ROCHESTER (N.Y.) — The cut day is both a joyous and a sad event for the 156 players who began their race on Thursday, hoping to win the Wanamaker Trophy.
Tyrrell Hatton bounced back after an opening round 77 to post a 68. And world No. Patrick Cantlay (74-67) has renewed confidence that he can continue to climb the leaderboard. Harold Varner III, who had a double-bogey on No. The 11th hole was a brilliant response. He has five birdies and threes in his final round, putting him back into the running at one over. Justin Thomas, the defending champion, needed to sink an eight-foot bogey to make it through and he did.
The chase may be over for these men, but they are not happy. Two of them shot 80 while another had to make bogey on the last hole in order to get the weekend off. The bad news is that some of the world’s best golfers didn’t play their best this week.
