SAN ANTONIO — Patrick Rodgers’ three-shot lead on the Valero Texas Open remained intact when the sector accomplished the weather-delayed second spherical on Saturday.
Rodgers, on the lookout for his first PGA Tour victory and first Masters look, had accomplished rounds of 66-67 for 11-under Friday whereas a lot of the afternoon portion of the sector couldn’t end attributable to darkness.
Corey Conners, the 2019 Texas Open winner, turned in rounds of 64-72 on Friday and was 8-under.
Mexico’s Roberto Diaz had reached 8-under on Saturday whereas enjoying the entrance on the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course as his second 9, however bogey on the par-5 eighth dropped him right into a tie at 7-under with two-time Tour winner Michael Thompson, Harry Higgs and Brendon Todd.
The third spherical will probably be accomplished underneath clear skies Saturday.
Thompson completed Friday with 4-under 68. On Saturday, Diaz turned in a 69, Higgs a 68 and Todd, a three-time Tour winner, completed off a 67.
“It is one thing I’ve at all times dreamt of,” Rodgers mentioned Friday, hoping to win in his 235th PGA Tour cease. “I am excited for the prospect. It’ll be a very enjoyable subsequent couple of days.”
Rodgers birdied 4 of the ultimate 5 holes in his second spherical.
Notable names making the lower included Matt Kuchar and Padraig Harrington. Each had the early lead with first-round scores of 68 when performed was halted Thursday after a fog delay. Kuchar completed a 2-under 70 on Saturday and is tied for seventh on the midway level at 6-under. Harrington completed with a 73 on Saturday and is 3-under.
The 30-year-old Rodgers starred in school at Stanford however is winless in 234 occasions since becoming a member of the PGA Tour in 2015.
Conners was the first-round chief, however errors in the midst of his spherical dropped him again. He four-putted his seventh gap, the par-3 sixteenth, which included three makes an attempt inside 4 toes. His tee shot on the seventeenth hooked into the comb, and he took an unplayable lie, resulting in bogey.
Others who made the lower embody Jimmy Walker (-4), Luke Donald (-2), Rickie Fowler (-1) and former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama (-2).
Along with Rodgers, Fowler is amongst those that must win in San Antonio for a remaining spot on the Masters subsequent week.
