PGA Tour Lunch
@PGATourLunch - Shriners Hospital for Children Open (R2)
TODAY: The PGA Tour is at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas for the second round of the Shriners Hospital for Children Open.
TV Coverage: Today through final round on Sunday (5-8pm ET) - Golf Channel
PGA Tour Radio Coverage: Today (2pm-8pm ET); Saturday and Sunday (3pm-8pm ET)
Tournament Leader: Bryson DeChambeau shot a sizzling 9-under (62), a bogey-free round with nine birdies. DeChambeau teed-off on No. 10 Thursday morning (10:15am ET) to go out 6-under (30) with birdies on No.s 12, 13, then 16-18.
Five-way tie for 2nd: At 8-under (63), there’s a log-jam on the first day leaderboard at T-2 with Austin Cook, Harold Varner III, Scott Harrington, Nick Lashley and 2017 Shriners champ (and runner-up in ‘18 and ‘19) Patrick Cantlay.
Tony Finau tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from the tournament. He is the 14th PGA Tour player to test positive since the tour returned. He was replaced by alternate Bronson Burgoon. (ESPN)
Our “keep an eye on” pick of Louis Oosthuizen shot an opening round 6-under 65 and is T-13th.
Interesting trend “looking ahead” to 2021: Since 2013, four of the seven winners at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open qualified for the following TOUR Championship (2013 Webb Simpson, 25th / 2017 Patrick Cantlay 20th / 2018 Bryson DeChambeau 12th/ 2019 Kevin Na 27th).
Late scratch: Due to a neck injury, Greg Chalmers was a WD from the tourney and was replaced by Rob Oppenheim.
What They’re Saying:
Greg Robertston of the Las Vegas Review on R-1 of the Shriners (LV Review)
Patrick Reed on what golf courses might do to counter the Bryson effect (Golf.com)
Francesco Molinari returns after eight month layoff (Associated Press)
Brooks Koepka to return next week at 2020 CJ Cup (CBS Sports)
Twenty years ago, Titleist launched its Pro V1 golf ball (Golf.com)
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