Today, when Alex Cejka and Kevin Na tee off, they’ll be doing so in some noticeable pain and how that will affect both of their runs at victory this time around should be interesting. While neither have teed off yet, Na waiting to tee off at 2:25 and Cejka to follow at 2:35, today should be a wild ride as some people are already making early moves.
Cejka Looks to Hold Onto Lead
At the close of Round 2 yesterday, German Alex Cejka had held on and fought off challengers to keep a two stroke lead at -11. Many are wondering if he can hold onto this lead as he’s never been in this position before, he’s still waiting to notch his very first PGA Tour victory. Will The Players Championship be the venue? We’ll see.
Injuries Plaguing Na
As far as playing through pain goes, Kevin Na certainly looks to be facing down that enemy. Reports are saying that it was a shoulder injury that caused him to withdraw from the Quail Hollow Championship last week, and now leg and back issues that are causing him distress. Na was quoted as saying:
“I’ve been practicing a lot and I did take the week of New Orleans off and I practiced a lot in Florida and I think I over practiced a little bit…Even right now, my right quad is really stiff and I’ve been massaging it myself, putting some freeze cream on it, and the back is a little stiff…I’m 25 years old and my body is falling apart.”
We’ll see how injury and pressure affect both Na and Cejka as Round 3 continues right now. Quite a few changes on the leaderboard, Woods being 7 off the lead, Phil Mickelson being nowhere near the top, and a huge number of players still waiting to tee off.
Turn it On!
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times, Tune In…it’s getting good.
