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Casey, Cook share Valspar lead at halfway point

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Paul Casey drove into Innisbrook and saw his picture on posters and programs -- just what he needed to forget the cut he missed last week.

He played Friday as though he wants those photos to stay there.

Casey holed a 30-foot eagle putt on the 599-yard fifth hole and made short birdie putts on the other three par 5s on his way to a 5-under 66, giving him a share of the lead with Austin Cook in the Valspar Championship.

No one has ever won back-to-back at the Valspar Championship since it became a PGA Tour event in 2000.