2021 Charles Schwab Challenge (The 35Th of 50 Events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season)
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2021 Charles Schwab Challenge (The 35th of 50 events in the 2020-21 PGA TOUR Season) Fort Worth, Texas May 27-30, 2021 FedExCup Points: 500 Colonial Country Club Par/Yards: 35-35—70/7,209 Purse: $7,500,000 Second-Round Notes – Friday, May 28, 2021 Weather: Mostly cloudy. High of 80. Wind NE 6-12 mph. Due to heavy rain and lightning, the second round was suspended from 1:49 – 4:15 p.m. CT (2 hours, 26 minutes). 36-hole cut: 75 professionals at 1-over 141 from a field of 121 professionals. Second-Round Leaderboard Jordan Spieth 63-66—129 (-11) Jason Kokrak 65-65—130 (-10) Sebastián Muñoz 67-65—132 (-8) Sergio Garcia 63-69—132 (-8) Patton Kizzire 67-65—132 (-8) Things to Know • Jordan Spieth holds his 13th second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR (6-for-12 to date) • Spieth is the only player bogey-free through 36 holes • In just his fourth TOUR event since the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, Erik Compton is T6 • 2000, 2008 Charles Schwab Challenge winner Phil Mickelson misses the cut Second-Round Lead Notes 11 Second-round leaders/co-leaders at the Charles Schwab Challenge to win (since 1990) (Most recent: Justin Rose/2018) 8 Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win on PGA TOUR in 2020-21 (Most recent: Phil Mickelson/PGA Championship) Final pairing entering the week Player Jordan Spieth Jason Kokrak Age 27 (7/27/1993) 36 (5/22/1985) FedExCup 9 27 OWGR 28 35 Starts at Charles Schwab Challenge 8 6 Wins at Charles Schwab Challenge 1 0 Top-10s at Charles Schwab Challenge 6 1 PGA TOUR starts 207 248 PGA TOUR wins 12 1 PGA TOUR Top-10s 71 31 Starts in 2020-21 17 18 Wins in 2020-21 1 1 Top-10s in 2020-21 7 4 Jordan Spieth (1st/-11) • Playing his 34th round at Charles Schwab Challenge, followed an opening-round 63 with 4-under 66 • Holds his 13th second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR; 6-for-12 to date converting to victory • Matches low 36-hole score on TOUR:129 (2016 AT&T Byron Nelson/T18) • Marks 18th round inside the top-four of the leaderboard since the Waste Management Phoenix Open, most on TOUR • Seeks his 13th title and second of the season (Valero Texas Open) • 2016 Charles Schwab Challenge winner cards fifth bogey-free score at the tournament; only player bogey- free through 36 holes • With a win this week, could overtake the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup Jason Kokrak (2nd/-10) • Posts second-consecutive 65 to move to 10-under; marks the second time in his PGA TOUR career to shoot back-to-back rounds of 65 or better (129/2018 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier/T3) • Picked up his first PGA TOUR victory earlier this season at the THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK • Trying to become the third player with multiple titles during the 2020-21 season, joining Bryson DeChambeau (U.S. Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard) and Stewart Cink (Fortinet Championship, RBC Heritage) • Finished T3 in 2020 for his best finish in six appearances at the Charles Schwab Challenge Additional Player Notes • Sergio Garcia (T3/-8) is seeking to add to his 2001 title and become the tournament’s 13th multiple winner • Sebastián Muñoz (T3/-8) missed the cut last year in his only other start at the Charles Schwab Challenge: opened (Nos. 10-12) and closed (Nos. 16-18) his back nine with three consecutive birdies • Patton Kizzire (T3/-8) is coming off a solo third at the AT&T Byron Nelson two weeks ago, his best finish on TOUR since winning the 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii • Charley Hoffman (T6/-7) follows 71 with the low round through 36-holes, 8-under 62, for a nine-stroke turnaround • Two-time heart transplant recipient and sponsor exemption, Erik Compton (T6/-7) follows 65 with a 2- under 68; marks his first made cut since the 2016 Quicken Loans National (T29) • Defending champion Daniel Berger is T16 at 4-under • Joaquin Niemann posts his TOUR-leading 20th consecutive made cut • Winner of last week’s PGA Championship and two-time winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge (2000, 2008), Phil Mickelson misses the cut following rounds of 73-69 (+2) • Scott Piercy was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard • Si Woo Kim withdrew during the second round (back injury) Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 14th (4.281) Par-5 1st (4.562) R2: Par-4 3rd (4.271) Par-5 1st (4.492) Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 35.223 35.702 70.926 -- R2: 34.839 34.559 69.398 70.172 Bogey-free Scores R1 (4): Jordan Spieth (63), Sergio Garcia (63), Erik Compton (65), Cameron Tringale (67) R2 (4): Jordan Spieth (66), Justin Thomas (66), Adam Hadwin (67), Carlos Ortiz (69) .