Mid-point update:
All six matchup plays are determined at the cut, leaving just one prop and the outrights alive until the weekend. The matchup plays finish 4-2-0 with the following scores: Howell/Gossett 5 up; Kite/Strange 8 up; Tanaka/Waite 15 down; Thelen/Brown 3 up; Katayama/Ozaki 20 up; Sowards/Pate 7 down. A decent return with just two one-unit plays losing.
The cut props finish 8-5-0 for a profit of 4.07 units, but it could have been in excess of 15 units had the cut line stayed at even par. It fluctuating between even par and one-over all evening, but wasn't to be. Damron and Olazabal make the cut on the mark at one-over, while Durant, Huston and O'Meara were the other losses.
The remaining prop, Woods to beat Duval in GIR and scoring remains alive though only just. The gutsy fightback from Woods to make the cut could yet inspire a close match. Finally, all three outright plays make the cut, but with Hoch and Price 2-under-par and Singh one-over, they will need a spectacular weekend to sustain any interest in them.