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Friday Night Recap - PGA Championship

No delays today even with some rain and wind. Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, and Corey Conners are tied at the top at 5-under. Moving day is upon us!

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One Putts
May 19, 2023

Friday Night Recap - PGA Championship

Hello members,

A little rain, wind, and “high” scores to describe today’s round. High is, of course, relative as everyone reading this would be happy to shoot what any pro shot today at Oak Hill in these conditions. But, I digress.

The story from this morning was the PGA teaching professional from California named Michael Block. He, at one point, was at 3-under and looking like he couldn’t miss a shot. He ended up coming back to Earth to shoot an Even Par 70 and sits at Even for the tournament. His post round interview was awesome, with this specific soundbite. He also celebrated his round with an IPA and watching more of the tournament. Finally, Block is a known good player in his area by basically being in the Top 10 for any tournament he plays in.

Thursday night leader, Eric Cole, finished his Round 1 at 3-under and shot 3-over in Round 2 to end up at Even for the tournament. Bryson DeChambeau was the Round 1 leader once it completed this morning. He is currently in tied for 4th and only two shots back from the lead.

The Round 2 leaders are Scottie Scheffler (current odds of +165), Viktor Hovland (+400), and Corey Conners (+700) at 5-under.

Brooks Koepka shot 4-under 66 today to move to 2-under for the tournament. He birdie 5 of his last 9 holes and is feeling real good at this point going into tomorrow.

Rory McIlroy looked better today and is at Even for the tournament. A couple 66s this weekend, and he may get it done.

The cut was +5 and below are some notable names missing the weekend:

  • Sam Burns - 14-over

  • Sungjae Im - 13-over

  • Talor Gooch - 10-over

  • Cameron Young - 9-over

  • Jason Day - 8-over

  • Matt Kuchar - 7-over

  • Rickie Fowler - 6-over

  • Matt Fitzpatrick - 6-over (bogeyed the final two to miss the cut)

Onto moving day tomorrow, although there may not be much golf. We shall see how the weather and rain hold up.

Weather

I’m afraid tomorrow is going to be full of rain. Hopefully it’s not a complete wash out but rain should be consistent all day. Temps between 49 and 62.

Updated Betting Odds

My pre-tournament picks:

  • Jon Rahm - +6600 - 2-under 68 today to make the cut and stand at 4-over for the tournament.

  • Scottie Scheffler - +165 - tied for the lead at 5-under after a 2-under 68 today. Looking real solid going into the weekend.

  • Tyrrell Hatton - +100000 - shot 2-under today to move to 5-over for the tournament. Made the cut at least, so there’s a very slight chance!

How to Watch

ESPN+ coverage starts at 8:00am EST
ESPN coverage starts at 10:00am EST
CBS coverage starts at 1:00pm EST

Notes and News

  • Rory McIlroy with the hot mic f-bomb (twitter)

  • Corey Conners, currently in 2nd place, is matching Jason Dufner’s stats from his PGA Championship win (twitter)

  • Will Zalatoris is finally feeling healthy, and it’s great to hear (twitter)

  • One Putts favorite player, Adam Schenk, has his son at the PGA this week. Unfortunately, Adam won’t be playing the weekend (twitter)

Twitter Roundup

May your rounds be filled with #oneputts.

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