Jesper Parnevik, Jim Furyk and Jeff Maggert turned today's second round of the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic into their own personal game of "Can you top this?"

The trio took advantage of calm morning conditions and soft greens to stage a record-setting shootout at the Forest Oaks Country Club.

Parnevik birdied seven holes and dropped in a 115-yard sand wedge at the par-4 seventh for an eagle to shoot a 63, one shy of the course record. His two-day total of 16-under-par 128 topped by one shot the 36-hole tournament record set by Jeff Sluman in 1988.

"I thought it was hard to beat yesterday's round of 65," Parnevik said. "It was a little easier today because you could stop the ball by the pins on pretty much every hole."

Maggert and Furyk, playing in the group behind Parnevik during the first two rounds, matched the leader shot for shot.

Maggert, third on the PGA Tour money list, had eight birdies and an eagle and tied the course record of 62. Furyk had eight birdies and shot a 63.

Maggert and Furyk were two behind Parnevik heading into the weekend.

"It was fun," Furyk said. "Jeff was playing really well and I think so was I. We probably carried each other a little bit."

Dudley Hart shot a 65 today and was alone at 13-under. Hart teed off in the early afternoon and contended with wind gusts, something the lead trio avoided by teeing off before 9 a.m.

Parnevik, Furyk and Maggert started their rounds on the back nine and Maggert missed short birdie putts on Nos. 10 and 11 before rolling in a 6-foot birdie putt on No. 12. He chipped in for eagle at the par-5 13th and birdied the next three holes, capping the run with a 20-foot putt on No. 16.

"The greens were very soft," Maggert said. "The course was perfect for making birdies."

Furyk parred his first four holes then birdied four of the next five.

"It was nice to go out there and make a bunch of birdies," Furyk said. "The guy next to you is making them, so that helps. He was hitting the ball so well and it carried over to my game."

Furyk and Maggert realized early in their round they weren't going to gain much ground on Parnevik, who birdied Nos. 11, 13, 14, 15 and 17 to make the turn at 5-under on the day.

"We were watching him most of the time putting on greens and watching him make birdies," Maggert said. "I wanted to stay close and stay aggressive. You'd hate to fall five or six shots behind going into the weekend."

The trio may also be enjoying a form of beginner's luck this week. All three are using first-time caddies.

Parnevik fired his longtime caddie, Lorne Duncan, last week and hired part-time tour player Lance Ten Broeck to carry his bag this week. Maggert's girlfriend, Michelle Austin, a Greensboro native, is caddying for him in place of regular caddie Brian Sullivan. Furyk was using an old college friend, Jeff Manson, in place of newly hired Mike "Fluff" Cowan, who is vacationing in Scotland.

"Maybe that's the key," Parnevik said.

DIVOTS: Maggert was one of several players wearing a green and white ribbon today to honor the victims of the school shootings in Littleton, Colo. on Tuesday. Tournament officials made the ribbons available to the players, workers and volunteers before the start of the second round. ... Wayne Grady, who started the day 2-over par, missed the course record by two shots after double-hitting a chip shot on the 18th hole. Grady parred the hole but after seeing a replay of the chip shot on a television monitor, gave himself a one-stroke penalty for a round of 64. ... The lowest score in relation to par for a GGCC champion was 17-under by Sandy Lyle in 1988.