2020 Workday Charity Open (The 27Th of 36 Events in the 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season)
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2020 Workday Charity Open (The 27th of 36 events in the 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season) Dublin, Ohio July 9-12, 2020 FedExCup Points: 500 Muirfield Village Golf Club Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,456 Purse: $6,200,000/$1,116,000 FINAL Second-Round Notes – Saturday, July 11, 2020 Friday Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 90. SW wind 10-18 mph. Due to a dangerous weather situation, play was suspended from 11:43 a.m. until 1:01 p.m. Play was again suspended due to inclement weather from 2:44 p.m. until 4 p.m. Due to darkness, round two was suspended at 8:50 p.m. with 33 players yet to complete their round. Saturday Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 77. WNW wind 10-20 mph. Second round resumed at 9 a.m. and was completed at 10:10 a.m. 36-hole cut: 67 players at 2-under 142 from a field of 157 Second-Round Leaderboard Collin Morikawa 65-66—131 (-13) Kevin Streelman 70-64—134 (-10) Justin Thomas 68-66—134 (-10) Sam Burns 69-66—135 (-9) Hideki Matsuyama 67-68—135 (-9) Things to Know • Collin Morikawa overcomes three bogeys with nine birdies, including six on his last eight holes, in bid for second TOUR title • Ten second-round leaders/co-leaders have converted for the win on the PGA TOUR in 2019-20 (Most recently Webb Simpson/RBC Heritage) • Kevin Streelman posts 8-under 64, three rounds removed from a 7-under 63 at Travelers Championship • With scores of 68-66—134 (-10), Justin Thomas is the only player bogey-free through 36 holes • 2017 Nicklaus Award winner Sam Burns birdies last three holes en route to a bogey-free 66 • With a combined total of 251’2” of made putts through 36 holes, 44-year-old Ian Poulter seeks fourth PGA TOUR win and first since 2018 • Monday qualifier MJ Daffue birdies his final hole (No. 9) to make cut on the number at 2-under 142 • Despite birdies at five of his last seven holes, World No. 6 Brooks Koepka (-1) misses the cut; committed to the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide following end of play Friday About Collin Morikawa (entering the week) Player Collin Morikawa Age 23 (2/6/1997) FedExCup 21 OWGR 29 PGA TOUR starts 25 PGA TOUR wins 1 Starts in 2019 -20 14 Top -10s in 2019 -20 4 Collin Morikawa (1st /-13) • Total of 16 combined birdies and eagles marks his career-most on TOUR through opening 36 holes (Previous-best: 13/2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open); second-most at Muirfield Village since 1983 (17/Adam Scott/2007) • 131 total is one stroke shy of the lowest opening 36-hole score at Muirfield Village (2017/Jason Dufner) • With six birdies on his last eight holes (Nos. 2-9) in round two, is now 9-under par on the front nine at Muirfield Village this week • Made 96’3” of putts in round one and 95’9” in round two, marking his first time to open a TOUR event with back-to-back rounds of making 95+ feet of putts • Last three starts on TOUR: P2/Charles Schwab Challenge, T64/RBC Heritage, MC/Travelers Championship • Seeking second PGA TOUR victory (2019 Barracuda Championship) • R2 statistics: 9/14 fairways, 14/18 greens, 26 putts Additional Notes • In his first start since finishing second at the Travelers Championship on the strength of a third-round 7-under 63, Kevin Streelman posted an 8-under 64 to move to 10-under 134 • With scores of 68-66—134 (-10), Justin Thomas is the only player bogey-free through 36 holes • Seeking his fifth top-10 finish of the season (14 th start), Hideki Matsuyama posted a 4-under 68 to move to 9-under 135 • 2017 Nicklaus Award recipient Sam Burns birdied his final three holes, Nos. 7-9, to post a bogey-free 6- under 66 and move to 9-under 135; marks his 10 th consecutive sub-par score in the Return to Golf • Highlighted by 11 birdies on the front nine through two rounds, including Nos. 7-9 both days, Norway’s Viktor Hovland sits at 8-under 136 (69-67); converted for eagle after his tee shot came to rest 3’8” from the hole at the par-4 14 th • England’s Ian Poulter sank 135’11” of putts in round one and 115’3” in round two (251’2”). Opened with scores of 68-69—137 (-7). Seeks fourth career PGA TOUR win and first since the 2018 Houston Open • Workday ambassador Phil Mickelson (73-69—142) made an 8-stroke improvement on Muirfield Village Golf Club’s back nine from round one (41) to round two (33) • Former Ohio State Buckeye’s Ryan Armour (E) and Bo Hoag (+4) both miss the cut • J.B. Holmes (shoulder injury) withdrew before the second round, while Grayson Murray (back injury), Cameron Percy (rib injury) and Bo Van Pelt withdrew during round two. Matt Every and Mark Hubbard withdrew before Saturday’s resumption of the second round Hole statistics Toughest hole Easiest hole R1 Par-3 16 th (3.318) Par-5 5 th (4.611) R2 Par-3 16 th (3.265) Par-5 5 th (4.536) Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1 35.465 36.656 72.121 -- R2 36.053 36.212 72.265 72.193 Bogey-free rounds R1 (2): Nick Taylor (67), Justin Thomas (68) R2 (4): Sam Burns (66), Justin Thomas (66), Hideki Matsuyama (68), Russell Henley (70) .