With a score of -12 after 36 holes, the former world number one leads the proceedings while the second round could not be completed due to storms. The game will resume on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. local, or 2:00 p.m. in France.
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Romain Schneider
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After a 10-minute micro-break due to stormy threats, the second round was interrupted a second time at 4:22 p.m. sharp in Augusta (10:22 p.m. in France). And this time, he didn’t pick up. A severe thunderstorm hit Augusta National and three trees even fell at number 17!
Before the storm prevents the second round of this 87e edition to come to an end, a player had particularly made the thunder speak at the start of the day. Co-leader Thursday night with Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm at -7, Brooks Koepka took off on the leaderboard with an impressive card of 67 (-5) and a total score of -12 (132). It must be said that the LIV player benefited from perfect playing conditions before the arrival of storms and wind in the afternoon. The American, who remains on two missed cuts in 2021 and 2022 in Augusta, has perfectly tamed Georgia’s formidable course.
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Four-time Major winner
Solid from tee to green, the former world number one was particularly successful on the four par 5s of the course with three birdies (at 2, 13 and 15) and an eagle (at 8). Quadruple winner in Majors between 2017 and 2019 with two US Open and two USPGA, Brooks Koepka was slowed down in his irresistible momentum by a serious knee injury. Party on the LIV last year, he had displayed his spleen in 2022 in front of the cameras of Netflix.
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The smile is back and the competition is grimacing. This man is dangerous and will be hard to pick up this weekend. Jon Rahm stands out as a choice opponent. The world number 3, author of a fairly wise start to the game with seven pars in a row, scored his first birdie of the 2e turn to 8 to come back up to Sam Bennett in second place, before passing him by chaining a second birdie in a row on 9 to go to -9 at the start of 10, before the suspension of 2e tour.
Amateur Sam Bennett confirms
A young man of 22 still an amateur animated this unfinished day. With a second card of 68 (-4) and a total score of -8, the winner of the last amateur US Open, Sam Bennett, is only four strokes behind the leader. The player from Texas A & M University did much better than his partner of the day, world number one and defending champion Scottie Scheffler, author of a mediocre 75 (+3) which relegates him to -1 total at the 28eplace.
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With a putting to absent subscribers, the boss of world golf even showed several signs of impatience. Something rather rare, in the phlegmatic Texan. Upset by numerous injuries in recent years, Jason Day had dropped in the standings. Today 35e world rank, he regained his best feelings this week. The one who has long been the only one to almost compete with Koepka, unfortunately got stuck in the final. Second at -9 total at the start of hole 15, the Australian conceded four shots on the last four holes to end his day in par with a total of -5 in 6th place…
McIlroy disillusionment, Woods on borrowed time
The wind picked up on Augusta and blew away Rory McIlroy’s illusions. Favorite according to several observers, the Northern Irishman will not see the weekend. Totally out of the game this Friday with a terrible 77 (+5), with seven bogeys against only two birdies, the world number two, fifteen participations on the clock, will miss his third cut in Augusta after 2020 and 2021. It remains to be seen whether the five-time winner Tiger Woods will continue the adventure. The Tiger pointed after nine holes at +2 total in 49th position in the cut provisionally fixed at +2…
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