– The second round of the Wyndham Championship was completed this Saturday morning, and the cut was established after the suspension due to a thunderstorm that prevented a good number of players, including the leader, from finishing. Cameron Young (-15) took advantage of the morning to further cement his position of privilege with extraordinary golf. A couple of given birdies and a good recovery. He is the leader with a three-shot advantage over Mac Meissner, Sungjae Im, and Joel Dahmen. Obviously, the question floating in the air in North Carolina is whether Cameron Young’s time has finally come.
Will it be this week? Will we finally see him claim his first victory on the PGA Tour? After missing the cut at the Open at Royal Portrush, it seemed he had lost the momentum from his two consecutive top 4 finishes at the Canadian Open and the US Open, yet he has placed himself in a perfect position to finally open the can. It’s incredible that he hasn’t won yet with the quality he has. At the same time, it’s not the first time he’s found himself in a similar situation and ends up failing on Saturday or Sunday. We’ll see where the New Yorker ends up this week.
– All cut days have their importance and excitement throughout the year. Even more so when they are delayed by a day, with golfers who have finished and others who haven’t. The wait becomes even more tense. Imagine when it’s the last regular tournament of the season and the Playoffs are at stake… It must be said that the Hojgaard brothers have been saved by the bell. Almost no one bet on a cut at -3. By the end of play on Friday, it was just 65th place, and it was expected that today the playing conditions would be better early in the morning. However, in the end, the -3 was enough, 63rd place, and Rasmus and Nicolai have earned an extra ball to qualify for the Playoffs and, incidentally, especially in Rasmus’s case, fight for an automatic spot on the European Ryder team.
– On the other hand, those who have run out of lives and money to continue playing are Max Homa and Tom Kim. They missed the cut and will not play the Playoffs. At least, Homa left with his head held high and through the front door of the PGA Tour. The South Korean, with a bad gesture, left through the kitchen and jumped out of a window. Basically, he didn’t show up this morning to play the five holes he had left. It wasn’t easy to make the cut, true, but he still had options. He was at +2, and the cut ended at -3. A good demonstration of the lack of confidence he currently has in his golf.
– Also missing the cut and the Playoffs are names like Adam Hadwin, Taylor Moore, Zach Johnson, Matteo Manassero, or Kieth Mitchell. On the other hand, those still fighting with their sleeves rolled up to the elbows are Adam Scott (-4), who needs a great weekend as he is eight shots from the target, Thorbjorn Olesen, Matti Schmid, or Gary Woodland.
– Keep an eye on Aaron Rai (-11). He almost never makes it into the Ryder Cup predictions, but he keeps playing well throughout the season. He has secured the first Playoff, is in fifth place with -11, and has created a good opportunity for victory at the Sedgefield Golf and Country Club in Greensboro.
