PGA Tour Honda Classic leaderboard https://www.pgatour.com/competition/2020/the-honda-classic/leaderboard.html
PGA National, site of the Honda Classic in Palm Beach, Florida is a tough enough, water infested championship course featuring the legendary "Bear Trap", without the wind.
With the leading score held by American Brendan Steele only at 68 67 -5 after 36 holes, birdies are at a premium, and the wind today will be whipping to make matters worse.
Four of the five Canadians missed the cut, only Mac Hughes surviving T35th 71 72 +3.
He is not alone, Brooks Koepka 74 74 +8, Rickie Fowler +4, Eric van Rooyan +8, Louis Oosthuizen +9 are just some of the many.
My sites are set on a couple of re rejuvenated Englishmen who to no surprise can handle the wind. Lee Westwood with his new /old claw grip was the European Tour Player of the Month and here is at 67 69 -4 and Luke Donald 70 66 -4 are right in it. Both great world #1's who never won a major.
Remember Donald won it all in 2011, the first guy to win the money titles on the PGA and European Tours, world #1, he was that good. He was awarded the MBE in 2012 by the Queen.
In April 2018 he suffered a herniated disc and has been in rehab mode ever since and is now #456 in the world. Still short off the tee his short game is having a revival.
Another Englishman Tommy Fleetwood is at -2 and made his world leading 33rd straight cut, 13 more than anyone.
So with scoring so low, nobody is separated from a tightly packed leaderboard as you can see on my link above. 23 players are within 4 shots including Gary Woodland who plays well here.
Open champion Shane Lowry is 69 69 -2 and if anyone can play the wind, this Irishman can.
Enjoy your Saturday where ever you are and join me later to wrap this day up !!
Bryan Angus
No comments:
Post a Comment