GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Younger made two straight birdies to maneuver forward of defending champion Aaron Rye earlier than he packed a tee shot into 6 ft in par 3 sixteenth place when the stormy clouds gathered to cease play on Friday on the Wyndham Championship.
The second spherical will resume at 7:30am on Saturday, with the third spherical happening in three rounds beginning with each nines at Sedgefield Nation Membership.
Younger is without doubt one of the finest gamers who haven’t received the Main Tour and competed twice within the closing time of the Main Championship. He’s seven runner-ups on the PGA Tour, together with the British Open at St Andrews.
Younger was 14 beneath par. Rye, who received his first PGA Tour title on the Wyndham Championship a yr in the past, was 13 beneath and simply missed the inexperienced on No. 14.
Mac Meissner has a 7 beneath 63, and Sungjae im shot a 64, posted at 12 beneath 128 within the morning. Mark Hubbard shot a 66 and one other shot. Hubbard wants a minimum of a three-way tie second to advance into the postseason.
The Wyndham Championship is the ultimate common season match, with the highest 70 making it right into a profitable postseason.
The 36-hole lower went 4 beneath if the rating deteriorated when the spherical resumed Saturday. That meant that a number of seasons have been over for gamers like Adam Hadwin and Zach Johnson.
Max Homa desperately wanted a birdie at 1 beneath on 5 holes to play, then spent an enormous weekend to keep away from lacking the playoffs.
Adam Scott, No. 85 of the FedEx Cup, performed the fifteenth gap at 4 beneath.
Younger has no such issues on the fortieth FedEx Cup. He performs Greensboro – he earned a level in economics from Wake Forest – which has constructed an formidable objective earlier than him. This begins with reaching the Tour Championship and scoring as many factors as attainable for consideration of the Ryder Cup.
Younger grew up in New York – his father was a longtime head professional at Sleepy Hole – and he swirled this rider cup for the reason that American PGA introduced he was going to Beth Web page Black on Lengthy Island.
Even on this week’s victory, Younger was solely fifteenth within the rankings. The highest six will routinely qualify inside three weeks after the BMW Championship.
“For me, this week is not essentially the case. I’ve a objective. I might wish to play for that Ryder Cup workforce in New York in mid-September,” Younger stated. “If we are able to obtain that, we are able to obtain loads within the subsequent 4 weeks, so we attempt to maintain that in thoughts, not simply small issues alongside the way in which.
“It wasn’t a little bit of a win on the match right here, however I believe it is like looking into the gap like that.
Meissner is No. 152 and must win to maneuver ahead. He additionally completed within the high 100 on the finish of the autumn occasion to maintain his card.
Gary Woodland delivered the pictures of the day. It was a 7-iron with a par 5 fifth gap, heading for the uncommon Albatross 2.
“I have been enjoying nicely for some time, and my coach, Randy Smith, has been bothering me to remain affected person. “Whenever you’re not getting the outcomes you need, the toughest factor might be a bit enjoyable.”
“I am in a a lot better place than I used to be a yr in the past, so I am making an attempt to have a little bit of enjoyable. It was good to see a few of the issues I have been going right now.”
