Quick hits from Friday's Travelers Championship
Top quote - Rory McIlroy
"No. Never harm an animal," McIlroy told Jason Sobel of ESPN when asked if he felt like going home and kicking his cat after his second-round 73.
Best round - Anirban Lahiri (63)
Lahiri recovered from a first-round 73, by shooting a 7-under-par 63 on the TPC River Highlands course in the second round. The 29-year-old's clean scorecard featured five birdies and an eagle en route to his lowest career score on the PGA Tour.
| Stat | Round 2 |
|---|---|
| Fairways hit | 8/14 |
| Greens hit | 12/18 |
| Putts per GIR | 1.5 |
Shot of the day - Marc Leishman
Biggest disappointment - Harris English
English sat at 3-under par for the tournament, but made a sextuple-bogey eleven at the par-5 13th and missed the cut by two shots.
Harris English with his best @jmills408 impression today... pic.twitter.com/enjpekzX8b
— Rev. Ben Druhot (@BDruhot) June 23, 2017
Stat - Jason Day
The last time Day missed back-to-back cuts was in 2015 when he missed the weekend at THE PLAYERS and Memorial. The world No. 4 would rally to finish the season winning four times in nine starts.
Saturday's storyline
- Spieth was still able to shoot a 69 on Friday despite not having his best stuff, and heads into the weekend with a great chance to win his second title this season on the PGA Tour.
- Patrick Reed faded last Sunday at Erin Hills, but has returned to form and he's very much in the hunt again this week.
(Photos courtesy: Action Images)