Bubba said in an interview after his second round that he played smart golf and stayed patient as the golf course hardened from Thursday to Friday's round. It paid off as his 67 yesterday was bogey-free. When he found trouble, he acted accordingly and as a result was 3/3 in scrambling. His length of course played a large part in his success and his putter was pretty hot (through two rounds he's made only 53 putts).
TPC River Highlands started out vulnerable on Thursday (see Bubba's 62), but became tougher as the weather changed. A bit of rain fell on the players during their second round and as a result we saw a bit more safe play than on Thursday. The weather is also forecasted to get a bit worse, with large amounts of rain towards the end of today's round and start of Sunday's round. It'll be interesting to see how the players will adjust to the new conditions.
In other news, defending champion Kevin Streeleman barely missed the cut after shooting a 69/70 over both rounds. Other notables who missed the cut are Ernie Els (who shot an opening round 66), Louis Oosthuizen, Kevin Na, and Patrick Reed.
Finally here's how our picks are doing:
1) Louis Oosthuizen: CUT
2) Bubba Watson: 1st at 11-under
3) Francesco Molinari: T8 at 7-under
Pretty good I think! We've talked about Bubba and Louis, so let's focus on Molinari. To me, he reminds me of a 2011/2012 Luke Donald; always playing it low-key, yet always near the top of the leaderboard. And like Luke did, he's doing this on both sides of the Atlantic, on both the PGA and European Tour. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he makes a run for the lead today or tomorrow.
With just two more days to go and some interesting weather on the way, we may be seeing some mashing up at the top of the leaderboard. It'll be exciting to watch for sure! Stay tuned for our Results post to see who won...
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
Can Bubba Watson hold onto his lead for another win at TPC River Highlands?
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