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Round Two of the Merrill Lynch Shootout

Andy Palon places scores on the main scoreboard during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. 'Everybody laughs because we're the shortest people in the field but we have the biggest job and we have the most fun,' says Palon, a regular volunteer since the tournament began at Tiburon. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

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Andy Palon places scores on the main scoreboard during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. "Everybody laughs because we're the shortest people in the field but we have the biggest job and we have the most fun," says Palon, a regular volunteer since the tournament began at Tiburon. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

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  • Boo Weekley tees off on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Weekley and J.B. Holmes finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Carson D'Jamoos, 6, looks up at Kenny Perry and asks if he can have his glove at the end of round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • The final team record their scores at the end of round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Greg Norman, right, prepares to hit the ball out of the brush on No. 17 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Jeff Sluman putts the ball out of the spectator area on No. 9 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Sluman and Nick Price lost the lead and finished 14-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Kristin Kollecas, a standard bearer, helps change a walking scoreboard during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Kyle Lograsso, 6-year-old cancer survivor and golf prodigy, gets a hug from Jerry Kelly on No. 9 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Andy Palon places scores on the main scoreboard during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. 'Everybody laughs because we're the shortest people in the field but we have the biggest job and we have the most fun,' says Palon, a regular volunteer since the tournament began at Tiburon. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Nick Price, right, smiles after hitting the flag on No. 18 from the fairway during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Price and Sluman finished 14-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Jeff Sluman reacts after missing a birdie putt on the No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Sluman and Nick Price lost the lead and finished 14-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Betty Price, a regular volunteer for the tournament, waits for the next group of players on No. 8 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Nick Price, right, throws his hands up in disbelief after hitting the flag on No. 18 from the fairway during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Price and Sluman finished 14-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • J.B. Holmes, left, and Boo Weekley eye a ball on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Boo Weekley prepares to putt on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • A caddy eyes the ball on No. 17 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • J.B. Holmes chips a ball out of the bunker on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Boo Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Brad Faxon tees off on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Camilo Villegas chips the ball out of the bunker on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Tournament founder Greg Norman and Camilo Villegas finished at 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Stewart Cink reacts after missing a putt on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Cink and Fred Couples finished 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Brad Faxon, above, and Scott McCarron eye the ball on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Faxon and McCaroon finished 6-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Betty Price, a regular volunteer for the tournament, waits for the next group of players on No. 8 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Nick Price, right, throws his hands up in disbelief after hitting the flag on No. 18 from the fairway during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Price and Sluman finished 14-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • J.B. Holmes, left, and Boo Weekley eye a ball on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Boo Weekley prepares to putt on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • A caddy eyes the ball on No. 17 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • J.B. Holmes chips a ball out of the bunker on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Boo Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Brad Faxon tees off on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Camilo Villegas chips the ball out of the bunker on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Tournament founder Greg Norman and Camilo Villegas finished at 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Stewart Cink reacts after missing a putt on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Cink and Fred Couples finished 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Brad Faxon, above, and Scott McCarron eye the ball on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Faxon and McCaroon finished 6-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Betty Price, a regular volunteer for the tournament, waits for the next group of players on No. 8 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Nick Price, right, throws his hands up in disbelief after hitting the flag on No. 18 from the fairway during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Price and Sluman finished 14-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • J.B. Holmes, left, and Boo Weekley eye a ball on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Boo Weekley prepares to putt on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • A caddy eyes the ball on No. 17 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • J.B. Holmes chips a ball out of the bunker on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Holmes and Boo Weekley finished 15-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Brad Faxon tees off on No. 18 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Camilo Villegas chips the ball out of the bunker on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Tournament founder Greg Norman and Camilo Villegas finished at 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Stewart Cink reacts after missing a putt on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Cink and Fred Couples finished 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Brad Faxon, above, and Scott McCarron eye the ball on the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Faxon and McCaroon finished 6-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Ian Poulter looks back at his caddy and laughs as he approaches the 17th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Poulter and Graeme McDowell finished 7-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Greg Norman chips the ball on to the 16th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Steve Stricker , right, gets a fist bump from Jerry Kelly during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Stricker and Kelly finished 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Chris DiMarco, second from left, a University of Florida alumni, does the Gator Chomp when prompted by the crowd as he and Naples resident, Rocco Mediate, left, walk the 17th fairway during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Greg Norman tees off on 17 during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Norman and Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink and Fred Couples, and Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker finished at 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Fred Couples, right, and Stewart Cink shake hands during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. The pair finished 10-under. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Greg Norman, left, and his son, Gregory, who is Norman's caddy, talk on the 13th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • The crowd lines the fairway to watch a ball fly by on to the 9th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Kenny Perry gives a fist bump to Scott Hoch after the 18th hole of round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Kenny Perry and Scott Hoch eagled No. 17 and birdied No. 18 to build a four-shot lead after Saturday's better-ball round. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff
  • Scott Hoch smiles at the crowd after missing a putt on the 18th green during round two of the 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Kenny Perry and Scott Hoch eagled No. 17 and birdied No. 18 to build a four-shot lead after Saturday's better-ball round. Lexey Swall-Bobay/Staff

Scott Hoch and Kenny Perry jumped out to a four-shot lead after the second round of the Merrill Lynch Shootout on Saturday, December 13, 2008.

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