Chris Kirk and Webb Simpson are tied for the lead in round 2 of Rocket Mortgage Classic
2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic is again producing a low scoring tournament for players as the score of top nine players was above -10 in round two because of the easy scoring conditions of Detroit Golf Course, due to which large no. of players are scoring birdies and eagles frequently and the same happened in 2019 edition when the winning score was -25.
Yesterday, we had new leaders Chris Kirk and Webb Simpson after round one’s leaders Kevin Kisner, Doc Redman and Scott Stallings lost the lead on day two and the reason was simple, that the trio of Kisner, Redman and Stallings scored -3, -2, -1 on the previous day for a total of -10, -9, and -8 respectively and was not enough for staying in the lead on a low scoring day subsequently, Chris Kirk and Webb Simpson got great scores of 64 and 65 on day 2 which brought them into the lead. Now, leaders Chris Kirk and Webb Simpson are tied at -12 after the end of round 2.
Seamus Power:
Ireland’s Seamus Power also made in the news after he finished at T3 on day 2 and was great to see a player who missed cuts in his previous two tournaments (Utah Championship and The King & Bear Classics) making a cut this time. In round one, Power finished at T11 and in round two he jumped nine places high to T3 after scoring six birdies, three in first nine and the remaining three in second nine, on a bogey less round.
Last time Power got a top ten finish was 14 months earlier in 2019 Zurich Classics and his last win in the PGA tour was fours years earlier in United Leasing and Finance Championship so, the world no. 505 have a real chance to get a top ten finish or a possible win, this week at Detroit Golf Club.
Arjun Atwal:
India’s Arjun Atwal who is the only Indian golfer participating in Rocket Mortgage Classic is playing his first tournament after PGA’s Tour return in early June.
Atwal had a wonderful day as the Indian improved his score from round one’s -2 to round three’s -3 and in the process, Atwal reduced the no. bogeys from three in day one to two in day two, and subsequently got his first eagle of the event on hole 12 followed by two birdies to finish T55 with an overall score of -5 and dodging the cut line by just one stroke (the cut line was on -4).
Jason Day:
Jason Day’s poor form continues as the Australian missed his fourth cut from last six tournaments. Earlier, Day got back to back MC’s in Charles Schwab Challenge and RBC Heritage, nonetheless, in his last tournament, Day not only got a cut but also managed to get a top fifty finish (T47) in Travelers Championship but on 3rd June, the former world no. 1, again missed the cut in Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Rocket Mortgage Classic’s round three will start from Saturday at 12:25 GMT.
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July 04, 2020 - By Dhruv Trivedi