Wyndham Championship, Day Two: Russell Henley keeps one shot lead

PGA TOUR 2023, Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC: 3-6 Aug


Day Two: Russell Henley stays one shot ahead 

From PGA TOUR Daily Wrap-up, by The AP:

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Russell Henley remained in a familiar spot with a 4-under 66 on Friday that gave him the lead at the Wyndham Championship for the fifth time in the last 10 rounds, just not the round that counts toward winning.

Billy Horschel and Justin Thomas made late moves that could help salvage their seasons.

The Wyndham Championship is the final PGA TOUR stop before the Playoffs begin for the top 70 players in the FedExCup.   Read more

From Golfweek, by Adam Schupak:

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Russell Henley is turning back the clock – just a bit, to 2021.

That was the year he raced out of the gate with a 62 and 64 to grab the 36-hole lead, but he sputtered on Sunday and missed out on a six-man playoff. This week, he posted another 62 in the opening round and followed it up on Friday with a 66 at Sedgefield Country Club to grab a one-stroke lead over Billy Horschel at the midway point of the regular-season finale.

Henley’s goal is to avoid as Yogi Berra once said, déjà vu all over again.   Read more

From The Straits Times

MIAMI – Russell Henley insisted he just wants to be focused as he fired a four-under 66 on Friday to maintain his one-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship, while Justin Thomas boosted his bid to make the PGA Tour play-offs.

Henley’s five birdies and one bogey at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina gave him a 12-under total of 128, one clear of Billy Horschel – who signed for a 62 for 129Read more

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