TRUCKEE, Calif. — Mac Meissner had eight birdies in a 16-point spherical Friday to take the second-round lead within the Barracuda Championship, the one PGA Tour occasion that makes use of the modified Stableford scoring system.
Making his twenty third PGA Tour begin, Meissner birdied 5 of his first seven holes and capped the spherical with a 17-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth on Tahoe Mountain Membership’s Previous Greenwood structure.
“I’ve pushed it nicely,” stated Meissner, the 25-year-old former SMU participant. “Taken benefit of lots of good iron photographs. It was good to see a few putts fall immediately. It’s been irritating the final month or so.”
Meissner had 26 factors for a one-point lead over J.J. Spaun, with gamers receiving eight factors for a double eagle, 5 for eagle and two for birdie. A degree is deducted for bogey and three for double bogey.
“I believe it permits you to be a little bit bit extra aggressive simply due to birdies are value greater than a bogey hurts you,” Meissner stated. “I undoubtedly have been a little bit bit extra aggressive to tucked pins than I most likely would usually be on a Friday or coming into the weekend.”
Spaun had a 13-point day. He received the 2022 Texas Open for his solely PGA Tour title.
“Type of saved the ball in entrance of me, not too many errors,” Spaun stated. “Made lots of good putts once I wanted to. Simply sort of stayed out of hassle.”
Canadian Taylor Pendrith, Sean O’Hair and Chan Kim had 24 factors, yet another than Max Greyserman and S.H. Kim.
Pendrith – at No. 36, the highest-ranked participant within the FedEx Cup standings within the area – received at Colonial in Could for his first PGA Tour title.
“I really feel contemporary. I’ve had two weeks off,” Pendrith stated. “Got here right here, didn’t actually do lots of prep. The thoughts is feeling refreshed.”
The 42-year-old O’Hair received the final of his 4 PGA Tour titles in 2011. He’s making his eighth begin of the season.
“My alternatives are sort of far and few between, so I’ve to sort of reap the benefits of each alternative attainable,” O’Hair stated.
First-round chief Ben Silverman tumbled right into a tie for thirty fourth with 16 factors, dropping three factors within the spherical. Enjoying within the closing group of the day without work the primary tee, the Canadian had 5 bogeys and one birdie.
With three weeks left within the FedExCup common season, Meissner is 103rd, Spaun 151st, O’Hair 185th and Kim 96th. The highest 70 will advance to the playoffs.
