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Second-Round Notes - November 4, 2022

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 86. Wind E 7-14, with gusts to 18 mph. Due to wet conditions, preferred lies in closely mown areas were in effect for round two.

36-hole cut: 68 professionals at 4-under 138 from a field of 131 professionals and one amateur.

Second-Round Leaderboard

Russell Henley	63-63	(-16)
Sam Ryder	62-67	(-13)
Will Gordon	64-65	(-13)
Patton Kizzire	65-65	(-12)
David Lingmerth	65-66	(-11)

Things to Know

The only player bogey-free through 36 holes, Russell Henley sets the tournament’s opening 36-hole score of 16-under 126 after matching 8-under 63s
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, of the seven opening 36-hole scores of 126 or better on TOUR, Henley has recorded three of them
Following birdies on seven of his first nine holes, Sam Ryder signs for a 6-under 65; seeks first career PGA TOUR title in his 143rd start
Will Gordon, who led after round one with a 9-under 62, heads into the weekend at 13-under 129 in bid for first TOUR title
Brian Harman follows an ace at the par-3 fourth hole with three straight birdies on Nos. 5-7 en route to a 5-under 66
World No. 9 Collin Morikawa follows an even-par 71 in round one with a bogey-free 8-under 63, one stroke shy of his career-low on the PGA TOUR
In his bid for a third consecutive title at the event, two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland (T14) heads into the weekend at 8-under 134; last to win the same TOUR event three consecutive years is Steve Stricker (John Deere Classic/2009-11)

Second-Round Lead Notes

6: Second-round leaders/co-leaders at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba to win (most recent: Matt Kuchar/2018)
2: Second-round leaders/co-leaders to win in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR Season (Max Homa/Fortinet Championship, Mackenzie Hughes/Sanderson Farms Championship)

Russell Henley (1st/-16)

Category	Entering the Week
Age	33 (4/12/1989)
FedExCup	155
OWGR	59
Starts – wins – top-10s in PGA TOUR career	248-3-36
Starts – wins – top-10s on TOUR in 2022-23	2-0-0
Starts – wins – top-10s at WWTC at Mayakoba	4-0-0

Making his fifth consecutive start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, opened with matching bogey-free 8-under 63s; only player in the field bogey-free through 36 holes
Sets the tournament’s opening 36-hole score of 16-under 126; previously 14-under 128, set by Matt Kuchar in 2018
Since the start of the 2020-21 season, there have been seven opening 36-hole scores of 126 or better on TOUR. Henley has recorded three of them

Score	Player	Tournamnent	Finish
125	Russell Henley	2022 Sony Open in Hawaii	P2
126	Russell Henley	2022 World Wide Technology Championship	TBD
126	Xander Schauffele	2022 Travelers Championship	Won
126	Joaquin Niemann	2022 Genesis Invitational	Won
126	Keith Mitchell	2021 CJ CUP @ SUMMIT	T3
126	Russell Henley	2021 Wyndham Championship	T7
126	Stewart Cink	2021 RBC Heritage	Won

Is 1-for-7 when attempting to convert a 36-hole lead/co-lead into victory on TOUR (2013 Sony Open in Hawaii)
Hit 12-of-14 fairways in both rounds and leads the Scrambling category at a perfect 9-for-9
Best finish in four previous starts in the event was T29 in his first start of 2018
Comes off a 2021-22 TOUR season highlighted by four top-10 finishes in 22 starts; best: P2/Sony Open in Hawaii
A three-time winner on TOUR, seeks his first victory since the 2017 Cadence Bank Houston Open

Additional Notes

After matching his career low round on PGA TOUR with a 62 in round one, 18-hole leader Will Gordon (T2/-13) followed with a 4-under 67 in round two; making third start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (T55/2019, MC/2020); seeks first TOUR title in his 48th TOUR start; best finish: T3/2020 Travelers Championship
Following his opening-round 7-under 64, Sam Ryder (T2/-13) birded seven of his first nine holes (Nos. 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9) en route to a 6-under 65; making his sixth start at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (best result: 54th/2018)
2017 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba champion Patton Kizzire (4th/-12) opened with matching 6- under 65s in bid for a third PGA TOUR title and first since the 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii
Brian Harman (T6/-10) aced the par-3 fourth hole from 113 yards (pitching wedge), which he followed with three consecutive birdies on Nos. 5-7 en route to a 5-under 66; since the start of the 1990 season, four players (five instances) have now made a hole-in-one and then birdied each of the next three holes:
- Brian Harman, 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (R2)
- Robert Allenby, 2005 Buick Open (R4)
- Mark Calcavecchia, 1992 BMW Championship (R3)
- Mark Calcavecchia, 1992 WM Phoenix Open (R2)
- Fulton Allem, 1990 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (R3)
Playing this week on a sponsor exemption, Harry Higgs (T6/-10) tied his career-low score on the PGA TOUR with a bogey-free 9-under 62 (R2/2020 Fortinet Championship); round included seven birdies and an eagle-2 at the par-4 third hole from 86 yards (lob wedge); the score falls one shy of the 18-hole score record held by Matthew Wolff (R1/2021) and Roland Thatcher (R3/2008)
En route to a 4-under 67, Greyson Sigg (T9/-9) made no pars on his first 10 holes and just three total (Nos. 11, 14, 18); eight birdies, six bogeys and an eagle at the par-5 seventh; last player to make only three pars in a round on TOUR before this week was Patrick Cantlay (R4/2022 Travelers Championship/76)
World No. 9 Collin Morikawa (T14/-8) followed an even-par 71 in round one with a bogey-free 8-under 63, one stroke shy of his career-low on the PGA TOUR; this week marks his first start in the event
Other Notables: Viktor Hovland (T14/-8), Seamus Power (T22/-7), Scottie Scheffler (T29/-6)
The four players from Mexico competing on sponsor exemptions, Sebastián Vázquez, Isidro Benitez, Armando Favela and José de Jesús Rodríguez all missed the cut