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Adam Scott picked up a bogey on his next-to-last hole of the second round, dropping to 5-under par. Mark Hensby answered by picking up four birdies in his final nine holes, to move to 4-under.

So the weekend rounds at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship will not be a 36-hole cornoation march for Scott, the lone top-10 golfer in the field. Hensby trails by only one stroke heading into Saturday's round. Ryan Moore, Justin Leonard and Parker McLachlin are in at 3-under, two strokes off the pace.

All of the afternoon starters remain on the course. The primary threat to Scott's lead from that group is Matthew Goggin, who is 3-under through five holes today _ the same place where he began his round, following an opening 67.

_ Jimmy Burch

Sergio's shave

Sergio Garcia, the 2004 Nelson champ, shaved a stroke off his scorecard in today's second round. He also shaved off most of a scraggly beard he wore in Thursday's opening round.

A goateed Garcia posted a second-round 70 while playing with Adam Scott and Justin Leonard in Friday's featured group. After an opening 71, he stands at 1-over through 36 holes and six strokes off the lead.

_ Jimmy Burch

McLachlin answers with birdie

Within seconds after posting the previous update, Parker McLachlin took a birdie at No. 18 to move to 4-under par. McLachlin, who began his second round on the back nine, has taken three birdies in his last five holes.

He's the only golfer within two strokes of Scott as things stand at the Nelson.

_ Jimmy Burch

Scott extends lead

Adam Scott, the highest-ranked player in the Nelson field, is threatening to turn the weekend rounds into a 36-hole coronation walk at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas course.

Scott just bagged his fifth birdie of today's second round and stands at 6-under par through 14 holes. Scott, the No. 10 player in the world rankings _ and only top-10 golfer at the Nelson _ has a three-stroke lead over his closest pursuers (Matthew Goggin, Parker McLachlin).

_ Jimmy Burch

Scott's birdie barrage

Adam Scott, the highest-ranked player in the field at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, began his day with four consecutive birdies to take control of the leaderboard in today's second round.

Scott, the No. 10 player in the world rankings, started on the back nine at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas course at one stroke off the lead. By the time he completed his second hole this morning, he was alone in first place and remains there after posting a 32 on the back nine to stand at 5-under par, one stroke ahead of Ryan Moore. Scott has completed 10 holes in today's round.

Scott's birdie barrage centered around impressive ball-striking. None of his birdie putts travelled farther than 20 feet. A breakdown:

No. 10 -- 11 foot birdie putt.

No. 11 -- 7 inch birdie putt. Scott almost drove the green at the 323-yard par-4, then narrowly missed chipping in for eagle.

No. 12 -- 8 foot birdie putt.

No. 13 -- 20 foot birdie putt.

Scott's magic ended at No. 14, where he pushed his tee shot into the right rough and was forced to chip out sideways, back into the fairway. He could not save par from 67 feet at the par-4 hole but tapped in for bogey, giving back one stroke.

But he remains large and in charge on Day Two at the Nelson: The top-ranked player in the field, controlling the leaderboard.

Moore, one of Thursday's co-leaders, is at 4-under through 11 holes of his second round. Matthew Goggin, one of the golfers tied with more at 3-under (67) at the conclusion of the first round, has yet to being second-round play.

Eric Axley, another first-round co-leader, has backtracked this morning, with three bogeys in his first eight holes.

_ Jimmy Burch

Notable Friday Nelson groups

Some tee times worth noting for Friday's second round at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship:

7:25 a.m. -- Co-leader Ryan Moore, Jay Williamson, J.P. Hayes (No. 1)

7:44 a.m. -- Justin Leonard, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia (No. 10)

7:53 a.m. -- Sean O'Hair, Carl Pettersson, Olin Browne (No. 10)

7:53 a.m. -- Fort Worth resident J.J. Henry, Westlake resident Todd Hamilton, Dean Wilson (No. 1)

8:03 a.m. -- Co-leader Eric Axley, Bart Bryant, Billy Mayfair (No. 10)

12:29 p.m. -- Colonial champ Rory Sabbatini, Charley Hoffman, Tim Herron (No. 1)

12:38 p.m. -- Masters champ Trevor Immelman, Daniel Chopra, Joe Durant (No. 1)

1:16 p.m. -- Co-leader Matthew Goggin, Jesper Parnevik, Ryan Armour (No. 1)

_ Jimmy Burch

Three tied for Nelson lead

Three golfers are tied for the lead after today's first round of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

Eric Axley, Matthew Goggin and Ryan Moore all posted rounds of 3-under par 67 in windy conditions at the redesignedTPC Four Seasons Las Colinas course in Irving. A group of eight golfers are one shot back, including 2000 Nelson champ Jesper Parnevik and Adam Scott, the No. 10 player in the world golf rankings and the only top-10 competitor in the Nelson field.

Golfers battled wind gusts up to 35 mph, which contributed to the co-leaders posting the highest score (67) to grab an opening-round lead at the Nelson since 1984.

In describing the conditions, Goggin said: "It's pretty brutal. The greens are quite severe (and) they didn't give us much of a break with tee placements or pin placements ... You were never 100 percent sure on all your shots. It's a new golf course, so there's a feeling-out period. I think you'll see scores improve over the weekend."

_ Jimmy Burch

Immelman posts 78

Masters champ Trevor Immelman bogeyed the final hole of his opening round to post an 8-over par 78 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Immelman, playing in his first event since his Masters victory on April 13, finds himself in danger of missing Friday's 36-hole cut.

_ Jimmy Burch

Masters hangover for Immelaman

Masters champion Trevor Immelman's stay at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship apparently will be short-lived, barring a huge turnaround in Friday's second round.

Immelman, playing in his first PGA Tour event since winning the Masters on April 13, stands at 7-over par through 17 holes in his opening round. Immelman, who began his round on the back nine, has struggled from the outset.

He took bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14, then carded a triple-bogey at No. 15 to post a 41 on the back nine. Things haven't improved much since the turn. Immelman backtracked to 9-over through 14 holes with bogeys at Nos. 2, 4 and 5. A pair of late birdies (Nos. 6 and 7) have him headed up the ninth fairway _ his last of the day _ at 7-over par and on pace to post a 77.

That means he'll need a huge turnaround in the second round to survive the 36-hole cut.

_ Jimmy Burch

Early frontrunners at the Nelson

Jeff Quinney, Kevin Sutherland and Jesper Parnevik have jumped to the early lead in today's opening round at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. All three golfers are at 3-under par with several holes remaining in their Thursday rounds.

Quinney has completed 13 holes. Sutherland is through 14 holes. Parnevik, who started on the back nine at the Four Seasons TPC Las Colinas course, has bagged three birdies in his first six holes. Parnevik, the 2000 Nelson champ, took birides at No. 10, No. 11 and No. 13 to grab a share of the lead.

_ Jimmy Burch