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BROUSSARD, La.\u2014Brett Wetterich<\/a> reeled off six birdies in his first seven holes Friday morning en route to the 36-hole lead at the 20th annual Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Wetterich closed with 11 consecutive pars for a second-round 65 and 10-under 132 total, three better than Charles Warren<\/a> (66) and University of Florida senior Andres Echavarria<\/a> (66) of Colombia. Fran Quinn<\/a> (69), Matt McQuillan<\/a> (66) and first-round leader Rich Barcelo<\/a> (71) are tied for fourth, four off the pace.<\/p>\n

Garth Mulroy<\/a> (68), Nicholas Thompson<\/a> (68), former U.S. Amateur Champion Danny Lee<\/a> (68), Aaron Watkins<\/a> (71), Ron Whittaker<\/a> (68) and 2009 champion Bubba Dickerson<\/a> (68) share seventh place at 5-under 137.<\/p>\n

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Wetterich, who is making his first Nationwide Tour start in five years, has stormed to the top of the leaderboard because of the accuracy of his irons. He has hit 30 of 36 greens in regulation, third-best after two days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hitting in there and giving myself good putts at it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Wetterich, the 2003 tournament champion, might be further in front if he put a little more muscle into his putts.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn 9, 10 and 17 I had putts that were dead in but short,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m hitting good putts but they\u2019re coming up short. Leaving them short is the frustrating part. I\u2019d rather run it by two feet than leave it an inch short like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wetterich stormed out of the gates with a birdie at the first hole and followed it up with five in a row starting at the par-3, 3rd. The concern, at that point, was not to start thinking about any ridiculously low numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know in the back of your head but you try not to think about it,\u201d he said. \u201cYou still have a lot of holes in front of you that you want to do the same thing on. You try not to think about it but somewhere in the back, it\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wetterich also has some positive memories to call upon. He posted scores of 62-68-64-70 eight years ago to tie the tournament record with a 24-under 264 total.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love coming here. The course suits me perfect with the par-5s and the other holes,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to pay attention to what you\u2019re doing but it just fits my eye.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warren, like Wetterich, is a PGA TOUR member who didn\u2019t qualify for this week\u2019s limited field Arnold Palmer<\/a> Invitational at Bay Hill.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy short game has been really poor this year,\u201d said Warren, whose T67 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic is his only payday in four starts. \u201cMy ball striking and my driving have been as good as they need to be to compete. I just don\u2019t think I\u2019ve done the things I needed to do around the greens to play well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warren has been steady but not spectacular through two days at Le Triomphe Country Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played solidly. My goal today was not to make a bogey and other than a missed three-footer for par on 14, I played great,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can make every hole on this golf course a birdie hole with two good shots and you can make just about every hole on this golf course a double-bogey hole with a poor tee shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Echavarria, the only amateur in the field, was in the final group of the afternoon and made a back-nine run up the board with three birdies and an eagle.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn this course, the wind dictates what the ball does and what decisions you have to make,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Echavarria, who comes from the same high school and golf club in Medellin, Colombia as former Gators Camilo and Manuel Villegas<\/a>, had a decision to make about playing this week.<\/p>\n

His Florida team begins a tournament in South Carolina on Sunday but he got the green light to compete here from his coach, Buddy Alexander.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sat down and talked about it,\u201d said Echavarria, a fifth-year senior and team captain. \u201cWe have a good relationship and we evaluated the possibilities about me not being there. In the end, he said it would be a great experience for me and make me a better player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Echavarria gained entry into this week\u2019s field via a top-25 finish (T19) two weeks ago at the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open, where he was a sponsor exemption.<\/p>\n

If he happens to finish top-25 again this week, the Medellin native says the Southeastern Conference Championships at St. Simon\u2019s Island, Fla., which will be played opposite the Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrea April 11-17, will be his top priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the deal,\u201d said Echavarria, who won the Gator Invitational in February. \u201cI get to play this week here but I\u2019m playing in the conference championship too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second-Round Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Friday\u2019s weather: Partly cloudy skies, highs in the low 80s and afternoon winds S 10-20 mph.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A total of 76 players made the 36-hole cut, which came at even-par 142. This is the first time in the tournament\u2019s 20-year history that the cut has been at even-par. It is the fifth time that the cut was not under-par. The cut was at 6-over par in 1998 and 1-over par in 1999, 2006 and 2008.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jason Gore<\/a> and Nate Smith<\/a> withdrew during the second round due to injuries.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jason Schultz<\/a> had two eagles (both on par-5s) today during his round of 66.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Brett Wetterich and Darron Stiles<\/a> both ran off a string of five consecutive birdies today. Wetterich\u2019s streak covered holes 3-4-5-6-7 while Stiles did his damage at 4-5-6-7-8.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wetterich\u2019s and Stiles\u2019 five birdies in a row today was one shy of the tournament record of six set by Tripp Isenhour<\/a> in 2003.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Brett Wetterich and Darron Stiles each shot a 6-under 30 on the front side today, one off the tournament record of 29. Stan Utley<\/a> posted a 7-under 29 in 1995. Charles Raulerson matched it in 2002 and Tom Byrum<\/a> matched it again in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Carl Paulson<\/a> (66-72) is at 4-under par 138. This is the first cut Paulson has made since the 2005 B.C. Open on the PGA TOUR. Paulson finished T38 that week and then went to the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee the following week. Paulson injured his back that week and was diagnosed with three herniated discs. He did not play again until late last year when he missed the cut in three Nationwide Tour starts. He missed the cut in his two PGA TOUR starts this year. Paulson is playing on a Major Medical Extension on the PGA TOUR this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Andrew Svoboda<\/a> had a pair of eagles on the front nine Friday but neither came on a par-5. Svoboba made an eagle-2 on the 386-yard, par-4, 2nd hole. He then added an ace at the par-3, 8th hole. Svoboda flew an 8-iron from 155 yards into the hole for his hole-in-one. He shot a 5-under 66 today and is T20 heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u2022 David Branshaw<\/a> also had two eagles today. Branshaw eagled the par-4 2nd hole and the par-5 12th hole.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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