DICK’S Sporting Goods Open En-Joie Golf Club | Endicott, New York | August 16-18, 2019
PARTIAL Second-Round Notes Saturday, August 17, 2019
Course Setup: Par 72 / 6,994 yards (R1 average: 70.936) Weather: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. High of 75 with winds out of the SW 8-15 mph. Note: Play was suspended at 6:10 p.m. EST due to lightning in the immediate area and was suspended for the remainder of the day at 6:59 p.m. EST. The second round will resume at 7:00 a.m. EST with 15 players left to complete their second round. Third-round tee times are estimated to begin at 8:00 a.m. EST. Media Contacts: Maureen Radzavicz (607-624-5200), Jackie Servais (303-249-6439)
Player To Par Scores 1. Doug Barron -10 Thru 14 T2. Scott McCarron -9 69-66—135 T2. Scott Parel -9 Thru 14 T2. David McKenzie -9 Thru 14 T2. Marco Dawson -9 Thru 14
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Doug Barron, 65 – Thru 14 • Making just his second start on PGA TOUR Champions, Barron carded a 7-under 65 on Friday to share an 18- hole lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez. Barron landed an eagle on the par-5 No. 3 and sits 3-under through 14 holes on Saturday. • Barron entered the week as a Monday qualifier as he shot 66 at The Links at Hiawatha Landing. • The Germantown, Tennesse resident made seven starts at En-Joie Golf Club spanning from 1997-2005. • Barron turned 50-years-old on July 24, 2019, just one day before the opening round at The Senior Open Championship, where he made his Tour debut. Barron finished T5 after rounds of 69-69-73-67.
Second-Round Lead Notes • Five second-round leaders/co-leaders have gone on to win this event: R.W. Eaks (2007), Eduardo Romero (2008), Bart Bryant (2013) Paul Goydos (2016) and Scott McCarron (2017). • So far this year, a leader/co-leader heading into the final round has gone on to win nine of 17 tournaments. • The largest come from behind to win was Miguel Angel Jimenez at the Chubb Classic who trailed by three and was T15 entering the final round. • The largest comeback at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Open was four by Loren Roberts (2010) and Bernhard Langer (2014). At the B.C. Open, it was eight by Craig Stadler (2003).
Scott McCarron, 69-66—135 (-9) • McCarron moved 19 spaces up the leaderboard when he carded seven birdies en route to a 6-under 66 to add to his 3-under 69 opening round score. With 15 players left to complete the second round, McCarron currently sits T2, one stroke behind the leader. • McCarron won the 2017 DICK’S Sporting Goods Open by one stroke over Kevin Sutherland after rounds of 61- 64. He holds a 68.36 scoring average in 11 rounds at the event. • McCarron owns three victories, two runner-up finishes and 10 top-10 finishes this season on PGA TOUR Champions. • McCarron has held the top position in the Charles Schwab Cup standings for 11 consecutive weeks with $1,991,805 in earnings this season. With a winning purse of $307,500 this week, he is in position to hold the lead for the 12th week and surpass $2 million in earnings for the third consecutive season.
Scott Parel, 66 – Thru 14 • Parel opened with a 6-under 66 on Friday and through 14 holes on Saturday has carded six birdies at 3-under. • Though 32 holes, Parel owns the most birdies in the field with 13. • Parel is making his third start at the event. He finished T7 in 2017 and T19 last year. He has never recorded a round over par at En-Joie Golf Club. • This season, Parel has finished runner-up three times, with two playoff losses. He ranks No. 4 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, $829,654 behind leader McCarron. • The Augusta, Georgia native owns two victories, eight runner-up finishes and 27 finishes in the top 10 in four seasons on PGA TOUR Champions.
David McKenzie, 67 – Thru 14 • McKenzie carded a 5-under 67 in the opening round, followed by five birdies through 14 holes of play on Saturday. He sits T2 at 9-under, just one-stroke behind the leader. • McKenzie is making his second start at the event. He finished T55 last year after rounds of 72-75-68. • McKenzie has made 13 starts this season with his best finish coming in his last start at The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex (T5). • The Melbourne, Australia native owns three third-place finishes and seven finishes in the top 10 in three years on PGA TOUR Champions.
Marco Dawson, 66 – Thru 14 • After playing his first 28 holes bogey-free, Dawson bogeyed the par-4 No. 11 and was 9-under through 14 holes on Saturday. • Dawson played in the final group at last year’s DICK’S Sporting Goods Open but went on to finish T3 at 15- under. • This is his sixth start at the event and owns two top-five finishes: T3 (2018), T4 (2014). • Dawson’s best finish of the season was runner-up at the Oasis Championship and he is currently No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. • Dawson made 10 starts at the B.C. Open at En-Joie Golf Club, marking his best finish in 1995 (T28). • The Lakeland, Florida resident owns two PGA TOUR Champions titles, both in 2015 at the Cologuard Classic and The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.
Other Notes • Making his first start of the season, Davis Love III carded rounds of 68-71 to sit T21*. • Returning to En-Joie Golf Club for the first time in 24 years, Fred Couples carded rounds of 70-68 to sit T14*. In eight starts this season, it is the fifth time he has entered the final round in the top 15. • Defending champion Bart Bryant carded rounds of 72-74 to sit T57*. • Local favorite Joey Sindelar carded rounds of 70-72 to sit T34*. • New York native and 1984 B.C. Open champion Wayne Levi withdrew prior to the start of the second round due to illness.
*Standings subject to change with 15 players left to complete their second round