Round 2 // Varner III Leads, World No.1 Rory McIlroy Fires a 63

Harold Varner III started about as bad as you can, with a triple bogey 7 on his first hole of the day. He was able to make the turn at just +1 for his round, then he found his form once again. Birdieing 5 of his last 6, Varner posted a cool 66, -11 total to take the solo lead into the weekend at Colonial.

The best round of the day belonged to the best player in the world. Rory McIlory started slow, missing multiple birdie putts inside 15ft. He finally got one to drop on 13 (he started on 10) from 16ft, then stuck a wedge to 5ft on 14 for another birdie. He made the turn at 33, then eagled the 1st hole from 23ft to get to -5 on the day.

The best round of the morning wave by 2 shots.@McIlroyRory did it with the irons and the flatstick.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/KjL5Ouid16

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 12, 2020

He would get to -8 for the day, -10 total, but then finish with a bogey. Rory’s iron play has been phenomenal, and continues to be the best long-iron player in the world. He made better swings with his wedges today, but could still be improved. He will enter the weekend at -9, looking to get another win.

Jordan Spieth picked up where he left off on Friday, seemingly in control of every aspect of his game. He drove the ball with confidence, and had the irons dialed in.

Before the break, Jordan struggled to find greens, but this week he has found 72% of them. He was rolling the rock, making the turn with a 31. Then made back-to-back birdies on his 10th and 11th hole of the day to take the solo lead at the time at -11. A 4-putt on his 12th hole dropped him to -9, but still had a share of the lead. Birdies on 5 and 6 got him to -10 and that’s where he will begin Saturday afternoon. 

Bryson DeChambeau continued to demolish the golf ball on Friday. His workout routine and his commitment to hitting the ball further is paying huge dividends. He stated earlier this week that the muscle gain was to simply “increase ball speed,” but it’s doing much more than that.

Bulked up @B_DeChambeau is in full attack mode on his tee shots.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/g7ttPtCnOz

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 12, 2020

Through the first 2 days of play, Bryson is averaging over 340 yards per drive. This is 20 yards longer than World No.1 Rory Mcilory, who is notorious for the long ball. 

Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa continued their consistent play, both finishing without a bogey on the scorecard. Collin continues his streak of made cuts, as he hasn’t missed one since getting on Tour. Both sit at -9 heading into the weekend. 

For the PGA Tour and its fans, the leaderboard couldn’t look better. For the full leaderboard going into Saturday, check it out here…

Big names missing the cut include…

Matt Kuchar

Sergio Garcia

Jon Rahm

Phil Mickelson

Rickie Fowler

Jason Day

Dustin Johnson 

Weather Forecast for Saturday

Conditions stay the same Saturday, as the temperature will hover around 95 degrees and no rain in the forecast. Wind will stay down, as gusts aren’t expected to get above 8mph.

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