The Wyndham Championship continues to serve up drama in Greensboro, North Carolina as, for the second day, play had to be suspended due to poor light with 22 players still out on course. This, added to the delayed start in the morning because of wet conditions, means that Sunday has the potential to see the cut line set, and a champion crowned in a marathon final day for the pack.
Seamus Power managed to get round two in the tank, but his even par round belies his adventures around Sedgefield. A double on the par-4 13th followed by a single bogey on the following hole put the two-time Tour winner on the back foot and he did well to battle back with a birdie to turn, and two more coming on a better back nine. The Waterford man sits at four-under, on the projected cut line. This should be enough to see Power head back out to attempt to get 36 holes under his belt on Sunday. A big day required for Power to consolidate his top 70 spot in the rankings and secure his spot in the post season action at the playoffs.
Shane Lowry on the other hand, should be able to pack his bags on Sunday morning as his second round two-under par sees him outside the projected cut by two strokes on -2 for his week. Lowry can be confident in retaining his top 10 spot and the financial bonuses therein with some of his closest challengers not in the field this week. Three birdies and just a single dropped shot on the fourth hole for Lowry who can now turn his attention to the playoffs.
Matt Kuchar was one of those who got finished on Saturday and needing a win to continue his unique streak of 17 straight FedEx playoffs. He leads overnight on-12 after completing two rounds of 64. He leads by one stroke from the chasing trio of Chad Ramey, Cameron Young and Max Greyserman on eleven under. The 46-year-old has a battle on his hands knowing that only a win will do so Kuchar will have to be aggressive over his final two rounds on a long final day.
“Steady golf but found a lot of fairways,” reflected Kuchar after his day. “This Bermuda rough is nasty, do not want any part of it. When it’s dry it’s no fun, when it’s wet it’s really no fun. I stayed out of it a good bit and I was able to get the golf ball in my hand, tee it up basically and be able to try to be fairly aggressive with the iron shots.”
Asked about his approach heading into a 36-hole final day and whether he would do anything different, he replied, “No. I’ve got some built-in confidence knowing that a month or two ago when I was down at the U.S. Open qualifying, did 36 holes at the Bear’s Club, was medalist down there. Able to walk 36 in the heat and humidity without too much problem. This place has a few more hills, but I still feel good about my health, my fitness, ability to try to go in this heat and humidity. Glad I grew up in central Florida and know this stuff pretty well. Tonight you try to hydrate as best as you can to make tomorrow a little easier.”
The second round will resume at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, with third-round tee times scheduled for 7:50 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. local time. Players will not re-group between the third and fourth rounds, which means there’s still a chance that the tournament could be completed Sunday evening.
The third-round draw remains to be completed and will be available once the 22 remaining players close out their second round in the early North Carolina Morning ahead of a feast of action on the final day of the Wyndham Championship.
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