Greg Owen (25/1 In Play), Jim Furyk (4/1f) and Charles Howell III (9/1) are tied at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Verizon Heritage.

England’s Owen carded a second round of 69 at Hilton Head to move seven under par following an opening round of 66, with Furyk going round in 68 and Howell a shot better.

KJ Choi was unable to stay with the pace after leading following a first round of 64, with the Korean carding a disappointing 74 to move on to 138 after two rounds.

Paul Casey appears to have put his failure to make the cut at the Masters behind him after coming in six under par to move to within five shots of the lead.

But it is Owen, Furyk and Howell III who lead the way at the midpoint in South Carolina.

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Jack Nicklaus admits he would be “surprised” if Tiger Woods is not involved at the Masters in Augusta next month.

The 34-year-old is currently on an indefinite break from the game because of his marital problems but Nicklaus, who is four ahead of Woods with 18 majors to his name, believes a comeback in April is on the cards.

Speaking before the Honda Classic at PGA National, Nicklaus said: “It would surprise me if he didn’t.

“I’ve been very non-committal because it’s none of my business. But playing golf, my guess as a golfer, he’s going to probably try to want to.”

Nicklaus added: “I suspect he will play something before Augusta, and I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t play before Augusta.”

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