Overton tied for lead in rain-delayed second round at Congressional

Then he holed out for birdie, ran in a putt from 50 feet on the next hole for birdie, rammed in a 60-footer on No. 2 and before he knew it was in the trailer signing for a 64.

"I needed a good round," said Stricker, who was at 135.

Stricker was headed for his first trip to the White House with 13 other players for President Bush's holiday birthday bash.

Steve Marino, who grew up in northern Virginia and had a vocal cheering section that stuck with him when the rain arrived, shot 70 and joined Stricker in the large group at 135 that included Jeff Maggert (65), Billy Mayfair (68) and John Merrick, who finished his round with five 3s -- three birdies, a par and an eagle -- for a 64.

"It was crazy," Merrick. "It was nice to finish like that coming off the delay."

But the name getting the most attention was Kim, a 23-year-old from Los Angeles who finally lived up to some of his potential earlier this year with a runaway victory at the Wachovia Championship. Even without tournament host Tiger Woods in the field, it says plenty of Kim to play his best golf on two of the top PGA Tour courses this year -- Quail Hollow and Congressional.

He was playing with Joe Ogilvie and J.B. Holmes, and Ogilvie walked off the fifth green after making his third straight birdie to give himself a chance at making in the cut. Even so, he looked over at Kim, raised his eyebrows and said, "The guy is pretty good."

After a bogey on the final hole, he was pretty hot.

"I can't be too disappointed," Kim said. "I hit some poor shots and got nothing out of my game after the break, and that was unfortunate. But I've got two more days to go."

So do 13 other guys, all because of one 8-foot putt.

Ogilvie ran off four birdies in five holes to reach 2 over, but he missed an 8-foot par putt. That meant 83 players made the cut at 3 over, allowing players like Davis Love III, Sean O'Hair and Ogilvie at least one more day.

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Notah Begay, Woods' teammate at Stanford, followed his 67 with a 77 to miss the cut. Also missing the cut were Masters champion Trevor Immelman and Brandt Snedeker, who played in the final pairing at Augusta National. ... Overton made three of his five birdies after driving into the rough.