José María Olazábal, what a phenomenon. Surely, after watching Friday’s round, his has to be the first name that stands out. If it weren’t for what happened on the 12th, he would still have the best scorecard of the day. Watch out, he’s creating birdie opportunities here and there on a hellish day. More so than Tiger, for example, who we saw saving pars more than anything else, hardly able to putt for birdie on any hole.
What a phenomenon, Chema. It’s clear that his long game is much better. He looks very confident with the driver. And as for the short game… Days as tough as yesterday’s actually suit him, because everyone misses many greens and he gains more advantage in this area, around the greens. His short game is always up to par. And the putter usually is too, although it wasn’t the case on Thursday, otherwise…
I’m still impressed by Ludvig Aberg. My goodness, what he’s doing in his first Major. To start with, signing the best scorecard of the day on the most complicated round. I don’t know where his limit might be. Although I still see Tiger in the final top ten, especially if he improves a bit with the irons.
Scheffler is the big favourite. It’s going to be very difficult for anyone to beat him, although Homa has confirmed and reaffirmed the sensations he left on Thursday. As for the possibility of someone coming from far behind and joining the candidates for Sunday, I like the name of Xander Schauffele, based on how he looked yesterday.
