Difficult morning due to wind, gusty and strong gusts occasionally, in second day of the PGA Championship sa Southern Hills (Tulsa, Okla.) and where the World No. 2 Jon Rahm was able to beat the field with a card, very detailed, of 69 shots, for 142 in total (+2), which left him, throughout the afternoon shift to play, 8 shots away from an impressive manghang justin thomasThe 2017 PGA champion, who finished his second round with a birdie for consecutive 67 and 134 (-6), leads the clubhouse and sees them coming, calmed down from the sofa.
The difference with Thomas ’leadership, which was recognized earlier in the week when he arrived in Tulsa that he puts it on his foot, and he doesn’t hit the ball as he would, on the contrary, is world number 1. scottie scheffler, no participant in the tournament for the second day and the double bogey on the last hole (the 9) could have costly (almost certainly) the elimination. Add 146 (+6) and the cut is expected to increase to +5 at most. Maybe the wind started to blow harder in the afternoon or Scheffler was too raw to compete throughout the weekend. It will be the third number 1 in the world to be eliminated, reaching the PGA after that Dustin Johnson Y Seve Ballesteros.
The third member of the morning shift star party, world number 3 Colin Morikawa, also had his share of suffering and delivered a card of 72 (+2) for 144 (+4). The reduction is almost guaranteed for the winner of this ‘major’ in 2020. The putt did not accompany the American, with some clear chance of the birdie finishing higher on the table.
Players will have to be very patient to deal with the strong gusts of wind that appeared in the first matches of this second round at Southern Hills Country Club, which were hit by a different wind than the first day.
Rory McIlroywhich led the classification with a stroke of advantage Will Zalatoris Y Tom Hoge, exited the afternoon shift and forecasts are expected to drop giving wind gusts of up to 65 km/hour later in the day. The Briton is trying to end an eight -year winningless drought in the ‘majors’.
Justin Thomas, who won the PGA Championship in 2017, didn’t seem surprised by the conditions when he posted a second 67 card and moved into the clubhouse leadership. More than one will pay if he is in his current condition. Thomas has plenty of options to end the day lead and therefore come out in the final game this Saturday, on ‘transfer day’, and who knows if McIlroy will be included as a companion.
McIlroy’s party mates, Tiger Woods Y jordan spieth, they also expect a break from Mother Nature after the suffering (especially the Tiger) experienced in the first round. Spieth needs to win the PGA to complete the Grand Slam of his career. He has something to do if he hopes to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Woods in this select club of ‘big guys’.
The trio of the world’s top three golfers, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, US Open champion Jon Rahm and British Open winner Collin Morikawa, were among the first to come out and make it to the 17th hole (they started at 10) Rahm failed to make the first birdie of the day in three.
Rahm, who started the round in 79th place and rose to 43rd, played almost from the book off the tee with his powerful punch. Very long drivers and in the middle of the street; He wasn’t bad at shots on the green, but as time went on the greens got harder and more complex and Barrika was unable to punch a few putts that would give him fresh air in return. He finished with 3 birdies for two bogeys. Again the 8th, par 3, who this Friday was his penultimate hole, once again carved out his day, with a bogey after the ‘double’ on Thursday. But there is a world.
Sergio Garcia said goodbye before time. On Thursday he had three more holes and finished with three bogeys for 73. On Friday he didn’t finish finding a point for the course and with five bogeys and a birdie for 74 and 147 (+7) he said goodbye to if what became the 93rd Grand Slam of his career, equal to Txema Olazabal’s score.
Source: La Verdad
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