On April 2, Beijing time, the outpost of the Masters , the second round of the 100th Valerode State Open, was overplayed. Texas native, veteran Ryan Palmer shot a 66 (-6) and jumped to a single lead. His overall record is -10 and his lead is two strokes.
Kevin Chappell, Dylan Furettley and Matt Kuchar were all in T2 with an overall score of -8.
After two rounds, the promotion line is -1, and the defending champions Jordan Spieth (-2), Pan Zhengchun (-1) and others have successfully advanced; Rory McIlroy (+1), Richie Fowler (+2), Bryson De Chambre (+5) and others have been eliminated. Hideki Matsuyama announced his retirement after playing nine holes due to a neck injury.
The second round of the Korn Ferry Tour-Cart Championship is completed with a promotion line of -2. Yuan Yechun (-7, T8) and Dou Zecheng (-2, T44) successfully advanced; Zhang Xinjun (+2) failed to advance. Leader Eric Barnes has an overall score of -13 and a two-stroke lead.
(Valerodes State Open Second Round Highlights)
Texas veteran Palmer led alone
In the second round of the fierce wind, Ryan Palmer, a 45-year-old American veteran and Texas native, shot a bogey-free 66 (-6) in the second round, rising to the top of the table amid cheers from the audience.
(Palmer hit a wonderful bunker on No. 2 and then grabbed the birdie)
Palmer grabbed four birds in the first nine, and after the change, he grabbed two more birds in the face of more fierce winds, fixing his overall score at -10.
"It's a very challenging pitch," Palmer said in the interview, "and if you're not in form you're going to struggle." I managed the ball well and had good luck when I wasn't on the fairway. ”
(Accurate attack on the 15th hole, followed by a birdie)
Palmer's last PGA Tour win was at the 2019 New Orleans Zurich Classic, where he currently holds four PGA Tour titles and his best result so far this season is the Sony Open's T12.
"All you need to do this weekend is avoid major mistakes." Palmer said in the interview that he would take the two-stroke advantage into the next two rounds of the tournament and hit his fifth PGA Tour title.
Lead the table
With a total of -8 in T2 are Kevin Chappell, Matt Kuchar and Dylan Furytley. Among them, Chappell scored the best time of the game in this round, 65 (-7).
(Chappell Closing Hole Catching Birds)
"I feel at home here," Chappell said in an interview after a net win of 1 eagle and 5 birds in this round, "my soul fits well with this stadium." His only PGA Tour title was won here five years ago.
(Kuchar accurately attacked the flag on the 18th hole, then grabbed the birdie)
Matt Kuchar, a veteran of the 500th PGA Tour of his career, grabbed two birds in the first nine of this round and swallowed two bogeys. But he was brave in the last nine states, swallowing only 1 bogey and catching 4 birds in a row in 4 holes in the closing stage.
South African Dilan Furettley, who is also in T2, made a net of six birds in the round and shot the second-best 66 (-6) of the game.
(Spieth's precision attack on the 5th hole followed by a birdie grab)
Gary Woodland, J.J. Spahn and five other players finished in T5 with a total of -7, just three strokes behind the leader.
Defending champion, "Texas darling" Jordan Spieth picked up in form this round, shooting a 70 (-2) to advance to the top with a -2 finish and currently ranked T47. Spieth's score was once -4, but unfortunately he made a bizarre mistake on the 6th hole in the closing stage after the ninth and swallowed the first double bogey of the week.
(Pan Zhengchun grabbed a 9-yard bird push in the No. 3 hole)
After two rounds, the promotion line is -1. Chinese Taipei player Pan Zhengqun suffered ups and downs in this round, playing a 74 (+2) post-74 (+2) post-squeeze line with 3 birds, 3 bogeys and 1 bogey double.
Big-name players such as Rory McIlroy (+1), Jenson Day (E) and Bryson De Chambre (+5) failed to beat the San Antonio Wilds and failed to qualify for the weekend scramble. Hideki Matsuyama, on the other hand, announced his retirement after playing nine holes due to neck discomfort.
(Ball of the round: Sloan's 21-yard long push to catch the bird)
The best ball of the round came from Roger Sloan. He didn't catch any birdies in the first nine, but advanced a difficult bird push of 21 yards on the 13th hole after the transition, and grabbed another three birds in the closing stages, pressing the line to advance to the weekend race.
Light Tour China's three generals
The second round of the Korn Ferry Tour-Cart Championship was completed, and the promotion line was -2, and two of the three Chinese musketeers successfully advanced.
(Yuan Yechun second round match highlights)
Yuan Yechun (-7, T8) shot 3 birds, 2 bogeys and 1 double bogey for 73 (+1) and Dou Zecheng (-2, T44) shot 77 (+5) to advance.
(Dou Zecheng second round match highlights)
Zhang Xinjun (+2) shot a 75 (+2) in this round and failed to qualify. Leader Eric Barnes has an overall score of -13 and a two-stroke lead.
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