If you glance at your clock and calendar, you will most likely notice that today is Saturday. Ordinarily by the end of the day today, we’d know exactly who was going to be heading into Sunday with a lead, with work to do, or completely out of the running for the final round. This time around, however, we’re going to be absolutely struggling to finish up every golfer’s second round of play before the forecasted clouds empty their contents all over the course. Yikes.
Strange U.S. Open Already
This has clearly been a U.S. Open of exception. If you would have asked for predictions 3 weeks ago, I’m fairly sure no one would have predicted the weather, the delays, and most of all, the amazing play of some of golf’s most unknown names, and the extremely poor play of golf’s biggest. That’s right, we’re looking at a strange U.S. Open with Ricky Barnes setting a brand new 36-hole record at the U.S. Open at -8, while Tiger Woods struggled to bring his score down to the +3 he’s sitting on right now. Considering the fact that the projected cut line is currently hovering around +4 and Tiger still has 7 holes to play, things could be even more shocking if he failed to make the cut. After all, what’s the U.S. Open when the defending champion fails to make it to Round 3?!
Many of Golf’s Finest In Trouble
If the cut line does stay where it’s projected, some of golf’s notable names will be noticeably absent come Round 3…those that could fail to make the cut include: David Toms, Rory Sabbatini, Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson and Paul Casey. No matter what, Round 2 has to actually come to a close first. Word from the course is that the rain is continuing to blast down and only looks to get heavier and heavier. Will Round 2 actually finish up? We’ll see. The good news, out of all this bad, is that Phil Mickelson is continuing to play exceptionally well considering the circumstances. He’s currently tied for 11th place and sitting 7 strokes off the lead at -1. Well played Phil, we’re all still cheering for you!
Who Will Make It?
Whatever the case may be, tune in, it’s getting good and it’s getting exciting, but not in the way you’re used to for the U.S. Open. Now it’s exciting to see who’s fighting just to stay alive for the 3rd round!
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