Brian aware of the history at stake

But PGA Tour Brian Harman was having none of the sort of decision making Friday during the second round of the Honda Classic.

He was 9 under par on the par-70 course, which meant an eagle in the home hole would mean a bit of PGA Tour history: a 59.

"Obviously, I became wanting to do the magic number,'' Harman said, smiling.

So he got a hybrid, looking to hit it closer to the outlet. The ball emerged short inside a bunker, in which he nearly holed the shot for your eagle. When the rope callaway razr x irons missed the 5-foot putt for birdie, "settling'' for 61 -- which beat the tournament and course record by three strokes.

"I was obviously a little hot i missed that 5-footer, but as well, I used to be really aggressive with this bunker shot,'' he stated. "Thinking back, I probably shouldn't have been, but whatever. ?- I saw where Davis [Love] had shot 64 yesterday and simply thought, 'How did he shoot 64 out here, this place is really hard.'"

That has certainly been PGA National's reputation.

A year ago it ranked because hardest venue on the PGA Tour outside of the major championships, playing with an average of two.55 strokes over par. Rory Sabbatini's winning total was 9 under par for 72 holes. Harman got to that number a single round. And he is not even leading.

Tom Gillis, with a 64, finished at 132, 8 under, and was accompanied by Justin Rose, that has shot consecutive 66s. Rory McIlroy, that has the opportunity to go to No. 1 in the world using a victory, added a 67 to his opening 66 and is a Taylormade Burner 2.0 irons stroke back, in addition to Dicky Pride. Harman is tied for fifth, two strokes back.

A resident of St. Simons Island, Ga., Harman, 25, wasn't even on the Nationwide Tour this past year. He totally developmental circuit 3 times but spent the majority of his year competing on a mini-tour called the eGolf Tour, finishing 10th around the money list.

That got him a couple of pats on the back but no status on the discount golf clubs Nationwide Tour pecking order. He previously to go through the PGA Tour's Qualifying Tournament, where he tied for eighth to earn status just for this year.