This week: PGA Tour's AT&T Classic, Thursday through Sunday, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.

Second-round score: 4-under-par 66.

Position: Moore (5-under 135) is tied for eighth, five strokes behind leader Tiger Woods (130).

Recap: Difficult greens like the ones at Congressional CC seem to bring out the best in the Puyallup golfer's putting, and for the second consecutive day, he had just 26 putts (tied for second in the field). Starting with birdie on the par-5 ninth, Moore reeled off five birdies in an eight-hole stretch – capped by his up-and-down from 30 yards out on the par-5 16th, which played as the easiest hole on the course. Moore has now posted six rounds in a row in the 60s, matching the feat he did earlier this year at the Bob Hope Classic and FBR Open.

Tee time Saturday: 10 a.m. PDT with Cameron Beckman.

Two 68s vaults Olson into Sahalee Players lead: Eddie Olson is an All-American from UNLV, so he knows a thing or two about heat.

But this kind of pressure-cooker might be a little different heading into today's final round of the 16th Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish.

Olson shot matching 3-under-par 68s on Thursday in the second and third rounds of the championship, and sits at 9-under 207, good enough for a one-stroke advantage.

But the biggest threats behind him are way more accomplished players.

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This week: PGA Tour's AT&T Classic, Thursday through Sunday, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.

First-round score: 1-under-par 69.

Position: Moore is tied for 20th, seven strokes behind leader Anthony Kim, who set the course record with a 62.

Recap: Take away Kim, or even host Tiger Woods, who shot 64, Moore's round was pretty solid. He didn't have many scoring chances, either scrambling with chips from around the greens, or facing long birdie putts of 35 feet or longer on a number of occasions. That is why he made 17 pars and one birdie – on the par-4 fourth when he hit his 144-yard, 9-iron approach close, and sank a 10-foot putt.

Tee time Friday: 9:12 a.m. PDT off the first tee.

It's another trip to the PGA Championship for Seattle's Ryan Benzel.

The Spokane native, and former club professional out of Mill Creek Country Club, shot a 2-under-par 69 on Wednesday at the 42nd PGA Professional National Championship near Albuquerque, N.M.

His third round in the 60s on the Twin Warriors Golf Club left him in a tie for fourth at 5-under 279 with Eric Lippert, Lee Rinker and Craig Thomas, two strokes behind winner Mike Small, the University of Illinois men's golf coach.

Finishing in the top 20, the 30-year-old Benzel earned his third consecutive berth to the PGA Championship on Aug. 13-16 at Hazeltine Golf Club in Chaska, Minn.

"It's fantastic. It's so rewarding that my hard work has paid off," said Benzel, who made the cut at the 2007 PGA Championship in Tulsa, Okla. "I set my year up to come to this event, and do what I did. I achieved what I wanted to achieve."

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Western Washington's Jacob Koppenberg, who wrapped up his career last spring, made a final birdie on the finishing par-5 18th to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 16th Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish.

Koppenberg's 5-under 67 was bogey-free, and one shot better than Wisconsin's Dan Woltman (68), who captured the Northeast Amateur in record-setting fashion last weekend, and flew out to Sahalee Country Club this week to play.

Two strokes back is a group of four golfers, including University of Washington senior-to-be Nick Taylor, and former Husky standout Derek Berg (69).

Lacey's Cameron Peck is in a group tied for ninth at 71. Tacoma's Andrew Putnam shot a 76, and is tied for 48th.

This week: PGA Tour's AT&T National, Thursday through Sunday, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.

World ranking: 122nd.

2009 earnings: $848,339 (61st on the PGA Tour).

Last tournament: Hear that 'cha-ching, cha-ching' sound coming from Puyallup? That is the money Ryan Moore has earned the past two weeks – a total of $402,600 for top-1o places at the U.S. Open and last week at the Travelers Championship (17-under 263, tied for fourth, season-best $248,000 paycheck). In fact, based on last year's 125th spot on the money list that secured full-time privileges on the PGA Tour – $852, 752 by Martin Laird – all Moore really needs to do this week to exceed that, and essentially clinch his tour card for 2010, is make his third consecutive cut Friday. A win would earn him a spot in the British Open later this month in Turnberry, Scotland.

Tee time Thursday: 4:22 a.m. PDT off the 10th tee with Jeff Klauk and Jeff Maggert.

Seattle's Ryan Benzel shot one of the day's best scores – a 4-under-par 67 – to move up 32 spots in the third round of the PGA Club Professional Championship at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.

Benzel, a former University of Idaho golfer, had five birdies and one bogey – including three birdies on par-4 holes of 470 yards or longer.

"I've missed only two fairways on this course," Benzel said. "I'm just killing the golf ball, and hitting it on a line I want to. As long as I keep in the fairway, I have the opportunity to put the ball where I want to."

He opened with a bogey, but rallied with three more birdies on his opening nine holes, including one on the 472-yard, par-4 18th – his ninth hole – where his 8-iron approach left him 12 feet from the hole. He made the putt.

"It's a golf course I've done well on," he said. "The greens are very, very good, and I'm putting pretty well."

Benzel's 67 leaves him tied for at tied for 11th for the tournament. He is at 3-under 210, five strokes behind leader Mark Sheftic (205). Benzel tees off today for the final round at 10 a.m. PDT.