Hole-by-hole updates from the second day at BethpageCheck the official leaderboard from the tournamentSend your thoughts to Scott by email here 2.54pm BST Spieth can’t save his par, though it’s not for the want of trying. He wedges his third to ten feet, and looks as though he’s made the putt, but it slides away to the left at the very last turn. That bogey drops him back to level par. But Dustin makes his birdie putt! His fourth birdie in six holes, and he’s the hottest player out on Bethpage Black right now. He’s also grabbed second spot all for himself. Koepka-DJ showdown ahoy? And a fourth bogey in five holes for the third member of the group, Jon Rahm, and he’s +4. The cut’s projected at +3 right now.-7: Koepka-4: D Johnson (7*)-3: Fleetwood-2: Cantlay (8), Kang (7), Lorenzo-Vera, Reavie, List 2.47pm BST A good up and down from the bunker at 13, and Phil Mickelson stays at level par. Pars for Day and McIlroy too, and this group appear to have steadied the ship a little. Speaking of Phil, here’s Hubert O’Hearn: “Every doctor and trainer in the country may hate me for mentioning this, but remember Fit Phil Mickelson from a few years ago, the one who looked great but was struggling to make cuts? I don’t think it’s an accident that as his profile has became more, let’s call it Daly-esque, his game is better. Maybe it’s a matter of balance. Regardless, three cheers and three beers for Sumo Phil!” This certainly happened to the original Sumo Phil, Mr Taylor of darts fame. At the 2003 PDC World Championship, Taylor turned up looking like an extra from a Wham! video, all frosted hair, earring and thin of frame. Buff. So having won the previous eight titles, he lost this one, and the legendary commentator Sid Waddell put it down to his dramatic weight loss, affecting his balance and his ability to hit the treble 20. The next year, biscuit barrel having been raided again, Taylor was back on top. QED. Continue reading…
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