattiace 70 71 141
Bob May 70 71 141
Bill Haas 71 70 141
Mark Brooks 71 70 141
Chris Stroud 68 73 141
Darron Stiles 70 71 141
Chris Kirk 72 69 141
William McGirt 73 68 141
Brian Bateman 70 71 141
Brad Faxon 69 72 141
Robert Gamez 69 72 141
Troy Matteson 72 69 141
Rich Barcelo 72 69 141
Parker McLachlin 70 71 141
Robert Damron 72 70 142
Jerry Smith 71 71 142
Duffy Waldorf 72 70 142
J.P. Hayes 74 68 142
Jeff Gove 69 73 142
Bo Van Pelt 72 70 142
Kevin Sutherland 71 71 142
Chris Couch 70 72 142
Joe Ogilvie 71 71 142
Ryan Armour 73 69 142
Pablo Martin 73 69 142
Matt Hendrix 70 72 142
Doug LaBelle II 74 69 143
Glen Day 72 71 143
Bob Heintz 71 72 143
Gavin Coles 73 70 143
Garrett Willis 73 70 143
Ian Leggatt 74 69 143
Daisuke Maruyama 71 72 143
Dicky Pride 73 70 143
Bryce Molder 70 73 143
Michael Allen 71 73 144
Gabriel Hjertstedt 72 72 144
Bill Glasson 73 71 144
Chris Taylor 69 75 144
Jason Dufner 70 74 144
Tim Herron 73 72 145
Guy Boros 72 73 145
Bubba Dickerson 74 71 145
Scott Gump 75 70 145
Michael Boyd 68 77 145
Michael Sim 74 72 146
Dan Forsman 72 74 146
Brett Quigley 70 76 146
David Branshaw 75 72 147
Lee Janzen 72 76 148
Kelly Mitchum 68 81 149
Gary Hallberg 76 75 151
Grant Waite 72 82 154
Trevor Dodds 76 79 155
Chris Dillow 76 82 158
Craig Perks 80 80