Jimmy's putter was hot throughout his second round today and in front of a home crowd. In total, he shot a 67 on the day, which consisted of 6 birdies and a single bogey. He's recently been through a putter change earlier this year, in which he returned to an older model of putter that he had success with in the past. It's doing him well this week, as he's also leading the event in strokes gained via putting (-6.536). And let's not forget that Jimmy is also the current FedEx Cup Points leader and a winner this year already (Sony Open), probably due to that putter change too.
Monday's rounds saw TPC San Antonio playing very tough, due to 30+ mph winds. This resulted in a scoring average of 76.69, which is probably why the cut this week was so high this week. The high round of the day was an 89, shot by amateur Sam Burns. There were better conditions today and many players took advantage of this.
Also in the mix (and in the headlines) is tour veteran Phil Mickelson, who's at 2-under (T6). During his opening round, one of Phil's clubs broke as he hit a bunker shot. As he swung, the clubhead snapped right where it connects to the shaft, sending the head flying out of the bunker, as well as the ball. Earlier today, Lefty chipped in for a birdie, which aided in a score of 72 today. As you probably know, Phil always seems to play better in the weeks prior to a major, especially the Masters. He's won the Shell Houston Open (before the Masters) and the Scottish Open (before the British Open). We haven't seen too much of Phil this year, but maybe that might change this week?
In other news, TGR favourite Graeme McDowell has withdraw from the tournament, due to an injury he sustained during a practice round earlier this week. This is the first year that GMac is playing the Valero Texas Open and he stated afterwards that, due to the upcoming Masters, he didn't want to risk playing with the injury. He also planned on playing the Shell Houston Open next week, but that's now injury pending. Let's hope GMac can get better as soon as possible.
Lastly, here's how our picks are doing :
1) Jim Furyk: T66 at 6-over (+6)
2) Jordan Spieth: T4 at 4-under (-4)
3) Sean O'Hair: CUT
It's almost a weekly this to see Speith near the top of the leaderboard; he really is on fire at the moment. Furyk and O'Hair struggled this week and weren't able to capitalize on the favourable conditions today.
With Moving Day tomorrow and the final round on Sunday, there's still lots of golf to be played. But be sure to check out our results post Sunday evening to see who's won.
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
Jimmy Walker's already won this year but can he win again this week?
(Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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