For those who don't follow this game closely, Tyrrell Hatton is an Englishman who has a million dollar game when he's on, but at times a ten cent brain which is his achilles heel. He is his own worst critic. This week so far he's on, particularly his short game which helped him to -3 69 yesterday for a share of the lead at -7 with steady Korean Sung Kang who posted -4 68. Hatton was T4 here in 2017 and Kang T6.
Korean Aussie Danny Lee with 69 68 is quietly alone a shot back at -6. Seven of the top 10 are International players.
On another tough scoring day the field's average was 74.08.
Weather Today: the wind will blow up to 25kph NE and it's cool by Florida standards 18*c.
Rory came out with his B game, didn't drive it all that well by his standards, and had that hold your breath day on the greens, missing those 4 and 5 footers that curse his perfection. But hold on, despite all that, he shot 73 and is at -5 going into this weekend along with last week's winner Sungjae Im (69) and Harris English (70).
Watch out for Patrick Reed who won his last time out in Mexico, and had 70 to sit in a group at -4 along with Marc Leishman and a South African you haven't heard of, Christiaan Bezuidenhout who is in rich form, (68,72 -4).
Nick Taylor made the cut with 73 73 +2.
As I wrote yesterday a lot of the big boys are gone, Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson opened with 77's, Lee Westwood, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Bubba Watson and our own Corey Connors all missed the +3 cut.
Sadly Jason Day had to W/D yet again due to his back.
Bryan Angus
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