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How much money each PGA Tour player earned at the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour, folks. Just ask this week’s winner, Jason Kokrak.

The 36-year-old born in Canada and raised in Ohio has some extra money to buy a house in Texas after winning his second tournament of the year in the Lone Star State on Sunday. Kokrak fired a 5-under 65 in the final round to win the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open and take home the $1,350,000 top prize. Kevin Tway and Scottie Scheffler finished T-2 at 7 under and will each take home $667,500.

Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.

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Prize money

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Jason Kokrak -10 $1,350,000
T2 Kevin Tway -8 $667,500
T2 Scottie Scheffler -8 $667,500
4 Kramer Hickok -7 $367,500
T5 Joel Dahmen -6 $289,688
T5 Martin Trainer -6 $289,688
T7 Robert Streb -5 $227,813
T7 Sam Burns -5 $227,813
T7 Cameron Tringale -5 $227,813
T7 Russell Henley -5 $227,813
T11 Denny McCarthy -4 $166,875
T11 Adam Long -4 $166,875
T11 Luke List -4 $166,875
T11 Matthew Wolff -4 $166,875
T15 Alex Smalley -3 $125,625
T15 Hank Lebioda -3 $125,625
T15 Cameron Smith -3 $125,625
T15 Vincent Whaley -3 $125,625
T19 Sung-jae Im -2 $85,661
T19 Scott Piercy -2 $85,661
T19 Aaron Rai -2 $85,661
T19 Dylan Frittelli -2 $85,661
T19 Maverick McNealy -2 $85,661
T19 Max McGreevy -2 $85,661
T19 Marc Leishman -2 $85,661
T26 Aaron Wise -1 $58,125
T26 Ryan Palmer -1 $58,125
T26 Jhonattan Vegas -1 $58,125
T29 Tyler Duncan E $48,063
T29 Mito Pereira E $48,063
T29 Mackenzie Hughes E $48,063
T29 Davis Riley E $48,063
T29 Kelly Kraft E $48,063
T29 Adam Schenk E $48,063
T35 Bronson Burgoon 1 $36,563
T35 Max Homa 1 $36,563
T35 Stephan Jaeger 1 $36,563
T35 Chris Stroud 1 $36,563
T35 Hudson Swafford 1 $36,563
T35 Matthias Schwab 1 $36,563
T41 Nick Taylor 2 $28,125
T41 Andrew Putnam 2 $28,125
T41 Keith Mitchell 2 $28,125
T41 Chez Reavie 2 $28,125
T41 Wyndham Clark 2 $28,125
T46 Matthew NeSmith 3 $21,638
T46 J.J. Spaun 3 $21,638
T46 Tom Hoge 3 $21,638
T46 Lee Hodges 3 $21,638
T50 Brice Garnett 4 $18,638
T50 Harry Higgs 4 $18,638
T50 Kevin Streelman 4 $18,638
T50 Richy Werenski 4 $18,638
T54 Jason Day 5 $17,400
T54 Jim Herman 5 $17,400
T54 Erik Van Rooyen 5 $17,400
T54 Brian Harman 5 $17,400
T54 Adam Scott 5 $17,400
T54 Zach Johnson 5 $17,400
60 Talor Gooch 6 $16,875
T61 Scott Stallings 7 $16,575
T61 Sahith Theegala 7 $16,575
T61 Patrick Reed 7 $16,575
T64 Lanto Griffin 8 $16,200
T64 MJ Daffue 8 $16,200
66 Brian Stuard 9 $15,975
67 Henrik Norlander 10 $15,825

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Texas two-step: Jason Kokrak gets hot, wins Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open

Jason Kokrak has a newfound love for Texas. Texans might feel differently.

HOUSTON — Jason Kokrak has a newfound love for Texas. Whether or not Texans reciprocate those feelings is a completely different matter.

Born in North Bay, Ontario, and reared near Cleveland, Kokrak won his second PGA Tour event in the Lone Star state in less than six months on Sunday, taking a pair of beloved University of Texas stars down in the process.

