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April 5, 2019
Second Round Notes
Weather: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 82. Wind ESE 10-15 mph.
36-hole cut: 80 players at 1-under 143 from a field of 144 professionals. With more than 78 players making the 36-hole cut, a 54-hole cut will take place (low 70 and ties).
Second-Round Leaderboard
| 1 | Si Woo Kim | 66-66—132 | (-12) |
| T2 | Corey Conners | 69-67—136 | (-8) |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | 68-68—136 | (-8) |
| T2 | Harold Varner III | 70-66—136 | (-8) |
| T2 | Adam Schenk | 70-66—136 | (-8) |
| T2 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 69-67—136 | (-8) |
| T2 | Rickie Fowler | 68-68—136 | (-8) |
Things to Know
Si Woo Kim aced No. 16 en route to his second 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR; eyes the PGA TOUR’s first wire-to-wire win of the season
Kim’s four-stroke lead is the largest after 36 holes on TOUR this season
Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler headline a group of players in second place
Notable players to miss the cut: defending champion Andrew Landry (71-74), Billy Horschel, Davis Love III, Smylie Kaufman, Luke Donald
Second-Round Lead Notes
| 7 | Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win the Valero Texas Open (since 2000) (most recent: Jimmy Walker/2015) |
| 12 | Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win in 2018-19 (most recent: Paul Casey/Valspar Championship) |
| 9 | Score in relation to par of the 2018 second-round co-leaders (Zach Johnson, Ryan Moore) |
Si Woo Kim (1st/66)
| Entering the Week | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Age (June 28, 1995) |
| #34 | FedExCup |
| #61 | Official World Golf Ranking |
| 116 | PGA TOUR starts |
| 2 | PGA TOUR wins |
| 13 | PGA TOUR starts in 2018-19 |
| 3 | PGA TOUR top-10s in 2018-19 |
| 3 | Starts at Valero Texas Open |
At 12-under 132, tops the 36-hole record at the Valero Texas Open by two strokes (since the event moved to TPC San Antonio in 2010); previous mark held by Ben Curtis (2012) and Brendan Steele (2016)
Following second-consecutive 6-under 66, in search of the PGA TOUR’s first wire-to-wire win since Brandt Snedeker won the 2018 Wyndham Championship
Aced the par-3 16th hole with a 9-iron from 167 yards (only other ace on the PGA TOUR came at the 2016 Travelers Championship)
Two players have recorded aces en route to winning this season: J.B. Holmes (Genesis Open), Francesco Molinari (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard)
Four-shot lead the largest 36-hole lead on TOUR since the 2018 U.S. Open (Dustin Johnson/4 strokes)
Now has the largest 36-hole lead this season; previous benchmark was 3 strokes (five players, most recently Justin Thomas at the Farmers Insurance Open)
Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (5.847)
Takes his second 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR (2016 Wyndham Championship/won)
Making his fourth consecutive start at the Valero Texas Open: T45/2018, T22/2017, MC/2016
Season highlighted by three top-10 finishes: 3rd/Genesis Open, T4/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T10/CIMB Classic
In search of his third career PGA TOUR win and first since the 2017 PLAYERS Championship
Miscellaneous Notes
11-time PGA TOUR winner Jordan Spieth (T2) owns matching 4-under 68s in his fifth start at the Valero Texas Open (T41/2012, MC/2013, 10/2014, 2/2015); recorded two hole outs from off the green, one for eagle on the par-5 eighth hole (113 yards) and another for birdie on the par-4 11th hole (69’8”); in search of his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR since the 2018 Open Championship (T9)
Despite back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16, Rickie Fowler (who made 127’ of putts Friday) posted a 68 to move to T2; seeking to become the first player to win the Valero Texas Open in his first start since Ben Curtis (2012)
Corey Conners fired a 5-under 67 to move to T2; hoping to become the first Monday Qualifier to win on the PGA TOUR since Arjun Atwal won the 2010 Wyndham Championship
Harold Varner III (T2) had six top-25 finishes in his first eight starts this season, but has three missed cuts, a T51 at The Honda Classic and T65 at the Valspar Championship in his last five starts
Adam Schenk (T2) had six birdies in a nine-hole stretch (Nos. 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 2) for a 5-under 66, two shy of his career-low round on the PGA TOUR (64/2018 RBC Canadian Open/R1); marked his first score in the 60s in five rounds at TPC San Antonio/p>
Despite a bogey on his final hole (No. 9), Kyoung-Hoon Lee’s 5-under 67 moved him to T2; in 17 previous PGA TOUR starts, has one top-10 finish (T7/2019 The Honda Classic)
Graeme McDowell, winner of last week’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, stands T15 as he seeks to become the first player since Bryson DeChambeau to win back-to-back weeks (2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST, 2018 Dell Technologies Championship); the last player to win back-to-back starts was Xander Schauffele (2018 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions)
Playing in the last group of the day, University of Texas graduate Dylan Frittelli’s eagle (6’10”) and Oklahoma State University graduate Kristoffer Ventura’s birdie (15’7”) helped both players make the cut on the number
Smylie Kaufman (71-73) missed the cut in his first start since withdrawing from last season’s A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
Julian Etulain withdrew during the round with a wrist injury
Bogey-free rounds:
R1 (3): Ted Potter, Jr. (68), Graeme McDowell (69), Seamus Power (69)
R2 (5): Si Woo Kim (66), Matt Jones (68), Curtis Luck (68), Sam Burns (69), HaoTong Li (70)
Scoring Averages at TPC San Antonio:
| Round | Front 9 | Back 9 | Total | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 36.245 | 35.154 | 71.399 | -- |
| R2 | 36.113 | 35.447 | 71.560 | 71.479 |
| Hardest hole: | R1: Par-4 fourth (4.245); R2: Par-4 ninth (4.298) |
| Easiest hole: | R1: Par-5 14th (4.643); R2: Par-5 14th (4.617) |
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The Valero Texas Open is the sixth-oldest professional tournament in golf worldwide, the third-oldest on the PGA TOUR and the longest held in the same city. In 2022, the tournament celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Its list of champions includes some of the greatest names in golf history: Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, Justin Leonard, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Jimmy Walker, Jordan Spieth and 2019, 2023 champion Corey Conners to name a few.
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