Finau-Champ team share 36-hole lead at Zurich Classic
Tony Finau and Cameron Champ share a two-shot lead with Viktor Hovland and Kristoffer Ventura midway through the Zurich Classic from TPC Louisiana.
Finau and Champ posted a 4-under 68 in alternate shot - a much more difficult format compared to Round 1's best ball. The pair of long hitters made only one bogey Friday to follow up their 9-under 63 that kicked off their week as teammates.
"We played great yesterday, but we knew the day, I think, that counted more out of the two days was today," Finau said, according to ASAP Sports. "I was really happy with the way we played."
Hovland and Ventura, who shared the lead after Day 1 thanks to a 10-under 62, carded a 3-under 69 in Round 2.
Here's how the top of the leaderboard stands going into the weekend:
Place | Team | To Par | R2 Score |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Cameron Champ-Tony Finau | -13 | 68 |
T1 | Viktor Hovland-Kristoffer Ventura | -13 | 69 |
T3 | Henrik Stenson-Justin Rose | -11 | 68 |
T3 | Bubba Watson-Scottie Scheffler | -11 | 69 |
T5 | Richy Werenski-Peter Uihlein | -10 | 69 |
T5 | Louis Oosthuizen-Charl Schwartzel | -10 | 71 |
Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith share seventh place at 9-under with Jason Kokrak and Pat Perez.
Defending champions Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer are five shots off the lead.
The tandem of Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff headline the 47 teams that failed to make the 6-under cut.
Teams that made the cut will play 18 holes of best ball on moving day before switching back to alternate shot for the final round.
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