Coming off the wild PGA Championship week, the PGA Tour is at Colonial Nation Membership in Fort Price, Texas, for the Charles Schwab Problem. The primary two rounds have been accomplished, and a minimize has been made.
Nonetheless, a $9.1 million purse and an opportunity to win a classic 1975 Stingray automobile are nonetheless up for grabs for individuals who made the weekend.
Every week after a significant could be brutal for some gamers, and this checklist of men felt it after two days in Fort Price. Nonetheless, there are nonetheless loads of different storylines to observe heading into Shifting Day on the Charles Schwab Problem.
May Scottie Scheffler pull off a miracle for fifth win of 2024?
The No. 1 participant on this planet, Scottie Scheffler, struggled on Colonial Nation Membership’s greens however rapidly discovered his stride. Regardless of nonetheless coping with the PGA Championship scenario, the brand new dad pushed the skin noise apart.
He posted a 5-under 65 on Friday, seven pictures higher than his Thursday 2-over 72.
His chip-in for par on 18 was enormous as a result of it stored him bogey-free and boosted the Texas native’s momentum.
Scheffler is at 2-under for the event however continues to be inside attain of his fifth PGA Tour win of the season. Davis Riley went low on Friday and leads the sector by two pictures, and Scheffler trails by seven strokes.
Regardless of that deficit, he’s nonetheless the odds-out favourite to win the occasion.
Scottie is T14, a full seven pictures again, and STILL the favourite to win.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) Might 24, 2024
The ten-time PGA Tour winner has a slight probability of profitable this week, however something is feasible. He wants one other low spherical on Day 3 and for the opposite guys to battle. If Scheffler can get inside attain, he may pull off a miracle after final week’s loopy scenario.
Jordan Spieth continues to be cold and hot
Jordan Spieth began his second spherical crimson scorching. He made 5 birdies in his first six holes. He hit a special stride, as many have been shocked to see him play that properly. Nonetheless, it didn’t final.
After these 5 birdies, Spieth went ice chilly on his second 9. He coughed up two pictures on the par 3 4th and par 3 eighth to signal for a 3-under 67. The three-time main winner sits at 2-under within the event after he went 71-67.
Whereas he safely made the minimize, many thought Spieth could be in rivalry after Friday’s spherical. As a substitute, the dad of two has work to do to earn his 14th profession PGA Tour win.
Charles Schwab Problem sees a detailed leaderboard at halfway level
Riley leads at 10-under after he fired off a bogey-free 6-under 64 on Friday. The 27-year-old is eying his first solo PGA Tour win after he and Nick Hardy received the Zurich Traditional final yr.
Nonetheless, he must preserve the pedal down because the leaderboard in Fort Price, TX., is tight. Hayden Buckley is the closest to Riley at 8-under, however Sungjae Im and Keegan Bradley sit at 6-under. There’s a seven-way tie at 5-under, together with Tony Finau, Brian Harman and Sepp Straka.
Whereas a 4-5 shot lead is robust, it’s nonetheless a detailed leaderboard with how the climate is in Texas. The swirling wind may actually have an effect on guys the subsequent two days, in order that lead could not final.
Charles Schwab Problem Spherical 3 Tee Occasions (All ET):
*All gamers will tee off 1st gap*
7:00 a.m. — Ben Silverman
7:05 a.m. — Troy Merritt, Parker Coody
7:15 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, Vincent Norrman
7:25 a.m. — Nick Hardy, Si Woo Kim
7:35 a.m. — Maverick McNealy, Aaron Rai
7:45 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Lee Hodges
7:55 a.m. — Victor Perez, Mark Hubbard
8:05 a.m. — Justin Rose, Mac Meissner
8:15 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Austin Smotherman
8:25 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, Adam Svensson
8:35 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Callum Tarren
8:45 a.m. — Thomas Detry, Davis Thompson
8:55 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Tyler Duncan
9:10 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge
9:20 a.m. — Doug Ghim, Joel Dahmen
9:30 a.m. — Keith Mitchell, David Lipsky
9:40 a.m. — Cam Davis, Rickie Fowler
9:50 a.m. — Chandler Phillips, Martin Laird
10:00 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Patrick Rodgers
10:10 a.m. — Okay.H. Lee, Joseph Bramlett
10:20 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger
10:30 a.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Ben Martin
10:40 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Brendon Todd
10:50 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Kevin Yu
11:00 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Min Woo Lee
11:15 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Adam Scott
11:25 a.m. — Ryan Moore, S.H. Kim
11:35 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim
11:45 a.m. — Matt NeSmith, Matt Kuchar
11:55 a.m. — Webb Simpson, Denny McCarthy
12:05 p.m. — Tony Finau, Gary Woodland
12:15 p.m. — Robby Shelton, Brian Harman
12:25 p.m. — Ryan Fox, Kevin Tway
12:35 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Sepp Straka
12:45 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Sungjae Im
12:55 p.m. — Davis Riley, Hayden Buckley
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