I’m happy to report that I saw a middle-aged man walking around clad in a black Wake Forest tee-shirt and a black Wake Forest hat. While I question his choice of colors on a scalding August day, I admire his clear enthusiasm for the Demon Deacons.

Perhaps the Bill Haas bandwagon is really starting to pick up. Hop on while there’s still room!

Steve Stricker just made a rare birdie at the difficult, par-3 16th hole. The dramatic putt now has him back in a tie for first place with K.J. Choi at 14-under.

In showing the replay, CBS also showed the view using its bizhub swingvision. While that equipment is pretty cool, do we really need to see a slow-motion view of Steve Stricker giving a fist-pump?

He’s a great golfer, but the guy makes Tim Duncan seem exciting.

Ernie Els and Geoff Ogilvy are two players that still have an outside chance of catching the leaders, however, both are running out of time.

The Big Easy, who is at 11-under just hit a great drive on the par-5 18th though, and should have no problem reaching the green in two. He needs an eagle, but we all know how possible that is following Padraig Harrington’s dramatic three for the win two years ago.

Meanwhile, Ogilvy is at 12-under. An eagle would certainly do wonders for him as well, but a birdie might give him an outside chance at a playoff also. Stay tuned.

In case you missed the 100 replays, K.J. Choi just dropped a long birdie putt on the 15th hole to take a one-shot lead. Choi is now 1-under on the day (he was 3-over through eight holes) and 14-under overall.

Through two rounds, it appeared as if he would be the man to beat and now it’s looking more and more like that now. Will anyone catch him?

I just saw Aaron Baddeley carry his own golf bag out to his courtesy BMW X5 to join his wife as they packed up his stuff from the week.

It’s really crazy to think that these guys go through this process week in and week out. Of course it makes things easier when you’re as good as Baddeley is. Or, when you have a wife like that…

I just stood by the lockerroom for a little to hear Mark Calcavecchia address the media. He said something very interesting that I didn’t realize all week.

Apparently, Calc had two putters in his bag for this event. He used a short one for his long putts and a belly putter for the short putts.

Phil Mickelson gained attention for his use of two drivers. Maybe Calc is about to revolutionize the way golfers use putters.

Probably not, but you certainly can’t argue with his success this week. Read more about this in Kevin Devaney’s story tomorrow. Maybe he’ll be the next person to try a dual putter approach to solve his own putting woes. It couldn’t hurt… zing!

Mark Calcavecchia, Ernie Els and Geoff Ogilvy all just missed make-able birdie putts.

Perhaps Calc’s was the most important as he failed to birdie the par-5 18th. Still, a second straight day of carding a 6-under 65 is pretty good. He trails K.J. Choi and Steve Stricker, who just birdied No. 14, by one so I don’t think it’s going to be enough to get into a playoff, but what a run for someone who barely made the cut Friday afternoon.

Two players have quietly moved into one shot of the lead. Both Mark Calcavecchia and Geoff Ogilvy are now at 12-under par and just one behind K.J. Choi (Steve Stricker just bogeyed No. 13 to fall to 12-under as well).

While Ogilvy has been solid all week, Calcavecchia has truly been hot and cold. No one is hotter than him right now though as he is 6-under on his round as he plays the par-5 18th. If he can get one more birdie and post 13-under, perhaps it will be good enough to get into a playoff or even win.

I just got back from a quick walk around the grounds and now I’m drowning my Bill Haas sorrows with pepsi and Chex mix. In positive news, today has turned out to be absolutely gorgeous.

Now we are just waiting for the players to start picking up their play to make this an exciting finish. There’s a good chance for a playoff as there are still at least eight players in the mix to win this thing.

K.J. Choi looks to be in the best position. After a rough front nine, he is now back to even-par on the day and in a tie for first with Steve Stricker at 13-under. He would have the lead, but his birdie putt on No. 13 just did a 360 on him.

That’s not the kind of karma I would expect for someone who has pledged to donate a potential 10 million dollar bonus.

For the first time this week, I will mention the name Robert Garrigus on this blog. Garrigus, who came into this event at No. 108 on the FedExCup points list has moved to 5-under on the day and is now at 10-under for the tournament.

That currently puts him in a tie for 8th place. Garrigus and Mark Calcavecchia, who is also 5-under for the round, are both enjoying the best days of anyone in the Top 15.

Who is having the worst day amongst those in the Top 15? Hunter Mahan. After blistering Westchester Country Club by tying the course record with a 9-under 62 yesterday, Mahan is 3-over today and is now in a tie for 11th, four shots off the lead.

What a crazy game, eh?