\"I just kept telling myself I was playing well and just keep doing what I\'m doing,\" said Stanley, a PGA Tour rookie last year. \"I\'ve played
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too much good golf so far this week to let one hole get in the way.
\"I feel like I\'ve got a pretty good game plan for this golf course and I just had to focus on executing that,\" added Stanley, who covered his back nine in four-under 32.
\"I recovered nicely. It\'s still a long ways to go, but I\'m happy with where I am.\"
Snedeker was especially delighted to be in title contention, having been on crutches for five weeks at the end of last year following hip surgery in early November.
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\"I feel great,\" the double PGA Tour winner said after mixing nine birdies with one bogey. \"I\'m driving the ball as good as I\'ve ever driven it in my career, which isn\'t saying a lot but it\'s saying enough for me right now.
\"I didn\'t start playing really regularly until New Year\'s Day ... and decided to give Palm Springs (last week\'s Humana Challenge) a shot because I felt pretty well.
\"It held up pretty well last week and feels great now. The warm weather\'s helping and being here\'s helping, so hopefully it stays like that the rest of the week.\"
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Keegan Bradley, winner of last year\'s PGA Championship, was at seven under after carding a 68, one stroke better than fellow American and world number nine Dustin Johnson (72).
Former world number one Vijay Singh of Fiji was at five under, after following his opening 64 with a 75, while three-times major champion Ernie Els was at three under after a 70.