It was kind of like “Murder on the Orient Express” Saturday at Westwood Park Golf Course. It wasn’t any one player who stabbed par right in the back during the second round of the Westwood Invitational Presented by OklahomaTickets.com. Several players took their shots.

The onslaught began early Saturday.

Championship Flight was the first off No. 1 tee Saturday morning. Players were greeted with little wind and pin placements that were receptive to any quality shot.

“I was making putts today,” said Sam Powell, who started the day with an eagle and kept rolling to a tournament and course record 61. “I didn’t make anything ridiculously long, but I don’t think I missed anything inside of 10 feet today.”

A hot putter usually goes a long way over Independence Day Weekend at Westwood Park Golf Course.

Powell wasn’t the only one who got the flat-stick working.

The single-day record is something Powell now shares. Clark Collier, who also teed off early Saturday, turned in a 9-under round.

Collier now stands 10 under heading into today’s final round. Powell leads the tournament by three strokes at 14 under. Taylor Artman is only three shots back. He was tied with Powell at 5 under heading into the second round. Artman kept himself in contention with a 64 to bolt to 11 under.

After two rounds, it appears very obvious the tournament scoring record is about to be demolished.

Powell’s within one stroke of the tournament record for 54 holes set by Tim Flemming in 1999.

Without gusty winds to defend the course, it’s been left extremely vulnerable. Thunderstorms rolled in after 6 p.m. Saturday. The last several groups had to rush to get their rounds in before the downpour hit. The entire second round was completed.

Competitors will find an extremely soft course when they arrive today. Worries over balls running through fairways or through greens will be few. Lift-clean-and-place rules will be a possibility.

“When there’s no wind out here, you pretty much just have to fire at every flag and make the putt,” Powell said. “There’s a lot of birdies out here if you can do it.

Masters Flight