It lived up to its name. Sam Burns caught fire in the second round of this tournament which is played on three different courses: the Pete Dye Stadium Course, the Quinta Country Club and the Nicklaus Tournament Course. On that of the Quinta, the American in fact scored a 61, a first for him in his career after he had already scored 62 twice.
Two eagles, seven birdies, a crazy day without any fault for the man who has already won five times on the PGA Tour. The worst part is that he could almost have done better by finishing with two pars: “The weather was perfect. I realized quite late that I had a chance to score 59, at the time of the putt on 17, in fact. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it home but it was still a great day. »
While the cut will be defined after three rounds, instead of two usually, the last winner of the World Match-Play Championship has not yet left the competition since Michael Kim, his compatriot, planted his breath on his neck ( -16), while ten players stand in three moves.
Six birdies for Pavon
The French are not part of this wagon but are in a good rhythm, despite everything. Admirable 7th, last week at the Sony Open in Hawaii for his PGA debut, Matthieu Pavon made another great start to the tournament (-11). His second round was immaculate (six birdies) and allowed him to place himself in 26th place.
The Toulouse native by birth, Bordeaux by adoption since his childhood, took Paul Barjon into his dynamic. The other Habs in the event scored a magnificent 64 during this second round to put themselves back in the race for the weekend (-10, 34th). While the field has 156 players, its pawns in this perspective even seem quite well advanced.
2024-01-19 23:37:33
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