Back in May, Kokrak captured his second victory by going eye-to-eye with Jordan Spieth in the final round at Colonial Country Club, capturing the Charles Schwab Challenge.

On Sunday at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open, another former Longhorn — Scottie Scheffler — held the lead at the turn and a legion of burnt orange-wearing patrons were following along at Memorial Park Golf Course, hoping to see his first victory.

Instead, Kokrak got hot at the right time, making a quartet of consecutive birdies on the back nine to finish at 10 under, while others faltered. Scheffler and Martin Trainer both held the lead for a spell in the final hours of the event, but couldn’t match Kokrak’s barrage.

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Scheffler — who has yet to secure a Tour victory, yet sits at No. 21 in the Official World Golf Ranking — made bogeys on Nos. 10, 11 and 14 to fall back in the pack. Trainer, meanwhile, came to Houston ranked 1,310th and had made just one cut in seven months, but played valiantly and finished in the hunt.

Trainer’s only victory came at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open — his only top-10 on the PGA Tour in his career — but he was still in contention until a bogey at No. 17. Unfortunately for him, he also missed a par putt on No. 18 and dropped to T-5 at 5 under.

Meanwhile, Matthew Wolff, who was just a single shot off the lead to enter the final round, struggled to start, but made the shot of the day with a 9-iron on the 187-yard par-3 ninth hole. Wolff’s shot bounced before the hole and rolled in, marking his first ace on the PGA Tour. He didn’t make a serious charge, however.

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Watch: Matthew Wolff back into Sunday contention with first PGA Tour ace at the Houston Open

On No. 9 at Memorial Park, the former Oklahoma State star executed an impressive shot.

HOUSTON — After a third straight sub-70 round on Saturday, Matthew Wolff said that “at the end of the day you’ve got to still execute the shots, and I feel good about my game and whatever that holds tomorrow.”

Through the first eight holes, that wasn’t the case, as he gave two strokes back and fell five behind playing partner Scottie Scheffler at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.

On No. 9, though, the former Oklahoma State star executed a shot.

Wolff selected a 9-iron on the 187-yard par-3 and hit it perfectly. The ball bounced before the hole and rolled in, marking his first ace on the PGA Tour at an opportune time. Although he still has plenty of work to do, he pulled to within three strokes of Scheffler heading into the back nine with this single shot.

The final round is currently on Golf Channel.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open Sunday tee times, TV info

Everything you need to know for the final round in Houston.

After stops in Bermuda and Mexico the last two weeks the PGA Tour is back in the United States, deep in the heart of Texas.

Memorial Park Golf Course plays host to the Tour’s newly-named 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open this week, but it will be without last year’s winner (and last week’s runner up) Carlos Ortiz, who withdrew with an injury on Tuesday.

A municipal golf course that hosted a PGA Tour event for the first time since 1963 last year, Memorial Park will play to a par 70 at 7,412 yards.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round in Houston. All times listed are ET.

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Tee times

1st Tee

Tee time Players
9:09 a.m. Robert Streb, Aaron Rai, Aaron Wise
9:20 a.m. Ryan Palmer, Keith Mitchell, Matthias Schwab
9:31 a.m. Alex Smalley, Dylan Fritelli, Davis Riley
9:42 a.m. Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes, Kevin Streelman
9:53 a.m. Richy Werenski, Chez Reavie, Joel Dahmen
10:04 a.m. Hank Lebioda, Sam Burns, Lee Hodges
10:15 a.m. Wyndham Clark, Max McGreevey, Cameron Smith
10:26 a.m. Adam Long, Cameron Tringale, Kelly Kraft
10:37 a.m. Vincent Whaley, Marc Leishman, Adam Schenk
10:48 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Russell Henley, Luke List
10:59 a.m. Kevin Tway, Martin Trainer, Kramer Hickok
11:10 a.m. Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Wolff, Scottie Scheffler

