Harold Varner III started his second round with a triple bogey, yikes! HVIII was able to quickly turn things around and take the 36-hole lead (2:00). Jordan Spieth continued his standout performance on Friday, can he keep that going into the weekend (8:15)? It’s not an episode of The First Cut if we don’t mention Rory McIlroy, can he take his Friday momentum into the weekend for victory (20:00)? Bryson’s thickness continues to be an asset, through 36 holes he has only lost strokes on TWO tee shots, has the Mad Scientist broken golf (27:35)? Finally we wrap with our expert picks for the weekend, who is a contender and who is a pretender (49:00)? 

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