CROMWELL, Conn.– Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy shared the Travelers Champion lead Friday at a tournament-record 15-under 125.
McCarthy followed his first-round 60 with a 65 in the early morning at TPC River Highlands. A couple of hours later on, Bradley shot a 63 to choose his opening 62.
Chez Reavie, the 2019 winner, was 2 strokes back after a 63. Eric Cole had a 65 to get to 11 under.
McCarthy and Bradley broke the 36-hole mark of 14 under set by Justin Rose in 2010 and matched in 2015 by Xander Schauffele in his go to the title.
” It’s great, however golf competitions aren’t 36 holes sadly,” McCarthy stated. “I understand there’s still a great deal of golf left and I’m playing some truly great golf, so I’m eagerly anticipating having a good time this weekend.”
The 30-year-old from Maryland began gradually, bogeying the 2nd hole. However that was the only imperfection on a round that consisted of 6 birdies, 5 on the back 9.
McCarthy, who lost in a playoff at the Memorial this month, is attempting to end up being the 18th gamer to get his very first PGA Trip success in Connecticut. Ken Duke was the last in 2013.
Bradley likewise had a blistering back 9, making 5 birdies in a row in between the 12th and 16th holes. He had simply under 174 feet of made putts and after every huge make, he held his putter in front of him with 2 fingers and bowed prior to commending his caddie.
” We simply pay our aspects,” stated the Vermont local, who holed about a 60-footer on No. 3 for his very first birdie Friday. “If the putter is working, we’ll do whatever simply to keep it going. We simply bow and state, ‘Thank you.'”
Cole is the kid of previous trip gamers Laura Baugh and Bobby Cole His daddy played River Highlands simply when expertly, ending up 50th in 1987, however his kid didn’t get to see that.
” I was born in ’88, so it would’ve been prior to me,” the more youthful Cole stated.
Rory McIlroy was connected for 10th at 8 under after a 64. He had a double bogey on the par-3 8th, the hole he aced Thursday for his very first hole-in-one on the PGA Trip. This time, McIlroy put his tee shot in the water.
” I struck a respectable shot, I simply misjudged the wind a bit and it lost in the one location you could not miss out on today,” he stated. “However, besides that, it was a truly great round of golf.”
McIlroy got a break on his last hole when his tee shot arrived on a cable television trench behind a tree on the ninth hole. He was provided relief by a competition authorities, however struck a limb on his technique shot, which still landed simply except the green, where he handled to get up and down for par.
Schauffele likewise was 8 under after a 64. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler reached 7 under with a 70.
Wyndham Clark, the U.S. Open champ Sunday in Los Angeles who showed up here Wednesday, had a 67 to get to 5 under. He invested the very first part of the week in New york city, appearing on many talk programs.
A light rain left the greens soft, assisting keep ball games low. The cut line was at 4 under, with Masters champ Jon Rahm leaving with round of 67 and 71.
On Saturday, with heavy rain anticipated in the early morning, the gamers will begin at 10:45 a.m. in threesomes off both Nos. 1 and 10.