At the cost of a beautiful final, the winner of the FedEx Cup 2021 Patrick Cantlay, offered himself the controls of the emblematic South Carolina event midway through the tournament. He is two strokes ahead of his compatriot Robert Streb.
It was on the trickiest stretch of Habour Town Golf Links and despite a swirling wind that the American Patrick Cantlay stood out on Friday at Hilton Head.
Author of 4 birdies on his last 4 holes he posted on the eve of the weekend a total of 9 shots under par, two shots less than the nearest of his opponents.
The precise iron game and “patty ice” putter took us back a few months when in the final sprint of the FedEx Cup Playoffs nothing seemed like it could get in the way of the Californian.
Author of the best card of the day Cantlay appreciates this tournament in which he finished twice on the podium and also has a 7th place.
«I will focus on applying my game plan and continue to put the ball where it needs to be, it’s essential here, I think it’s the key. he agreed.
Cameron Young, the leader of the day before who discovered this week this winding course in South Carolina, signed a card of 73 or 10 shots more than the day before. He fell to 3rd place alongside Joel Dahmen, Cameron Tringale, Erik van Rooyen et Aaron Wise three lengths from Cantlay.
Good for Jordan Spieth
In the top 10 but 5 shots from the leader let’s point out the presence of Jordan Spieth and a former winner of the event Matt Kuchar.
Spieth, who has just one top 10 in 9 tournaments this year, turned in a 68. His second under 70 since February’s Genesis Invitational.
If Cantlay is alone in the lead, the rest of the ranking is very tight since a total of 33 players stand in 6 moves.
A bunker blast for birdie ????@JordanSpieth is 3 back after this hole-out from the sand. pic.twitter.com/YSoEKGpOkH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 15, 2022
Stoppage for Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith
The wind, with gusts of more than 35 km/h impacted the scores and if simply seven holes were played on average above par on Thursday, there were 11 on Friday.
The cumulative total during the first round was -83 on Friday, this same total reached +197!
Among the players to have paid the price with an early elimination, is the world number 9 Dustin Johnson. The South Carolina native couldn’t do better than 71-72 and missed his second cut of the season.
Another surprise the exit from the road of Cameron Smith third last week at Augusta after a complicated last lap. This is the Australian Players Championship winner’s first missed cut since the Sony Open in January.
Somehow this didn’t go down for Cam Smith ????
⛳️ He finished his second round +1 (T81) for the tournament and sits a shot below the cutline ????
⛳️ Smith was +370 @FDSportsbook to miss the cut. pic.twitter.com/hU4S6AiY0b
— GolfBet (@GolfBet) April 15, 2022
Hoffman was right
Finally the sensation Morgan Hoffmann, also remains at the dock for his first tournament on the PGA Tour since October 2019. Victim of muscular dystrophy, the former great hope of American golf who left to live in the jungle in Costa Rica fails for a blow.
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