Almost half of the LIV players have signed cards of 66 strokes or better today at Greenbrier. Many of them, in fact, better. Even more birdie, more exuberance, than on the first day on the Virginia course on this second day of the LIV Golf Greenbrier.
And in the Kingdom of birdie and low cards, the King has been Jon Rahm (-14), who is the solo leader after the second day after signing a 62, and who will start tomorrow in the final round with a two-stroke lead over a considerable group of pursuers: Koepka (-12), Bland (-12), Gooch (-12) and Herbert (-12). Another interesting group will start three behind: Smith (-11), Kokrak (-11), Muñoz (-11) and Leishman (-11).
Rahm’s performance has been absolutely overwhelming in the second half of his round. Let’s say, to be more precise, that the Barrika player has signed a partial of eight less in his last ten holes. Yes, his putter has been luxurious, tempered and accurate, but the real show has been from tee to green, and more specifically with the second shots, razor-sharp, formidable.
For example, on hole 17 (he finished on 1), par 5, he almost left it given for eagle (it’s a saying: he still had to hole a putt of a meter and a half), hitting an unbeatable fairway wood. He finished on hole 1, as we said, hitting a sovereign tee shot, mega-power-fade, of more than 330 meters and sinking a last birdie putt to go to the hotel with the best feelings. Right now, after such a show and also seeing Joaquín Niemann (-6) stuck in the middle of the table, it’s hard to think that the Spaniard won’t come out as the individual ranking leader of LIV tomorrow. But it’s better not to anticipate events.
Sergio García (-10), with a tremendous and sustained sprint, has also given himself a chance for the decisive round, although he will start four strokes behind Jon. The numbers say it all: the Castellón player has delivered a card of 63 strokes today and free of bogeys, the second best record of the day, only behind Jon and tied with Herbert and Smith.
In the team classification, Cameron Smith’s Ripper lead with a total of -35, a minimal advantage over Koepka’s Smash (-34) and a five-stroke lead over Rahm’s Legion XIII.
