The Chilean played 28 holes during the day, clearing the cut in the morning and landing a formidable eagle in the afternoon round. Now he has to set the tournament on a Monday where he will have to play 26 flags.
If it’s not the rain, it’s the wind. If it’s not the wind, it’s the cold. And if it’s not the cold, it’s the extreme fatigue of having to face 28 holes in one day. This edition of the Players has been a real madness , There is no doubt. Struck by bad weather, the so-called “fifth Major» had everything during these three days, forcing suspensions, delays and marathon days like today. The one where Niemann passed the cut in the morning and nailed a huge eagle in the afternoon . Mars with -4 towards the end of the tournament.
The first lap of the day started cold. Zero degree centigrade marked the thermometers in Ponte Vedra and Joaco was already going to the TPC Sawgrass site. Covered in thick pants, a windbreaker, a collar, a woolen cap and a jockey, the Chilean was ready for battle. The one in which he showed a picture full of ups and downs. If the birds they arrived, the bogies also. So he had changes on his map all the time. There was never a calm on this winter morning reaching its peak in the last two holes.
Although the sun was already setting in Florida State, Joaco suffered the coldest moment of his day at flags 17 and 18 of round two. Of them bogies who left him exposed . First on the island, then on what was the toughest hole of the week. In total, he had five surrenders and six penalties.
This delicate finish left it inside the cut, but a bit further down the table. Anyway, Jacob. he gave thanks on the TV show for having had to play with today’s cold and not yesterday’s wind . And it is that the stormy days have left many fallen in the Players. Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka were among the heavyweights who were dropped after the second round. Mito Pereira, for his part, couldn’t pass the cup after a day to forget . Just one birds on the mythical island of 17, he camouflaged a day when he was six bogies and one discount.
And while changes to the map prevailed in the morning, during the afternoon tranquility blanketed much of Niemann’s tour. The pairs fell too far, leaving only small moments of applause or groans. The most striking postcard, without a doubt, that of the ninth hole where he had Eagle huge thanks to an approach shot that went straight into the hole, almost simulating a basketball hoop.
after that, the light only left room for Niemann to play two holes . A bogey on the 10th and an unfinished match on the 11th, when it is close to normal. All the balance? Four under par overall, five over to momentary leader of the tournament, Anirban Lahiri of India. Thus, the talagantino will arrive on Super Monday after having played 28 holes on Sunday. His first balloon was launched at seven o’clock in the morning. The last at 6:45 p.m. marathon day.
Finally, this chronicle cannot be ended without highlighting what has been done by Shane Lowry on the 17th hole in the third round. The Irishman entered the history of the island and managed to become the tenth golfer in tournament history to score a hole-in-one on the mythical island . Undoubtedly a cliché that will be part of the annual summaries.
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