GREENSBORO, N.C. – Needing a victory to maintain his FedEx Cup playoffs streak alive, Matt Kuchar shot his second straight 6-under 64 on Saturday to take the second-round lead within the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship.
Kuchar is the one participant to achieve each postseason in FedEx Cup historical past. The highest 70 will qualify for the playoff opener subsequent week in Tennessee, with the 46-year-old Kuchar 113th – and the late Grayson Murray nonetheless on the checklist at 57th.
“Definitely been a irritating yr, however I really feel just like the bar’s been set excessive,” Kuchar mentioned. “I really feel like I performed lots of good golf, constant golf for a very long time. Makes the, I suppose, poor golf that rather more irritating.”
The nine-time tour winner was dealing with a 36-hole Sunday at Sedgefield Nation Membership within the occasion washed out by rain Thursday and delayed Friday and Saturday. Twenty gamers have been unable to complete play Saturday.
“I’ve received some built-in confidence understanding {that a} month or two in the past after I was down on the U.S. Open qualifying, did 36 holes on the Bear’s Membership, was medalist down there,” Kuchar mentioned. “Capable of stroll 36 within the warmth and humidity with out an excessive amount of downside.”
With gamers allowed to elevate, clear and place their golf balls within the fairways due to the moist circumstances, Kuchar moved up the leaderboard with late birdies on Nos. 5-7.
“This Bermuda tough is nasty, don’t need any a part of it,” Kuchar mentioned. “When it’s dry, it’s no enjoyable. When it’s moist, it’s actually no enjoyable. I stayed out of it an excellent bit and I used to be in a position to get the golf ball in my hand, tee it up principally and have the ability to attempt to be pretty aggressive with the iron pictures.”
Max Greyserman was a stroke again together with Cameron Younger and Chad Ramey. Greyserman shot 60, leaving a 50-foot birdie putt 2 ft quick on the ultimate gap.
“Hopefully, extra birdies fall tomorrow,” Greyserman “It’s going to be 36 holes, so simply hold plodding alongside, keep affected person and hold attacking.”
The 29-year-old former Duke participant opened with 5 straight birdies, had 4 in a row on Nos. 12-15 and made a 25-footer on the par-3 seventeenth. Second two weeks in the past in Minnesota, he was the second participant in two days to go to the 18th gap needing a birdie to shoot 59.
On Friday, Beau Hossler parred the ultimate three holes in a 60. There have been 14 sub-60 rounds in PGA Tour historical past, with Brandt Snedeker capturing 59 at Sedgefield in his 2018 victory.
Younger had two eagles and a double bogey in a 62.
“It’s simply a kind of issues that you already know you’re going to be drained, however who cares actually how you are feeling on Monday,” the previous Wake Forest participant mentioned.
Ramey had a 64.
“I’m going to go see the physio guys and may go do an ice bathtub after which simply relaxation as a result of I do know tomorrow’s going to be an extended one,” Ramey mentioned.
Hossler shot 70, leaving him two strokes again with Aaron Rai (65) and Billy Horschel (68).
Jordan Spieth, at No. 62 in standings, missed the lower with rounds of 67 and 71. He was enjoying the occasion for the primary time since 2020.
