June 18, 1999

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Swirling wind and slick greens even took their toll on David Duval on Friday as Pinehurst No. 2 stiffened to the challenge in the second day of the U.S. Open, but the Georgia Tech alumnus finished his round in a tie atop the leaderboard.

Duval, who hadn't made a bogey all tournament, took a double bogey on the sixth hole and later made two more bogeys. But he had plenty of company on a day when less than a dozen players were under par.

Player            Scores    
David Duval       -3  67-70=137
Davis Love III    +3  70-73=173 
Larry Mize        +4  69-75=144  
Paul Azinger      +4  72-72=144
Tom Scherrer      +4  72-72=144
Stewart Cink      +6  72-74=146
Jay Haas          +6  74-72=146
--------------CUT-------------- 
Scott Hoch        +8  71-77=148  
Jeff Sluman       +9  74-75=149
Bryce Molder (a) +11  75-76=151       
Curtis Strange   +12  78-74=152
Matt Kuchar (a)  +15  76-79=155     

a=amateur

Duval finished with an even-par 70 for a share of the clunhouse lead with Phil Mickelson and Payne Stewart at 3-under 137.

Duval, continuing the seemingly effortless play that gave him a share of the lead with an opening-round 67, birdied the second hole and then ran in a long birdie putt on No. 5 for a rare three on the 439-meter (482-yard) hole.

But on a day when wind dried the greens and most of the field struggled to make par, Duval's streak of 23 holes without worse than a par came to an end when he knocked the ball into a greenside bunker and then hit it over the green on No. 6.

Mickelson shot a 70, while Payne Stewart, last year's leader for three rounds, added a second-round 69 to his opening 68.

"It's not very easy out there," Stewart said. "They have some real cute pins."

In other ACC results, UNC alumnus Davis Love III is at 3-over after a round of 73 on Friday. Fellow Tar Heel Tom Scherrer fired his second-straight 72 and is 4-over.

Wake Forest's Jay Haas shot 72 and stands at 6-over, making the cut by one stroke. Fellow Demon Deacon Scott Hoch struggled to a 77 and finished at 8-over, while Curtis Strange was 12-over after carding a 74 on Friday.

Georgia Tech alumnus Larry Mize is 4-over after his round of 75, while fellow Yellow Jacket Stewart Cink shot 74 and is 6-over, making the cut by one stroke.

Current Yellow Jackets Bryce Molder and Matt Kuchar missed the cut. Molder, a sophomore, carded a 76 on Friday and finished 11-over. Kuchar, a junior, shot 79 and ended at 15-over.

Florida State's Jeff Sluman shot 75 on Friday and finished at 9-over. Fellow Seminole Paul Azinger fared better, posting his second-straight 72 to make the cut at 4-over.