The eighth and last PGA Tour Signature Occasion is an all-out birdie fest on the Vacationers Championship. Within the second spherical, there have been 297 birdies and 10 eagles made.
TPC River Highlands has excellent situations and a discipline of golfers itching to go low.
This is among the 5 no-cut tournaments, and among the world’s top-ranked golfers are benefiting from it.
The U.S. Open and Memorial Match challenged the perfect gamers, so seeing the shortest monitor on the PGA Tour schedule appears welcomed among the many 70 gamers within the discipline.
There have been 30 gamers at 67 or higher, and solely 13 scores over par on Friday.
Shane Lowry and Robert MacIntyre posted the bottom scores of the day, signing for 8-under 62.
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Collin Morikawa fired off a bogey-free 7-under 63. He went out in 29 strokes with six birdies. The 2-time main winner added his seventh birdie on the sixteenth.
“It has been regular. I have never made too many errors, and when I’ve missed greens, I have been in a position to have stress-free pars and attractiveness for pars, a minimum of,” Morikawa stated. “Pictures are going the place I would like. [I’m] placing the ball within the fairway, and that is key out right here, particularly with some nasty tough. Simply acquired to proceed that for the following two.”
Tom Hoge and Justin Thomas additionally shot 7-under 63s. 5 guys signed for 6-under 64, together with Scottie Scheffler, Sungjae Im and Michael Thorbjorsen, who made his PGA Tour debut this week.
The birthday boy and chief by two photographs, Tom Kim, adopted his Thursday 62 with a 5-under 65.
Becoming a member of Kim with a 65 on Friday are Akshay Bhatia, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Brendon Todd, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Chris Gotterup. Friday’s 65 marked Schauffele’s second straight spherical of 65.
Cameron Younger carded a 4-under 66 to take a seat at 2-under whole. Eleven totally different gamers completed Friday’s spherical with a 3-under 67.
The sphere made 32 extra birdies and three extra eagles in spherical two of the Vacationers Championship. A rain delay halted play, however the whole discipline completed earlier than darkness took over. May the course play simpler now that it has gotten some moisture on it?
If scores proceed, the 54-hole and 72-hole data that Keegan Bradley set final yr could possibly be in jeopardy. How low will the ultimate rating be on Sunday? Hold forth within the feedback beneath.
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