LUFKIN, TX (April 7, 2006)--Round two at the Temple Cup Senior saw improving scores and some familiar names climbing the leader board, setting up quite a shootout for the final round. Steve Earsley and Mike Rice started the day one shot behind first-round leaders Henry Cole and Van Stewart, but a second consecutive 5-under 67 gave them the lead by two shots.

Rice, the reigning U.S. Senior Amateur champion, won this event with Bob Hullender in 1997 and 1999. Earsley, from Hobe Sound, FL, is coming off a playoff win in the Palm Beach Senior Classic earlier this week.

Sitting two shots back after consecutive 68's is the team of Larry Thomas and Chip Stewart, who won this event four straight times from 2000-2003. Three teams are another shot back at 137--Cole and Stewart after a 71, William Sumner and Gary Kirwan with a 70, and Dan Alpha and Doug Baker who moved into contention with a 6-under 66.

No other team managed to break 140 for the two rounds, so any team outside the top five will need to make a big charge to give themselves a chance to win. Jerry Hudgins and Bill Wiley shot the low round of the day with a 65 for a 140 total, and sit tied for 6th with Ford Cartwright and Mike Hopson.

Among other past champions, Todd Lusk/Andy Wall (2004) shot a 68 to sit tied for 9th at 142, while Charles Hill, Jr./Bob Sine (2005) sit tied for 20th at 147.

Crown Colony continues to demonstrate its excellence as a championship venue. It has long been one of the highest-rated courses in the state of Texas, and has an impressive championship pedigree. In addition to annually hosting the Temple Cup and Temple Cup Senior, Crown Colony was the site of the Southern Amateur in 1987 and 2001, and the Texas State Amateur in 1982 and 1998.

The 54-hole, best-ball tournament concludes with the final round on Saturday.

Second-round results from the Temple Cup Senior, played at Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin, TX, April 6-8, 2006:

1	Steve Earsley	Mike Rice	67	67	134
2	Larry Thomas	Chip Stewart	68	68	136
T3	Dan Alpha	Doug Baker	71	66	137
T3	William Sumner	Gary Kirwan	67	71	137
T3	Henry Cole	Van Stewart	66	71	137
T6	Bill Wiley	Jerry Hudgins	75	65	140
T6	Ford Cartwright	Mike Hopson	70	70	140
8	John Goode	John Pigg	71	70	141
T9	Andy Wall	Todd Lusk	74	68	142
T9	Joe Cadle	Tom Miller	74	68	142
T9	Bob Vidricksen	Frank Roth	73	69	142
T9	Gary Seaman	Don Seaman	71	71	142
T9	Bob Abbott	Jim Martin	71	71	142
T9	David Moore	Steve Bueltel	68	74	142
15	Howard Knowles	Bert Rogers	74	69	143
16	Pat Trowbridge	Ed Heffern	74	70	144
T17	Mike Morgan	Johnson Ramsey	75	70	145
T17	Dakin Cramer	Corky Nelson	72	73	145
19	Harvey McCraw	Mike Atnip	74	72	146
T20	Charles Hill, Jr.	Bob Sine	73	74	147
T20	Carey Schulten	Curt Wagner	73	74	147
T20	Henry Ellis	Jerry Gatti	71	76	147
T23	Joe Battson	Robert Scardino	76	72	148
T23	Mike Busch	Wes Duperier	76	72	148
T23	Richard Cozby	Mike O'Brien	73	75	148
T26	Frank Pickens	Bob Bishop	78	71	149
T26	Jay Gasper	Bob Wands	78	71	149
T26	Bill Davis	Skip Warren	75	74	149
T26	Bob Boeger	Ralph Foltz	72	77	149
T30	Bob Twaddell	Terry Bigham	77	73	150
T30	John Steineker	Jim Thigpen	76	74	150
T30	Carl Ahrens	Tommy Cruse	74	76	150
T33	Buddy Hurst	Pat Hodges	77	74	151
T33	Max Haney	Bill Slaughter	77	74	151
T33	Bill Rogers	George Hunter	76	75	151
T33	Richard Mosman	Bob Mosman	75	76	151
T33	Rex Covert	Rick Rogers	74	77	151
38	W. Dick Davis	Don Addington	78	74	152
T39	Craig Carlisle	Ron Montgomery	79	74	153
T39	Gene Ross	Bob Duboise	77	76	153
T39	Jim Pope	Kent Herndon	74	79	153
T42	Mace Brindley	Scott Jones	78	76	154
T42	Larry Augsburger	Henry Hair	76	78	154
T44	B.J. Shaw	Gary Mellema	80	75	155
T44	Tripp Owen	Joel Broussard	77	78	155
T46	John McDonald	Jim Rath	79	78	157
T46	Dick Martin	Fred Hansen	79	78	157
T46	Bobby Gray	Rod Simmons	78	79	157
49	Jack Bailey	Mike Arrington	81	81	162
50	Norman Brady	Don Campbell	95	88	183

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