Starting the second round at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club within one shot of the lead Mullhaupt, who upset Scott Harvey in a playoff last year, turned in a second straight 2-under 68 to move to 4-under and two shots in front of Kyle Stiles and Mike Finster.
On Friday Mullhaupt poured in three birdies and just one bogey. The birdies for Mullhaupt came on the second, sixth and 18th holes.
REPEAT CHAMPIONS| NAME | YEAR(S) | |
| Peter Dachisen | 2009, 2010 | |
| Peter Dachisen | 2005, 2006 | |
| Bobby Dick | 1996, 1997 | |
| David Smith | 1987, 1988 | |
| Jack Veghte | 1965, 1966 | |
| Paul Tarnow Jr. | 1957-1959 |
Both second place poll setters used second round best 3-under 67's to recover from day one 1-over 71's. Stiles bogeyed twice but offset the slip ups with five birdies while Finster did the same.
Overall 11 players will begin the final round within five- strokes of the lead, including a group of three at 1- under and sharing fourth. That group is comprised of low senior Bob Royak, Brendon Ehlers and Cameron Tennant.
First round leader Matthew Latham struggled on Friday and fell to 1-over and into a tie for eighth.