10th tee

Tee time Players
9:09 a.m. Patrick Reed, Tom Hoge, Scott Piercy
9:20 a.m. Hudson Swafford, J.J. Spaun, Chris Stroud
9:31 a.m. Sungjae Im, Andrew Putnam, Scott Stallings
9:42 a.m. Zach Johnson, Matthew NeSmith, Mito Pereira
9:53 a.m. Sahith Theegala, Henrik Norlander, Max Homa
10:04 a.m. Stephan Jaeger,Harry Higgs, Brian Harman
10:15 a.m. Bronson Burgoon, , Adam Scott, Denny McCarthy
10:26 a.m. Erik van Rooyen, MJ Daffue, Talor Gooch
10:37 a.m. Nick Taylor, Tyler Duncan, Lanto Griffin
10:48 a.m. Brian Stuard, Jim Herman
10:59 a.m. Jason Day, Brice Garnett

TV, radio information

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. All times ET.

Sunday, Nov. 14

TV

Golf Channel: 2-5 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 12-5 p.m.

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Swirling winds, mud balls and a late double aren’t slowing Matthew Wolff, who’s one behind Scottie Scheffler in Houston

With a pair of top-5 finishes in his last two starts, Wolff has clearly been on of late.

HOUSTON — To this point in his young career, Matthew Wolff has been a streaky sort. When the 22-year-old Oklahoma State product is on, he’s on. No matter what the conditions or circumstances.

With a pair of top-5 finishes in his last two starts, Wolff has clearly been on of late. So while others swooned in the face of the first real gusts at Memorial Park Golf Course this week, the California native was undeterred and continued to play his hot hand.

Using a 40-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole and some magnificent shots the rest of the way, Wolff briefly held the lead and eventually ended the third round of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open a single shot behind leader Scottie Scheffler. With just 18 holes remaining Wolff will look to capture his second PGA Tour title — the first came at the 3M Open in Minneapolis back in 2019. Scheffler is still seeking his first victory.

Wolff said Memorial Park is no picnic, but he doesn’t mind the difficult track.

“The course is playing really tough. The wind was definitely swirling, at least I thought. I was having a hard time figuring out the wind and that definitely cost me a few shots on 17 and on 7. So I think that was difficult, but I think it’s just firming up a little bit,” he said. “It’s making the fairways more important to hit because beginning of the week it was pretty soft because we had so much rain, so being in the rough wasn’t as penalizing, whereas being in the fairways now is just really important with how fast and firm these greens have gotten.

 

“The course is playing hard. It’s a really long golf course, which suits into  my game really well, but at the end of the day you’ve got to still execute the shots, and I feel good about my game and whatever that holds tomorrow.”

Wolff’s one gaffe came on No. 17 when he took a double-bogey and relinquished the lead. But it makes little sense to get riled up over a setback, Wolff insisted.

When asked if he knew why nobody seemed capable of pulling away from the pack, Wolff said the muddy conditions seemed to even the playing field.

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“I’m not really sure. I feel like I had a couple mud balls today, so I feel like that’s not anyone’s fault, it’s just unfortunate that we got a lot of rain at the beginning of the week. I feel like everyone just kind of had one or two at least today. That’s definitely affected it a little bit,” he said. “I’ve definitely left quite a few shots out there. I’m really happy where I’m at and going into tomorrow, but at the end of the day I feel like I should definitely be a lot lower than I am. I made a couple stupid mistakes, bogeys on a par-5 and then just not erring on the correct side on 17.

“There’s a lot of things that I need to clean up on, but at the end of the day I’m in a good position going into tomorrow. As frustrated as I want to be at myself, I have to let it all go and just stay focused.”

Meanwhile, Scheffler stayed steady on the back nine, using a pair of birdies on Nos. 14 and 15 to get to 7 under, a stroke ahead of a pack that included Wolff, Jhonattan Vegas, 36-hole leader Martin Trainer, Kramer Hickok and Kevin Tway.

“I’m fairly satisfied with my round. I kept myself in position. Things were kind of getting a little iffy there for me for a little bit. I felt like I was playing good golf and I was 1 over through 13 holes and I felt like I was playing a lot better than that,” Scheffler said. “Definitely nice to make a few birdies down the stretch to get things back in the red.”

