OK, now we know that Pat Perez can get just as hot with his golf clubs as with his temper. At the 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer*, his rounds of 61 and 63, which set a new PGA Tour record for the first 36 holes, were downright rude to the tournament host, especially considering the 61 came at the PGA West Palmer course.
At any other event, shooting 124 in the first two rounds would give a player a huge lead. But at the Hope, Perez was just two shots ahead and there were NINE players within five shots. Low scoring has always been a tradition at the Hope, where the courses are relatively easy (the Palmer course measures just 6,950 yards), greens are soft and the weather is as perfect as inside a dome.
