Photos from round two of the Valero Texas Open.
By Lawrence Smelser
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Tony Finau stands in the water to hit his third shot on 18.
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Robert Streb hits his shot from the bunker
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Finau hits the shot out of the puddle onto the green.
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Finau, the co-leader at 8-under putts on 18.
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Finau shakes hands with Aaron Baddeley’s caddy after the round.
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Palmer stares down his shot as it lands next to the pin.
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Palmer was even in the middle of his round. He finished with a 68.
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Billy Horschel chips out of the thick rough.
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Luke Donald signs a ball for a volunteer. (Part 1)
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Branden Grace hits his shot into the scenic 16th that features a bunker in the center of the green.
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Palmer practices his putting stroke before he places his ball.
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England’s Luke Donald shakes hands with the volunteer. (Part 2)
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Branden Grace and his caddy discuss what club to use.
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Grace hits his second shot on the 15th.
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Chris Kirk putts up the slope from the fairway.
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McDowell takes relief after his ball landed against a wall.
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McDowell chips onto the green on 16.
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2014 Valero Texas Open champion Steven Bowditch reacts to a drive.
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Ireland’s Graeme McDowell tees off on 18.
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McDowell won the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
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The J.W. Marriott hotel houses the players for the week.
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The par-5 18th hole features a creek that runs through the middle of the fairway.
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McDowell looks at the 18th fairway.
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Smylie Kaufman surveys the green.
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Ryan Palmer acknowledges the crowd after birdieing.
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