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Houston, we have a problem: Boneheaded rules violation costs Adam Schenk one stroke

Preferred lies wasn’t enacted for Saturday’s third round. Apparently, Adam Schenk didn’t get the memo. 

Adam Schenk learned an important lesson on Saturday: never assume. We all know the saying about “assuming.”

Schenk, a 29-year-old golfer seeking his first PGA Tour title this week at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open, was penalized a shot after picking up his ball in the fifth fairway while playing the third round at Memorial Park Golf Course.

Why would a PGA Tour pro even think of lifting his ball? Well, for good reason. The first two rounds of the tournament were played under preferred lies, AKA lift, clean and cheat, which meant he had been allowed to do so. But the local rule wasn’t enacted for Saturday’s third round. Apparently, Schenk didn’t get the memo.

Playing in the second-to-last group after a Friday 64, Schenk found the fairway at the fifth after a drive of 252 yards at the par 4, and had 153 yards to the hole.

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Lifting his ball was a violation of Rule 9.4, and cost him a one-stroke penalty. Schenk carded a bogey on the hole.

Schenk recorded his best finish on the PGA Tour last month, a T-3 at the Shriners Children Open.

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Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau among many big names to miss the cut at Houston Open

Unfortunately for patrons, many of the recognizable names struggled.

HOUSTON — Although there wasn’t a top-10 member of the Official World Golf Ranking on hand for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open,  a number of prominent players were in the field as the tournament made its second appearance at the revamped Memorial Park Golf Course.

Unfortunately for patrons, many of the recognizable names struggled and were forced out after the second round of action, which wrapped up Saturday morning. Instead, the improbable duo of Martin Trainer and Kevin Tway were the leaders at the tournament’s midpoint, while others were sent packing.

Here’s a look at some of the players who weren’t around for the final two rounds of action, and what happened along the way.

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How do PGA Tour players feel about another ‘loud’ stadium hole (this one in Houston)? Mostly unfazed.

Welcome to golf after the pandemic break, where fans are eager to make up for lost time.

HOUSTON — With the sun setting behind him, Roger Sloan lined up a birdie putt on the 15th green during Thursday’s opening round of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open, hoping to get one back after dropping a shot on the previous hole.

Sloan wasn’t born in Texas, but as the trite saying goes, “he got here as fast as he could.” The Canadian product has called Houston home for more than a decade, and although he’s certainly not a major local celebrity, you’d expect fans on hand at this week’s PGA Tour stop to be rooting for him.

That didn’t slow the buzz from the neighboring grandstands, however, even though Sloan probably could have used complete silence as he lined up the 37-footer. It was a putt that could have helped the former UTEP star as he looked to make just his third cut in a half-dozen starts this season.

But as he crouched to the ball, lubed up patrons continued conversations and laughter at a considerable volume. Sloan missed and made par. He went on to miss the cut in what was essentially a home game.

Welcome to golf after the pandemic break, where fans are eager to make up for lost time and PGA Tour venues are more than happy to oblige with stadium-style surroundings, especially on tight par 3s. While the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale was once an anomaly, courses recently added to the Tour schedule are working mightily to create similar experiences.

The gallery on the 15th green is seen during the third round of the Houston Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

For example, the 17th hole at TPC Craig Ranch — the new venue for the AT&T Byron Nelson outside Dallas — built an enclosure that allows patrons to drink, eat, play blackjack and watch Tour action, all in one spot.

And while Memorial Park, which housed the Houston Open from 1947 to 1963, had just a trickle of fans last year, a new setup on No. 15 follows in the suit of loud, stadium-style surroundings.

Doak, who redesigned the course with PGA Tour consultant Brooks Koepka, loved this par-3 so much that he believes it could make the difference in determining the outcome of one of the tournaments.

“Yeah, 15 is a really dangerous hole. That’s one of the ones. Brooks said when we started we’d be heroes if we just make par 3s short and not make them all 210 yards, because that’s what they usually do for Tour courses these days,” Doak said at last year’s course debut. “Especially that one, it’s the shortest one and it’s the nastiest one.”

