The final PGA Tour event of the season is off to a soggy start at the RSM Classic. Cameron Young is among the 65 players who finished before dark. He birdied his last two holes for a 6-under 66. That ties him for the lead with Eric Cole and Davis Thompson. They all played the Plantation Course. Matt Kuchar had a 5-under 65 on the Seaside course. British Open champion Brian Harman had a 1-under 71. But this was all about staying dry. There was an hour delay at the start and a 2 1/2-hour delay in the afternoon.
Lexi Thompson is holding her own on the PGA Tour. Thompson is the seventh woman to play the PGA Tour. She was 1-over par through 16 holes in the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas when the first round was halted by darkness. Thompson will have a 20-foot par putt when she resumes Friday morning. She's still at least one shot out of the cut line. Thompson says she played decently and had one bad hole. That was a three-putt from 12 feet on the seventh hole for double bogey. Beau Hossler set the pace in the first round with a 9-under 62.
Stewart Cink has earned another trip to the U.S. Open at age 50. Cink first qualified for the U.S. Open in 1996. He turned 50 a month ago and loves playing the majors so much he says he'll trying to qualify as long as he can. He advanced through an Ohio qualifier. It was among 10 sites that had 36-hole qualifying across America. One stop was in Canada.Â
Jon Rahm took advantage of mistakes by rookie Davis Thompson over the adventuresome final three holes to win The American Express by one stroke. It was second victory in as many starts.
Jon Rahm got off to a hot start and shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday on PGA West’s Stadium Course for a share of the lead with tour rookie Davis Thompson in The American Express.
Rookie Davis Thompson made three more eagles for a total of five through 36 holes to tie the PGA Tour record for the most in a 72-hole tournament since 1983, and he still didn't put any more distance between himself and Jon Rahm at The American Express. Thompson was at 18-under 126 through two rounds, two shots ahead of Rahm.
PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson shot a career-low 10-under 62 at La Quinta on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and four others after the first round of The American Express.Â
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