Kitayama leads at Pebble Beach; The fight between Bale and Gasol continues in the Pro-Am

American Kurt Kitayama was the big winner this Friday at Pebble Beach (California, USA) who stormed into the tournament lead and closed his run for the day at two under par for a total of -9.

Leading the way in the Pro-Am is Aaron Rodgers, who completed an amazing run with his partner Ben Silverman. Gareth Bale with Joseph Bramlett and Pau Gasol with Mark Hubbard again made a great impression and they will keep their options to make the cut and opt for the final victory.

LEBIODA LOST LEADERSHIP

The American Hank Lebioda, the best on Thursday, could not stay in the lead completing his second day at par on the course for a total of eight shots in the negative.

He completed three birdies, but a double bogey on the fifth hole dropped him out of first place. Finishing on the 9th hole and with options to return to the lead, he also complicated with a bogey.

In total, there are four golfers in second place with -8 accumulated: Lebioda himself along with his compatriots Keith Mitchell, Brandon Wu and Joseph Bramlett. The latter was Bale’s partner in the Pro-Am.

For his part, the Irishman Seamus Power gave an exhibition in the field of the Monterey Peninsula and it was the best card of the day with -7 (an eagle, six birdies and a bogey). He is sixth in the table and is looking for a final victory on Sunday.

RODGERS LEADS PRO-AM

Besides professional competition, the Pro-Am is dominated by the pair formed by Canadian Ben Silverman and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Another round day with a -11 on his tour on Friday after making a -10 in his debut (-21 overall).

Rodgers, in addition to continuing to deny rumors about his arrival with the San Francisco 49ers, held the pair’s score on several holes as it was not a good day for Silverman, who made two bogeys and two double bogeys .

However, the most beautiful couple of the day was formed by the professional Doc Redman and the actor of Mexican origin Michael Peña.. They scored a -12 card for a -15 after two days.

Bale, who played on the Monterey Peninsula course on Friday, carded Bramlett with -7 and, with an accumulated -13, they are still in the upper zone of the table.

With the ninth best record, they still have a chance to win even though they are eight shots behind the leaders.

A Bale inspired by the field is seen again and many are asked outside of it to sign autographs and take pictures.

Just one stroke below Bale (-12 accumulated, -7 this Friday) and among the twenty best Pro-Am records is Pau Gasol with Mark Hubbardwho has almost run out of professional tournament options and will be fighting Saturday to get in.

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Gasol was surprised one day by his great swing and how impressive it was to see a ‘seven-footer’ (over 2.13 meters) play golf with such consistency.

“Height is always a plus, but this is a precision sport and because of this I think it’s better to be closer to the ground“, the Spaniard pointed out this Thursday in statements to Golf.com.

“I want to be better and be more competitive, I have to keep working. At this time of transition in my life, this is what I really need. I should probably get more lessons than I already do, the problem is that I always want to play .” more.

RAIN, WIND AND FEAR

It wasn’t an easy day at Pebble Beach due to weather complications: high winds and gusts of heavy rain hampered golfers’ performance at times during the day.

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In addition, on Friday he left a big scare when one of the ‘caddies’ fell on the fairway of the eleventh hole.. The PGA Tour has not released his identity, but what is known is that he is the club bearer of one of the rookie participants Lukas Nelson or Geoff Couch.

The day had to be halted for a few minutes to allow medical services, who gave him cardiopulmonary massage and evacuated him to a nearby hospital. According to US media, the caddy’s health condition improved over time.