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Crowds were not massive on Thursday or Friday, but they were substantial on both days and will likely become louder this weekend.

And while you’d think Tour players might bristle over the loud buzz created in these stadium-style holes, they don’t let on that the boisterous patrons are a distraction.

“It’s good. I think I hit a pitching wedge in there (Thursday) to a back pin, so
it’s not the hardest hole in the world if you hit a good shot, but obviously, it punishes bad shots. I think what this whole golf course does is it rewards good shots and punishes bad shots,” Marc Leishman said. “It’s great having the fans out here. We had a lot of last year where there wasn’t fans and I definitely missed having that atmosphere. I enjoy playing under those conditions, so I hope the crowds are big and loud and we can make some
birdies for them.”

The 15th hole at Houston’s Memorial Park includes an elevated green with enclosed stadium-style seating. (Tim Schmitt/Golfweek)

Russell Henley called the hole “cool,” but admitted it’s a scary proposition for those who miss ever so slightly — something a slight distraction might assist with.

“I think you’ve got to be careful with that hole. If it gets into the wind and you play the back tee, I feel like it can be borderline questionable of, you know, fair in my opinion, depending on where you put the pin location,” Henley said. “I just think that’s just a tough hole. You know, it is a short par 3. Like I birdied it (Thursday), but you can be not very far off and be looking, trying to make a 4. It’s a tough hole.”

Undoubtedly, the strategy of creating a party-like atmosphere helps to draw in fans, even if it may detract from the product on the course. The more, the merrier, some have insisted, in the emerging era of raucous galleries.

“I think those last four holes are all kind of unique challenges. You have a short par 3, sometimes 16 is reachable with water, 17’s kind of a birdie hole and 18’s a tough one,” Jason Dufner said. “So I think what they’ve done with those last four holes trying to bring as many fans as they can into that area of the golf course, I think will be really nice on the weekend.

“I think they’ll have big crowds. A lot of things can happen on 15. You can see guys make a double or a triple.”

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Scottie Scheffler got ‘Texas angry,’ and then set the course record at the Houston Open

Scheffler fumed while walking up No. 5 after booming a 300-yard drive down the left side of the fairway.

HOUSTON — As is often the case in autumn, the talk this week in the state of Texas has been college football. The beloved Texas Longhorns are slogging through another disappointing season and after an embarrassing loss at Iowa State last weekend, a short video leaked on social media of UT assistant coach Bo Davis going ballistic on the bus ride home, angry with his players over the joking that followed the debacle.

Davis’ profanity-filled tirade included a clear message — get serious or get off the bus.

After posting a lethargic 72 in the opening round of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open, former Longhorn Scottie Scheffler bogeyed the fourth hole, and it looked like he could be slipping away from the cutline.

That’s when Scheffler channeled some of Davis’ Texas anger. He fumed while walking up No. 5 after booming a 300-yard drive down the left side of the fairway.

What followed was the best round in the short history of this event at the newly renovated Memorial Park Golf Course. Scheffler made birdie on four of the last five holes before the turn, then followed with a 31 on the back for a course-record 62.

“I think anger can go a few ways on the golf course,” Scheffler said. “You can use it and get even more frustrated and more pissed off and you start thinking negatively. I used that anger today as a positive. After I bogeyed No. 4, I basically told myself I’ve had enough of this crap.”

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Scheffler, who finished fourth at last week’s World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, didn’t just stay on the bus, he got it turned in the right direction. He now sits just four shots behind early wave leader Martin Trainer, well within striking distance with the weekend approaching.

“I started hitting some fairways. Yesterday I was playing out of the rough most of the time, so it was just nice getting the ball out there in play, giving myself some opportunities,” Scheffler said. “This golf course can be pretty challenging from the Bermuda rough and you’ve got to hit the ball in play. If you’re hitting it in the rough to elevated greens that you can’t hold just because you’re hitting knucklers out of the rough, so it was very important to get the ball in the fairway.”

