GREENSBORO, N.C. – Matt Kuchar shot his moment 6-under-par 64 in as many days to protected the second-round lead within the weather-impacted Wyndham Championship on Saturday.
Kuchar will raise a one-stroke edge into the general scheduled day at Sedgefield Nation Membership, the place second-round play used to be suspended by way of darkness with golfers nonetheless at the route.
Max Greyserman fired a 60 and is tied for moment with Chad Ramey (64) and Cameron Younger (62) at 11 below.
Golfers making the reduce might be requested to play no less than 36 holes Sunday in try to end the 72-hole pageant, which marks the general match of the PGA Excursion’s common season, throughout 3 days.
“I do know day after today’s going to be a protracted one,” Ramey stated after completing his around.
Kuchar hasn’t received in 5 years. He tied for 3rd position two weeks in the past within the 3M Open, however he must win the Wyndham Championship to have a possibility to make the FedExCup playoffs. He is the one golfer to take part within the playoffs in yearly because the inception of that structure in 2007.
Beau Hossler (70), Billy Horschel (68) and England’s Aaron Rai (65) are at 10 below, whilst a couple of dozen different golfers should end the second one around Sunday.
“My file right here has been truly excellent during the last I might say six, seven years and I knew this route has been relatively sort to me,” Horschel stated. “So long as I did not get too some distance forward of myself with expectancies or the rest, I knew I used to be going to be with a bit of luck have a possibility to be in rivalry once more and I am proper there with 36 to move.”
Greyserman recorded the second one 60 of the event after Hossler set the tone together with his first-round rating.
Sixty-six golfers completed the primary around Saturday morning earlier than a handy guide a rough turnaround for the second one around. Once more, the beginning of play used to be behind schedule Saturday morning after extra in a single day rains sopping wet the route. The primary around used to be postponed from Thursday after which there have been delays Friday previous to the primary tee pictures.
Greyserman birdied the primary 5 holes of the around and after six consecutive birdies cranked it up once more. After 4 extra birdies, he went to the general 3 holes had to play the ones in a mixed 2 below for a sub-60 rating. His birdie on No. 17 gave him a possibility.
Greyserman, a 29-year-old who performed collegiately about an hour away at Duke, hasn’t ever received at the PGA Excursion in 22 earlier outings.
Ramey, who logged 22 holes Saturday, is attempting to transport into the highest 70 for a place within the FedExCup playoffs.
“I believe that might clearly be everybody’s objective out right here,” Ramey stated. “If I may just get a truly nice week on this week and sneak in there, it will be superior.”
Protecting champion Lucas Glover posted a hole-in-one at the 189-yard twelfth gap, however he ended the around with 71. At 1 over for the event, he may not make the reduce. Glover controlled simply two birdies Saturday to move with the ace, which used to be his first since 2017.
Excursion rookie Joe Highsmith additionally aced the twelfth, giving him 3 aces this season. He become the primary golfer to file 3 hole-in-ones in a season since 1983.
Additionally, Taiwan’s C.T. Pan withdrew all over the second one around.
— Bob Sutton, Box Degree Media
