Jonathan Dyer tees off during the Azalea Golf Invitational on Saturday at Hollytree Country Club. (Shannon Wilson | Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Mike Schrade and Ryan Slaughter maintained their lead after the second round of the 29th annual Azalea Invitational Golf Tournament.

Schrade and Slaughter carded a 68 on the Hollytree Country Club course on Saturday for a 36-hole total of 135.

They lead by two strokes over a pair of teams — Jeff Lee-Bill Steen (69-68—137) and Jerry Hudgins-John Dowdall (68-69—137).

The prestigious tournament is a 54-hole event that matches some of the best amateurs in the state. The tournament is hosted by Tylerite Jimmy Wheeler, a former SMU golfer.

The third and final round is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. today with a shotgun start.

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29th Annual Azalea Invitational

Hosted by Jimmy Wheeler

Hollytree Country Club

Saturday’s Scores

Mike Schrade-Ryan Slaughter 67-68—135

Jeff Lee-Bill Steen 69-68—137

Jerry Hudgins-John Dowdall 68-69—137

Ken Sampson-Scott Parker 69-69—138

Lewis Stephenson-Doug Hopton-Jones 70-79—139

David Jones-Gary Krueger 72-68—140

Jeff King-Jacky Lee 73-68—141

Jeff Dandurand-Stan Hall69-73—142

Nick Loar-Jeff Seibert 72-70—142

Scott Smith-Clay Hightower 72-71—143

Don Gafner-Jim Quinn 71-73—144

Chris Sanders-Keith Strickland 71-73—144

Chuck Gardner-Brock Stephens 73-71—144

Reggie Howell-Eric Joseph 71-74—145

Jeff Wolff-Matt Eltz 72-73—145

Ryan Hill-Sean Richardson 73-72—145

Bruce Smith-Steve Spearman 71-75—146

Wes Alexander-Trey Brooks 68-78—146

Jason Hardy-Casey Brown 71-76—147

CJ Brock-Barry Gumm 72-75—147

Jimmy Wheeler-Steve Miles 75-73—148

George McMann-Mark Friesen 76-72—148

Richard Ellis-Joe Oldham 74-75—149

Jacob Grubbs-Steve Bodenheimer 75-74—149

Jeff Gibralter-D Gibralter 76-74—150

Andrew Pott-Joe Bannister 75-76—151

Jason Novascone-Mike Childers 77-77—154

Greg Armstrong-Bow Heartline 76-79—155

Jay Dyer-Jonathan Dyer 78-78—156

Richard LaPierre-Mike McClung 81-77—158

JP Aube-John Gough 76-83—159