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Round 1 belonged to Kevin Streelman and Beau Hossler, who fires a flawless, 7-under 63s to tie for the lead after 18 holes. TOUR rookies Julian Suri and Aaron Wise trail by just a stroke, while Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson all postes sub-par rounds early. Another day, another course in Monterey. Who shines in Round 2 at Pebble Beach? THE STARS ARE OUT: Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Justin Verlander, Larry the Cable Guy and all the other celebrity faces. FULL FIELD: Defending champion Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and more! Round 2 tee times Round 2 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TELEVISION: Friday, 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 2-3:30 p.m. (GC), 4-7 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. (featured holes). Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured holes). Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured holes). RADIO: Friday, 12-6 p.m. ET. Saturday, 1-7 p.m. Sunday, 1-6:30 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com) NOTABLE PAIRINGS (All times Eastern) * – Notable amateur PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS Pat Perez, Vaughn Taylor 11:11 a.m. off the 10th tee Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay 11:22 a.m. off the 1st tee Bubba Watson, Aaron Baddeley 12:50 p.m. off the 1st tee Bryson DeChambeau, Jim Herman 1:01 p.m. off the 1st tee SPYGLASS HILL Patrick Reed, Paul Casey 12:50 p.m. off the 1st tee Graeme McDowell, Sangmoon Bae 12:50 p.m. off the 10th tee Beau Hossler, Cameron Davis 1:01 p.m. off the 10th tee MONTEREY PENINSULA Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar 11:11 a.m. off the 1st tee Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy 11:11 a.m. off the 10th tee D.A. Points, Chris Stroud, Bill Murray*, Darius Rucker* 11:22 a.m. off the 10th tee Russell Knox, Jimmy Walker, Justin Verlander* 12:06 p.m. off the 1st tee Mac Hughes, Kevin Na, Steve Young*, Alex Smith* 12:17 p.m. off the 10th tee Jerry Kelly, Kevin Streelman, Aaron Rodgers*, Larry Fitzgerald* 12:39 p.m. off the 10th tee Jason Day, William McGirt, Alfonso Ribeiro* 12:50 p.m. off the 1st tee Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Wayne Gretzky*, Jake Owen* 1:01 p.m. off the 10th tee Keith Mitchell, Tom Lovelady, Ray Romano*, Larry the Cable Guy* 1:12 p.m. off the 10th tee

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HAYWARD, Calif. — Stephen Curry missed the cut Friday night against professional golfers on the Web.com Tour. But not before leaving some of golf’s best players impressed that a two-time MVP for the Golden State Warriors could enter their arena and look respectable. Curry opened with a 4-over 74 on the TPC Stonebrae and needed a career round to stay for the weekend. He shot a 74 again on Friday to finish tied for 148th. He missed the cut by 11 shots. Curry bogeyed two of the first three holes on Friday and shot a 39 on his opening nine. He made five straight pars and birdied No. 14 before playing the final three holes at 1-over with two bogeys and a birdie on 17. No matter. “That was awesome what he did yesterday,” said 2015 FedExCup winner Jordan on Friday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. “I think he certainly beat most everybody’s expectations, but I don’t think that really surprised him. It was pretty cool — really cool — to see. You see him fist-pumping out there, and just him talking about how nervous he was when he heard his name called, it just makes us feel a little better when sometimes some of the stuff he does looks like a robot.” Stanford alum Andrew Yun shot a 62 on Friday and finished two rounds at 8-under 127. Fellow American Brandon Harkins is two shots back after rounds of 64 and 65. One of the highlights for Curry in the opening round was a long birdie putt and telling his caddie to “Go get that” from the cup. That was the famous line Spieth said to his caddie at Royal Birkdale two weeks ago after a 50-foot eagle putt to take the lead. “To be honest, I think it’s pretty special for a two-time MVP to be able to shoot 74 at a pro event and beat other pros,” former PGA champion Jason Day said. No one expected very much out of Curry, who last year played in the pro-am at the PGA TOUR’s season opener in Napa, California. The field included players who have competed in majors this year, and seven players who have won on the PGA TOUR. The question in some corners was how high his score would be. “I was asked if I thought he was going to break 80, and that’s the hand grenade question,” Paul Casey said. “But 4 over is really good. It’s a lot of pressure, and he exceeded my expectations.” Zach Johnson, a two-time major champion, said he has a friend who knows Curry and said he was a good player. The score in the first round was enough to make a believer out of Johnson. “Clearly, he is,” Johnson said. “I don’t know that golf course. Someone said they shoot pretty low there often, but it doesn’t matter. You’ve still got to put the ball in the hole. First round as an amateur in a professional tournament? That’s pretty good.” Johnson vaguely recalled the time Jerry Rice, the Hall of Fame receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, played in the tournament. Rice shot 90. “He’s a good athlete. They’re both good athletes,” Johnson said. “I’m not going to be playing for the 49ers.”

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