PGA Tour Brunch | Wells Fargo | R-2
@PGATourBrunch Coverage of Round-2 of the Wells Fargo Championship
Wells Fargo Championship | Round 2
POTOMAC, Maryland - Jason Day registered his 13th career score of (63) or better on the PGA Tour and his first since the 2021 Travelers Championship. He leads the tournament by a stroke after 18 holes.
Rockville, Maryland native Denny McCarthy opened with a (65), and stands T-3 as he plays a “home game.”
Three PGA Tour rookies are also T-3 and tied career-low on Tour with (65) (Paul Barjon, Aaron Rai, Callum Tarren).
Defending champion and three-time Wells Fargo Champion Rory McIlroy (T17/-3) made five birdies on the back nine (started on 10), tying the most birdies or better he has made on the first nine holes of a tournament in his PGA Tour career (2013 PLAYERS Championship, 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions).
Wells Fargo Championship | Leaderboard After 18
Jason Day 63 (-7)
Joel Dahmen 64 (-6)
Matthew Wolff 65 (-5)
Denny McCarthy 65 (-5)
Aaron Rai 65 (-5)
Callum Tarren 65 (-5)
Paul Barjon 65 (-5)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
Wells Fargo | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm
YARDS/PAR: 7,160 yards/Par 70
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,000,000/$1,620,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @WellsFargoGolf
TV COVERAGE: The second round is scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus today and with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 6:45am to 6:00pm (ET). Weekend times include ESPN+ streaming from 7:00am to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of the Wells Fargo Championship with today broadcast from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm (ET). Saturday and Sunday coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 1:00 to 6:00pm (ET) or completion of event. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
Rain and storms a factor.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Wells Fargo Championship | The Basics
Wells Fargo Tee Times start today at 6:50am (ET) and go to 2:22pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and temps from 69-79. Afternoon scattered showers and then strong thunderstorms in the 2pm-to 9pm range with 66% to 99% chance of rain. Winds 6-14 mph building during the day.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (ET) on Saturday.
Next Week: AT&T Byron Nelson Classic
Wells Fargo - Field and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying
Day “Obsessed” with New Swing, Less at Wells Fargo (ESPNCom/Associated Press)
Matthew Wolff’s New Attitude (PGATourCom)
“I Can’t Wait to Leave This Tour,” says Garcia (Golf Week/USA Today)
Olesen, Fox Lead at British Masters (ESPN/Associated Press)
How to Watch the Wells Fargo Championship - (Golf Week/USA Today))
On This Day in Golf History
May 6, 2007 - Tiger Woods defeated Steve Striker by two strokes to win the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NC. It was Woods’ 57th victory on Tour. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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