Bo Van Pelt shot a second round six under 66 to move to the top of the pile at the Buick Open. Van Pelt remains bogey-free after 36 holes and finds himself two shots clear on 14 under par.

Chasing Van Pelt on twelve under is Sweden's Daniel Chopra and Dudley Hart, with Woody Austin, Fredrik Jacobson and Bubba Watson breathing down their necks.

All our picks will be playing on the weekend, with Kenny Perry well in the hunt at eight under, and Jim Furyk and Rocco Mediate both four under.

It's a three way tie at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Buick Open, with veteran Corey Pavin, Bo Van Pelt and Dudley Hart all at eight under par.

One shot behind the leading group are Briny Baird and Sweden's Daniel Chopra, and other names in the mix include England's Kenneth Ferrie and Woody Austin (both six under).

The best of our picks was Jim Furyk, who finished on four under, with Kenny Perry finishing one behind on three under and Rocco Mediate, who, despite nearly fainting due to exhaustion, finished one under. Good work, boys...

After a fruitless week at Torrey Pines, I managed to get back to winning ways after a cheeky each way win with Hunter Mahan. But it's not about each way wins, is it? It's about big winners, so bearing that in mind, I've played it a bit safe this week...

Jim Furyk
I'll be the first to admit that Jim's had a poor 2008 so far, what with no wins and only four top-five finishes, but you just can't ignore the fact that he loves this track. He won here in 2003, has enjoyed 8 top-10s in 13 starts at the Buick Open, shot 66 or better on 12 occasions on this course and has never missed a cut at the Buick Open...
Kenny Perry
Without doubt the PGA Tour's form player, Kenny Perry won here in 2001 and although his record at Warwick Hills isn't quite as impressive as Furyk's, his current hot streak makes him a solid pick. Famous last words...
Rocco Mediate
This is certainly not a pick I'd have seen myself making, but before his second-place finish at the US Open, Rocco finished tied 6th at the Memorial Tournament and something tells me that he's going to put in a good performance this week.

There's only one place worth looking for all the best odds, and that's www.thebetdetective.com

156 PGA Tour players drive to Michigan this week (in a Buick if the tournament sponsor had anything to do with it), including last year's champion, Brian Bateman, to take on Warwick Hills, which was originally created in 1957 by James Gilmor Harrisson. The Buick Open celebrates its 50th birthday as a tournament this year, so it's Urime ditelindjen! as they say in Albania, from all at IGWT....

1. Hail to King Furyk
Jim Furyk is without doubt the player to watch at this week's Buick Open. Furyk's shot 66 or better on 12 occasions at Warwick Hills, one more time than Tiger Woods, and he has eight top-10 finishes at this tournament, one more than Tiger...
2. A word from our sponsor
Buick, if you didn't already know, make cars. If you want us to be more specific, they're an American automobile company that specialise in luxury cars and crossover vehicles (whatever that is?). Buick, to be fair to them, were actually the first corporate sponsor on the PGA Tour. They first sponsored the event in 1958 to coincide with General Motor's (Buick's parent company) 50th anniversary.
3. Chi Chi's Double Eagle
Chi Chi Rodriguez once holed a double-eagle at Warwick Hills when his second shot found the hole at the par-five, 507-yard 13th, in 1963. Speaking of low scores, Butch Baird made the first ace in Buick Open history in 1962 at the 203-yard third with a 2-iron. Two days later, Jerry Barber used the same club to ace the 222-yard 17th hole- which is believed to be the first hole-in-one captured from beginning to end on film. Both players won Buick Wildcats for their efforts.
4. Warwick Hills used to be a farm
The land that this week's players will be ripping to shreds was originally a farm. A mansion on the farm, which was owned by Arnold Lentz, then vice president of General Motors, was used as foundation for the clubhouse.
5. Mo' Money
The prize purse for the first Buick Open, held in 1958, stood at $52,000, which was the largest for the PGA Tour that year. Billy Casper pocketed $9,000 of that, which was more than Tommy Bolt received for winning the 1958 US Open. Not only will this year's winner take home  $900,000 and a brand new Buick, but the man who finishes 23rd will take home $52,000... the total prize pool when the event started.

Stewart Cink finally got his first PGA Tour title in four years with a win at the Travelers Championship. Cink shot a final round 67 (3-under) to finish at 18-under par, one stroke ahead of our pick (you heard it right) Hunter Mahan and Tommy Armour III.

It could have gone all so horribly wrong for Cink -who got his first career win as a rookie here- when he hit his drive on the 18th hole into the crowd, and then his approach shot over the green. But to be fair to Cink, he made a solid up and down to take a victory that was long overdue for such a consistent player.

Other big names at the top of the leaderboard  included Vijay Singh (5th), Kenny Perry (tied 6th), Corey Pavin and that bloke who lead the US Open after the first round, Kevin Streelman (both tied 10th). Our other pick for the week, Carl Pettersson, finished tied 37th on 7-under.