Bland shoots 64 to lead in California

Bland was at 14-under 130 for a two-shot cushion over first-round leader Kevin Kim, who had a 68. John Ellis (65) was third at 11-under 133, with five players knotted in fourth place at 10-under 134.

There were 16 players within five shots of Bland's lead, and 116 who finished two rounds at even-par or better. Only 64 of them made the cut, which was set at five-under.

Bland, a two-time winner on the Canadian Tour last year, tied for 46th at the 2008 season-opener last week. He has also made starts on the European and Nationwide Tours this season.

Defending champion Wes Heffernan, who set the tournament scoring record last year with a 20-under-par 268 total, shot a 69 on Friday and was part of a 21- way tie for 23rd place at seven-under 137.