luke glover shot a 68 on Friday to maintain a two-shot lead in front of the Barbasol Championship in Nicholasville, in a tournament belonging to the PGA Tour. At 13-under 131, Glover has a comfortable but insurmountable margin over Adam Long (67 on Friday), the Swede vincent norman (67) and Englishman Daniel Brown (68).
After a 63 put him at the top of the standings in the first round, gloves I have more work ahead of me this Friday. He started on the back nine and made 11 pars and two birdies before racking up three birdies and his only bogey of the day in the last five.
“It was a little tough today, but I held on, got to the 4s, and I knew I had some par-5s I could hit. I just said, ‘Let’s figure it out,’ and I did,” Glover said. The former US Open champion, now 43, has four career wins on the PGA Tour. There is a ten-year gap between his last two victories (2011 and 2021).
Long and Norman each signed 67, while brown he ended up with a 68. Long, with seven birdies and two bogeys, while Brown had six and two, respectively. Norrman and Brown have yet to win on the PGA Tour, but Long won the 2019 Desert Classic.
In Spanish key, Angel Hidalgo He tied for ninth place at -9, four behind the leader, after carding four birdies and a bogey in the second round. Alexander the King He is 41st at -5 after his four birdies and two bogeys this Friday. Santiago Tarrio and Sebastian Garcia They didn’t make the cut.
Barbasol is organized as an alternative event to the Genesis Scottish Open, where most of the world’s best players are preparing for the Open Championship next week.
Classification after the second round (par 72)
1. Lucas Glover (United States) 131 (63-68)
2. Adam Long (United States) 133 (66-67)
2. Vincent Norrman (Sweden) 133 (66-67)
2. Daniel Brown (England) 133 (65-68)
5. Jayden Schaper (South Africa) 134 (68-66)
5. Ryan Moore (United States) 134 (64-70)
5. Adrien Saddier (France) 134 (68-66)
5. Louis de Jager (South Africa) 134 (69-65)
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9. Angel Hidalgo (Spain) 135 (66-69)
41. Alejandro del Rey (Spain) 139 (69-70)
Source: La Verdad
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