Matt Jones has a three shot lead at the half way point of the 2012 Puerto Rico Open after opening rounds of 66 and 67.
Matt Jones shot a five under par 67 on Friday to open up a three shot lead over George McNeill at the 2012 Puerto Rico Open.
The pair had been level after impressive 66s on day one but Jones handled the windy conditions better on day two, shooting a bogey free round in Rio Grande.
"I've been putting really well and chipping unbelievably well," Jones said. "My ball-striking was much better yesterday. I missed a few greens today."
The wind increased throughout the day, gusting to 23 mph in the afternoon.
"It started to kick up maybe around the eighth, ninth hole, but compared to yesterday, I didn't really feel it," Jones said. "Growing up in Australia, we're used to playing in the wind. It's nothing uncommon, and I actually, more often than not, enjoy playing in the wind because it makes you not worry about score so much. You worry about hitting the shots one shot at a time, and you play a little smarter."
Puerto Rico Open Leaderboard
133 Matt Jones (Australia) 66 67
136 George McNeill (U.S.) 66 70
137 Ryo Ishikawa (Japan) 70 67
Todd Hamilton (U.S.) 68 69
138 Andres Romero (Argentina) 71 67
Daniel Summerhays (U.S.) 68 70
Roberto Castro (U.S.) 69 69
Boo Weekley (U.S.) 70 68
Kevin Stadler (U.S.) 69 69
Kevin Kisner (U.S.) 68 72
139 Brendon De Jonge (Zimbabwe) 69 70
Brian Davis (Britain) 69 70
Graham DeLaet (Canada) 69 70
Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 70 69
J.J. Killeen (U.S.) 70 69
140 Roland Thatcher (U.S.) 69 71
Vaughn Taylor (U.S.) 70 70
William McGirt (U.S.) 71 69
Danny Lee (New Zealand) 70 70
Richard Johnson (Sweden) 71 69
Gavin Coles (Australia) 69 71
Lee Janzen (U.S.) 69 71
Ben Curtis (U.S.) 67 73
141 Jerry Kelly (U.S.) 71 70
Will Claxton (U.S.) 69 72
Stephen Gangluff (U.S.) 74 67
Jeff Overton (U.S.) 68 73
Shaun Micheel (U.S.) 69 72
Scott Brown (U.S.) 69 72
142 Peter Lonard (Australia) 72 70
Nathan Green (Australia) 71 71
Rocco Mediate (U.S.) 74 68
Jamie Lovemark (U.S.) 70 72
Blake Adams (U.S.) 74 68
Duffy Waldorf (U.S.) 73 69
Erik Compton (U.S.) 71 71
143 Ken Duke (U.S.) 73 70
Dicky Pride (U.S.) 71 72
Ted Potter Jr. (U.S.) 72 71
Miguel Carballo (Argentina) 71 72
James Driscoll (U.S.) 70 73
Troy Matteson (U.S.) 71 72
Kent Jones (U.S.) 71 72
Michael Bradley (U.S.) 72 71
Brendon Todd (U.S.) 70 73
144 Marc Turnesa (U.S.) 73 71
Charlie Beljan (U.S.) 71 73
Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 69 75
Bill Lunde (U.S.) 73 71
Matt Bettencourt (U.S.) 72 72
Garrett Willis (U.S.) 72 72
Joe Durant (U.S.) 71 73
Matt Every (U.S.) 71 73
145 Rod Pampling (Australia) 71 74
Will MacKenzie (U.S.) 74 71
Brandt Jobe (U.S.) 76 69
J.J. Henry (U.S.) 73 72
Briny Baird (U.S.) 71 74
Robert Gamez (U.S.) 73 72
Patrick Sheehan (U.S.) 74 71
Billy Horschel (U.S.) 72 73
Noh Seung-yul (South Korea) 71 74
Derek Tolan (U.S.) 73 72
Marco Dawson (U.S.) 72 73
David Mathis (U.S.) 70 75
J.B. Holmes (U.S.) 73 72
Heath Slocum (U.S.) 75 70
Edward Loar (U.S.) 75 70
Mark Anderson (U.S.) 70 75
Kyle Reifers (U.S.) 75 70
Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) 72 73
Tommy Biershenk (U.S.) 77 68
Jeff Curl (U.S.) 72 73