In a second-round vote, victory was assured when one of the candidates he defeated in the first round took off his jacket.

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Masters champion Bubba Watson, who is playing his first tournament since clinching the Green Jacket, produced a sparkling round of 65 to move up into a tie for 16th place on nine-under par after two opening rounds of 71.

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She was wearing a black, zip-up jacket over a blue, long-sleeved, round-necked T shirt, black denims and brown knee-high boots with flat soles.

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Mickelson, who will be seeking his fourth Green Jacket at Augusta next month, shot his worst round at Bay Hill -- 79 -- as he battles to regain the form he showed in winning at Phoenix last month.

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But Tiger Woods' challenge for a fifth Green Jacket faded on Friday as he struggled to a three-over par round of 75, eight shots off the lead.

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Couples, 53, who won his green jacket in 1992, followed up an opening 68 with an up-and-down round of 71 Friday to get to 5-under and one shot off the lead.

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