ATHENS, Ga. -- Brendon Todd figures he knows the Jennings Mill Country Club course as well as anyone. Four years at the nearby University of Georgia provided plenty of opportunities for the four-time Bulldog All-America to play the course, which is host to the Athens Regional Foundation Classic this week.
Todd's back-to-back 68s have put the 22-year-old atop the leaderboard at the halfway point of the $525,000 Nationwide Tour event. His 136 total is one stroke better than David Branshaw (69), Greg Owen (71) and Michael Putnam (71).
Bill Lunde (69) is alone in fifth place, two shots back. Sebastian Fernandez (73), Bubba ****erson (67), Joe Daley (69), Robert Damron (69), Fran Quinn (71) and Rich Barcelo (73) are three shots behind the leader.
"I think having a game plan that you know is going to work on this golf course is the key because there are four or five holes out there you can play multiple ways," said Todd. "You've got to have the ability to step up on the tee and not worry about it. I've seen a bunch of guys making mistakes just by hitting the wrong clubs on the tees."
Todd hasn't made many mistakes, especially on the greens where he has needed only 26 putts in each of his first two rounds.
"I had a lot of putts that I felt like I hit really well from inside 20 feet that didn't go in," said Todd, a Tour rookie who is making his first start of the year. "But then, I had this ridiculous 60-footer down a ridge (for birdie) and poured that one in.
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