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Immelman Leads a Masters Full of Surprises

Posted Apr 11, 08 9:45 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Trevor Immelman, who only four months ago was in a hospital in South Africa to recover from a benign tumor that doctors removed from his diaphragm, shot a second consecutive 4-under 68 to build a one-shot lead over Snedeker after two rounds of the Masters. Tiger Woods, at 1-under, needs a huge comeback to start a Grand Slam for 2008.

Only when the wind died late in the afternoon did Woods come to life. He stuffed his approach into 2 feet for a birdie on the 17th, then escaped with par on the final hole after driving into the trees. Even so, he was at 1-under 143 and seven shots out of the lead. Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson posted a 68 and is three back.

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Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the second hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Trevor Immelman of South Africa pumps his fist after making par on the 13th hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Zach Johnson reacts to a missed birdie putt on the 16th hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
Ian Poulter of England watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Gary Player of South Africa kisses the 18th green during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008. This is Player's...   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Phil Mickelson celebrates after making birdie on the 17th green during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
Brandt Snedeker, left, shakes hands with Tom Watson after their second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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