PGA TOUR, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open 2021, Texas: 11-14 Nov, Day 2
Martin Trainer the surprise leader in Houston
From the PGA TOUR Daily Wrap-up, by AP:
HOUSTON (AP) — Martin Trainer was in rare territory Friday. Not only did he play well enough to stick around for the weekend, he found himself leading the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.
Trainer holed a pair of long birdie putts and three short ones in a bogey-free round at Memorial Park for a 5-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Kevin Tway. Read more
From Yahoo!Sports, by Steve DiMeglio:
Leader of the Houston Open, "a bit of a shocker"
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. Read more
From Golf Digest, by Tod Leonard:
The numbers are presented not to demean Martin Trainer, but simply to put into perspective just how brutal the game can be at the PGA Tour level, and how difficult it can be to fight your way out of massive slumps.
And for that matter, how remarkable it is that Trainer is leading this week’s Hewlitt Packard Enterprise Houston Open after two rounds. Read more
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