General / Editor / 07 April 2007 / Leave a Comment

Surprise package Brett Wetterich and 2006 runner-up Tim Clark hold a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US Masters at Augusta.

America's Wetterich, who was tied with Justin Rose after the first day of the star-studded event, carded a 73 for a two-under-par total, while South African Clark shot 71.

Wetterich is trying to become the first debutant Masters winner and admitted afterwards he is enjoying his time at the top.
"I don't feel like I shouldn't be out here or shouldn't be at the top of the leaderboard," said Wetterich.
"I wasn't pushing the issue. I made a lot of great par putts and saves. I was trying not to get ahead of myself and I thought I did a pretty good job of that."

England's Rose carded a 75 to slip back to level par while Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie missed the cut.
Four-time champion, Tiger Woods, who is chasing a third straight major and 13th in all, battled away to end the day on 74 at three over, while defending champion Phil Mickelson (73) ended five over.

"I turned a 90 into a 74," said Woods. "Yesterday, I let a good round get away and today I salvaged a bad one."
Dubliner Padraig Harrington sits in eighth place alongside England's David Howell and Welshman Bradley Dredge, whose debut continued with a two-under 70.

Wetterich is now the 1.4 favourite in a developing Top Debutant market and he is also the 3.7 market leader in the Top US w/o Woods market. Wetterich can also be backed at 19 to cause an upset in Augusta and claim glory.

Clark can be found at 15 to go one better than last year, while Vijay Singh, the 2000 winner and with two titles to his name already this year, is just behind market leader Woods (3.9) on 5.6.

Hometown player Vaughn Taylor, who is one under, is trading at 30, while Rose is the top Englishman on 30.