Despite the calls for and fatigue, Rory McIlroy is in good condition. On Thursday, he matched his career-best PGA Tour card to take the lead in the Travelers Championship alongside JT Poston.
After his fifth place on Sunday at theU.S. Open and two weeks after his success at RBC Canadian OpenNorthern Irish Rory McIlroy returned a bogey-free and punctuated card with 8 birdies. He notably managed a 15-meter putt on the seventh, his sixteenth gap of the day.
Back to again birdies @TravelersChamp 🐦@McIlroyRory is tied for the lead with @XSchaulele at -7. pic.twitter.com/WNN7e7kFuL
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 23, 2022
“It’s like this event acts like a rehab from the US Open, declared the four-time Major winner. I like coming right here the week after the US Open, it permits you to reconnect with the low scores and neglect what you went by the week earlier than. »
After crossing the midpoint at -6, J.T. Poston might have imagined equaling Jim Furyk’s file 58 on the similar course of the TPC River Highlands in 2016. But the American was content material with two birdies on his return and shares first place with the world quantity 2.
Schaule go quick
After a little bit of a fright following a misunderstanding of his departure time, Xander Schauele needed to velocity up his warm-up. This didn’t forestall him from reaching what he had by no means achieved earlier than, that’s to say take the 18 greens in regulation!
The present fifteenth participant in the world is one shot behind the main duo.
Sticking it shut 👏@XSchaulele is T1 at 5-under. pic.twitter.com/HxExdjhbhW
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 23, 2022
Simpson enjoys the suction
Patrick Cantlay, Charles Howell III and webb simpsonwho performed alongside McIlroy, returned creditable 64 playing cards and settled into the prime 10.
“We form of consumed one another’s efficiencySimpson stated of McIlroy. The holes began to look larger and larger. »
Spieth in the exhausting
If the rain the day earlier than allowed the morning video games to profit from extra receptive greens, the wind made the job extra difficult for the afternoon gamers.
The title holder, Harris Françaisreturned a card of 66 whereas the world no 1, Scottie Schefflersettled for a 68.
Winner right here in 2018, Jordan Spieth suffered in the picture of his double bogey in the twelfth, after sending his face-off out of bounds. After placing his ball in the water at 16, he couldn’t do higher than 75 and is 13 photographs from the lead, in the depths of the classification.
Golf is tough.
Past champion Jordan Spieth is T134. pic.twitter.com/rPQYEoIcw3
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 23, 2022
Barjon on alternating present
Not certified for the US Open, Paul Barjon is again this week in Connecticut. Starting from 10, the Frenchman began his event effectively with two birdies on the first third of the course.
-1 after 13 holes, Paul Barjon then made two errors for which he paid money.
He missed the inexperienced on the improper facet at par 3 of the fifth gap and missed his 2nd shot on the ninth from the fairway lower than 120 meters from the inexperienced. These two bogeys in 5 holes ship the tricolor past ninetieth place, two photographs from the provisional reduce.
169th of the FedExCupBarjon will attempt to take his 4th reduce in 5 tournaments on Friday after which hope to proceed with a superb weekend.
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