After two rounds of the 2017 PLAYERS Championship, Kyle Stanley and Louis Oosthuizen sit at the top of the leaderboard after each fired a 6-under 66 on Friday at TPC Sawgrass.
The pair are at 9-under 135, two strokes clear of J.B. Holmes, who is alone in third at 7-under. 54-year-old Vijay Singh, who plays primarily on the Champions Tour, is 3 shots back at 6-under
Three of the heavy favorites, entering the tournament – Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and Sergio Garcia – were all at even-par through two rounds, T43.
Jordan Spieth struggled even worse, and missed the cut at 4-over.
Top 10
1 Louis Oosthuizen -9
1 Kyle Stanley -9
3 J.B. Holmes -7
4 Vijay Singh -6
5 Patrick Cantlay -5
5 Alexander Noren -5
5 David Hearn -5
5 Rafael Cabrera-Bello -5
5 Ian Poulter -5
10 Paul Casey -4
10 Brendan Steele -4
10 Webb Simpson -4
10 Lucas Glover -4
10 Jon Rahm -4
10 Chez Reavie -4
Dumbest Tweet of the Day
Vijay Singh is gonna make us start researching the recent winner’s list of dudes wearing pleats.
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) May 12, 2017
Shot of the Day
On the par-5 11th hole, after dunking his second shot into the water, DJ holes out for a birdie.
Not your typical par-5 birdie. #ShotOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/j1Hm5iKX8t
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 13, 2017
Bunker Shot of the Day
On the par-3 13th hole, Graeme McDowell drops it in from the sand for a birdie-2.
The perfect speed from the bunker.
These Guys Are Good.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/WCDgWs5Gq9
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2017
Worst Hole of the Day
Zac Blair sinks three balls in the water and posts a 6-over 9 on the par-3 17th.
We see big numbers every year at 17.
????#PGATOUR360 ◀️SWIPE▶️ pic.twitter.com/waWzUlqtiu
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 12, 2017
Quotable
“We’re in a pretty good spot going into this weekend. A lot of golf to be played around this golf course, and as we’ve seen the last two days, you can easily make a mistake around this track.”
–Louis Oosthuizen, 36-hole co-leader
Leaderboard
Through 36 holes
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