The difficult course layout has intimidated a few players, but not Scheffler. The Tom Doak redesign has made the municipal course one that can cause fits, but the Dallas resident finished 32nd here last year, closing things out with a final-round 65.

He’s excited to see what the final two rounds will bring.

“I think the course here is really solid. It’s a challenging golf course. I really appreciate that. I feel I get a little tired of playing the golf courses where you’ve got to shoot 20-something under to win,” Scheffler said. “Out here maybe winning in the mid-teens, high teens, whatever it is, that’s a nice challenging course.”

As for owning the course record, that’s nothing new for Scheffler, who said he can make that claim at a few courses, including TPC Boston, where he shot a 59 in the 2020 Northern Trust.

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It’s safe to say the leader of the Houston Open is a bit of a shocker

The clubhouse leader of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open is ranked 1,310th in the official world golf ranking.

Go figure.

The clubhouse leader of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open is ranked 1,310th in the official world golf rankings.

Has made one cut in seven months.

His lone win came in the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, which happens to be his only top 10 on the PGA Tour in his career.

And Martin Trainer wasn’t exactly licking his chops after seeing the long layout at Memorial Park Golf Course that softened up following a storm front that dumped an inch of rain and delayed the tournament for 2 hours, 30 minutes at the beginning of Thursday’s first round.

Despite all of that, Trainer sits atop the leaderboard after posting a second consecutive 5-under-par 65 on Friday.

“It is demoralizing when you keep missing cuts over and over again,” said Trainer, who had made just one cut in his last 18 starts. “On Tour obviously it’s tough to even compete and make a cut let alone, you know, get to the top of the leaderboard. It’s been tough at times for me the last couple years not playing well, but now that I figured out a little bit of ball‑striking, dropped some putts, it really can turn around that quickly. So I’m just grateful that that’s happening to me this week and hopefully I’ll keep it going.”

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Trainer is one shot clear of Kevin Tway, who is dealing with his own struggles. The son of 8-time PGA Tour winner and 1986 PGA champion, Bob Tway, is ranked No. 533 and has just three top-10s since winning his lone PGA Tour title in the 2018 Safeway Open. Tway has made just one bogey and his rounds of 67-64 have him at 9 under. He chipped in from 60 feet for eagle on the third and holed his approach from 107 yards for eagle on the 13th.

“You’re never going to complain about a 64 with a couple hole‑outs. I played very well, putted well,” said Tway, who played 27 holes on Friday. “I’m a little tired now, but all in all a good day.”

At 7 under is Adam Long (66-67). Another stroke back at 6 under were Adam Schenk (70-64), Kramer Hickok (67-67), and Scottie Scheffler, who followed his opening-round 72 with a course-record 62. Scheffler channeled some inner steam to turn his game around in quick fashion.

“I think anger can go a few ways on the golf course. You can use it and get even more frustrated and more pissed off and you start thinking negatively. I used that anger today as a positive,” he said. “After I bogeyed No. 4 I basically told myself I’ve had enough of this crap. That’s what I told my caddie, too, walking down 5 fairway. Hit a nice putt on 6 and just kind of turned the round around from there.”

Because of Thursday’s storms, the second round will spill into Saturday. Trainer doesn’t know what his tee time will be but he’s obviously happy to make it to the weekend instead of going home.

At times during his struggles, he’s contemplated looking for a new line of work.

“There’s always an incentive to play and there’s always that hope that maybe I can find it, but yeah, there’s definitely been times when I haven’t been playing well in the last couple years where I thought about and pondered my future in the game,” he said. “It’s nice to finally have one of these validating performances where all that work actually is paying off.

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“Last week I hit the ball really well for the first time in a long time and I just didn’t putt very well. So I figured if I could somehow do both of those at the same time, which to be fair, every single player says that every single week, but for me it had been such a long time coming that, you know, it really was a grind for a long time.

“So now to finally be able to put it together I think is, you know, it’s not easy, but you have to hope that this is the week. I just want to keep playing well. I think I’m not too concerned with sort of the overall outcomes, I’m just going to keep playing and try to keep dropping putts, I guess.”

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