Pat Perez found himself in the middle of all the action for the second week in a row. At least this time, everyone wanted to talk to him about his golf.
Perez went from watching a great round to playing one himself Friday in the Wells Fargo Championship. Four shots behind as he stood on the 13th tee, he ran off five birdies over the last six holes for a 6-under 65 and a two-shot lead going into the weekend.
"That's not what I had in mind when I stepped on the 13th tee, let me tell you that much," Perez said.
Everyone was paying attention to Lucas Glover, who was 6 under through 10 holes and in the lead. Perez started making every putt, finishing with a 30-footer on the 17th and firing at the back left flag on the 18th for an 8-foot birdie.
He was at 12-under 132, giving him even more confidence about the overhaul of his swing earlier in the year.
Jonathan Byrd rallied from a double bogey on the 14th - he went bunker to bunker to water - for a 68 that put him two shots behind along with Bill Haas, who finally made a bogey on the 35th hole of the tournament and shot 70.
Phil Mickelson delivered more excitement and saved par from the water for the third time this time. Most of his great shots were for birdie on this day, and the three-time Masters champion wound up with a 66 to position himself nicely for the weekend. Mickelson was at 9-under 135 along with Glover, whose two late bogeys made him settle for a 68.
Perez was popular earlier this week for all the wrong reasons.
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